National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year, to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
This year's theme is "For Our Elders". Across every generation, our Elders have played, and continue to play, an important role and hold a prominent place in our communities and families. It is through their influence and learnings that we must ensure that when it comes to future decision-making for our people, there is nothing about us - without us.
NAIDOC Celebration at UQ is an opportunity for the UQ Community to learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.
Featured Events
The Mayne Building at the Herston campus and the Forgan Smith Building at the St Lucia campus will be lit up in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flag colours for the evenings throughout NAIDOC Week.
Join us to support the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) to provide books and learning resources to children living in remote Communities across Australia.
Choose a book, make a small donation, and start reading!
Inspired by what might be a very unusual prop, this is about having some fun while getting your creative juices flowing at the Student Central.
No experience or dress code necessary.
Full Program
DATE | LOCATION | TIME | DESCRIPTION |
Daily (2-9 July) | St Lucia & Herston | Evenings | Buildings lit up - The Mayne Building at the Herston campus and the Forgan Smith building at the St Lucia campus to be lit up in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flag colours. |
Daily (3-7 July) | Student Central, St Lucia Campus | 12–2pm | NAIDOC Hub |
Tuesday 4 July | The School of Architecture Design and Planning Social Space (51-320), St Lucia Campus | 9.30am–4pm | Bulmba Build – School of Architecture - Check out Students from the School of Architecture to build a Bulmba – the Yidiny word for shelter, camp or Country – led by Uncle Peter (Bumi) Hyde, a Gimuy Walubara Yidinji elder, together with Adjunct Associate Professor Dr Shaneen Fantin. |
Wednesday 5 July | Student Central, St Lucia Campus | 11am–2.30pm | |
Great Book Swap - Raise funds for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation and help provide books and learning resources, and publish books written by and for children and families living in remote communities across Australia in their preferred languages. | |||
12–1pm | BlackWords Read Aloud - Bring your fave excerpt from a book or poem by a First Nations author and share with the circle or simply come along to hear some great stories and get ideas for what to read next. | ||
1.30–2.15pm | Create a Character Workshop with Prof. Anita Heiss - Inspired by what might be a very unusual prop, this is about having some fun while getting your creative juices flowing at the Student Central. No experience or dress code necessary. | ||
Friday 7 July | |||
UQ College | 12pm | Indigenous Aboriginal Dot Painting Class - Paint your own boomerang with Koomurri | |
Advanced Engineering Building (49-200), Learning Theatre (GHD Auditorium) | 3.15-5pm | Inaugural UQ NAIDOC Week Keynote Lecture with Professor Marcia Langton AO (Register here) |
Workplace Diversity and Inclusion
Universities are agents of change and responsibility must be shared across all areas of UQ to create change. If you have any questions about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment, you can visit the UQ Jobs webpage or contact:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Team
Indigenous_employment@uq.edu.au
Acknowledgement of Country
The University of Queensland (UQ) acknowledges the Traditional Owners and their custodianship of the lands on which UQ operates.
We pay our respects to their Ancestors and their descendants, who continue cultural and spiritual connections to the Country.
We recognise their valuable contributions to Australian and global society.