"We lament that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been seeking to be heard since 1788. Australia has consistently failed to listen. We know too that Australia has not yet wrestled with the truth of our shared history, and has failed to establish treaties with its First Peoples. We are committed to deeply listening to our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and walking together for justice, healing, and flourishing for all. We recognise Voice as an important step along the way to hearing and responding to the long-standing calls to deeply listen to the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the need to establish treaties, and the importance of national truth-telling. You, working alongside the Common Grace movement, have a crucial role to play in supporting the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and advocating for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and for justice. To ensure the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament is successful, we will need to speak to our leaders, quell the doubts in our churches and in our communities, and show people the ways in which every step towards reconciliation is a step towards justice and the enrichment of every Australian. If our country does not come together in supporting a YES vote at the upcoming referendum on Voice, it will set our efforts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice back decades. In 2023, we will be led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Christian Leaders in:- Listening deeply to the Indigenous voices of the past and present- Campaigning for a YES vote in the referendum for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament- Advocating to #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility in Australia- Grounding everything in Truth-Telling of our shared history and supporting a National Truth-Telling Commission and Treaty-making processesPledge your commitment to join us now in speaking up for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice in 2023 at this crucial time for action."
- This text is taken from the Common Grace website https://www.commongrace.org.au/
To continue listening deeply and engaging with the truth of the history of our nation we invite you to watch and/or listen to the video attached or via link in our bio of Gershon, Bianca and Safina from Common Grace as they share about Aboriginal Sunday, on what it means to look to the voices from the past, so that together we can head into the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZN7D9yEbdM&fbclid=IwAR3nG8ZR1VtB1D2-S6ptgsZf_UnJqDSQ0y0LNbmzfqITanrIfT05fzVJgoc
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The Steeple Church Podcast is recorded on Wurundjeri land in the east suburbs of Naarm - that you will find on a map as Balwyn in Melbourne, Australia.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of these lands, the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and we pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Sovereignty was never ceded.
You can view the full Steeple Church Acknowledgement of Country here.
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