What is NAIDOC?
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.
NAIDOC at Gatton
NAIDOC Celebrations are coming to Gatton! Join us at Central Walkway enjoy live music by ELEEA, food, cultural workshops and more.
Aunty Jeannine Smith will be holding a Cultural Weaving Workshop so come have a yarn with your peers and enrich yourself with more cultural knowledge while weaving special mementos to bring home for yourself or gift to others.
Plus, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) will be hosting their book swap stall as well, so bring along books you'd like to exchange for a new find! You will be helping to provide books and learning resources to children living in remote Communities across Australia, and to celebrate reading locally, learn more about Indigenous languages and culture, and raise funds for a great cause. All are welcome for this free walk-in event, so grab your peers and we can't wait to see you there!
Performance by ELEEA
A happy little traveller writing sad little songs, award-winning singer-songwriter, ELEEA, will take you on a journey with her signature autobiographical lyrics, lingering guitar and raw, emotive voice. A dynamic live performer and captivating storyteller, ELEEA continuously harnesses her diverse life experiences and multicultural background to stay creatively inspired.
Thriving on independence in her music and beyond, introspective single, ‘JUST FRIENDS’, will be the next release from ELEEA’s 800+ song catalogue, on 30 June 2023.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice: A Dialogue for Students (Gatton)
2 August 2023 4:30pm–6:30pm
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice: A Dialogue for Students is a special event designed for students and people interested in learning more about the upcoming Voice referendum.
Join us at the J. K. Murray Library to attend the Dialogue panel, moderated by Professor Mark Kenny, will cover key issues and points of contention relating to the Voice and respond directly to questions from students.
The panel discussion at the national event on Ngambri and Ngunnawal land at ANU in Canberra will be livestreamed to satellite events including a live audience of local students and members of the UQ community at our St Lucia and Gatton campuses.
About Gatton Chill
Welcome to Semester 1, 2024! We're currently working on bringing more events to you at Gatton! In the meantime, you can visit my.uq.edu.au/orientation to see all that's happening at Gatton over O-Week and Connect Week (12 to 23 Feb).
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