When
to
Where
Tobruk Drive Lookout
Tobruk Memorial Dr
Rangeville QLD 4350
Australia
Why
People who’ve been gathering to watch the sun rise on Survival Day for several years will come together again this year for quiet personal reflection about the significance of this day.
January 26 has diverse meanings among Australians and there should be time and safe spaces for each Australian to contemplate what the day means for them, without disrespecting the significance it has for anyone else.
It is fitting that, as the first rays of sunlight appear, we make space in our hearts for what this day means to First Nations people, and to ponder the hard truths of our history – the longevity of first peoples’ cultures, the dispossessions and displacements, the losses of kin and culture, and for some – connection, and the meaning of survival today. For many First Nations people, this is a day of mourning. We can stand alongside them in spirit as this day dawns showing the same degree of respect, kindness and love we’d afford for people mourning.
This is not an organised event. There are no speeches. The essence of this gathering is quiet personal contemplation. However, in the past, after the sun has risen, we have read aloud together a pledge against racism written by Jenny Wills and Josh Waters for The Friends of Multuggerah annual commemoration of the Battle of Meewah.
A Council officer has indicated that gate at the top of Tobruk Drive will be locked. It’s a ten-to-fifteen-minute walk from the top of Tobruk Memorial Drive to the site.
A trail from South Street may take about the same time but is a less arduous access point. There is a parking space after the last house in the street, where the trail starts.
For updates check the TFNA event, or the Facebook event.
Contact
Toowoomba First Nations Allies
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tfna.asn.au
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