Today we focus on justice and advocacy for our First Nations peoples.  Creator God has blessed us with the oldest living people and culture here on these lands we now call Australia. However, since colonisation, our First Nations peoples have been treated with indignity. They have experienced loss of land, culture, language, and they have lost many precious lives. Today we have the opportunity to listen, lament and to stand in solidarity with our First Nations sisters and brothers. We encourage you to watch and share the video below.

VIDEO and ON-LINE RESOURCES:

• Dale Stephenson, Senior Pastor Crossway: australianstogether.org.au
• Australians Together Resources:
  australianstogether.org.au/churches/
• Common Grace
  commongrace.org.au/
  Sermon Aboriginal Sunday 2023 Listening to the Voices from the Past – YouTube
• First Australians Series – SBS on Demand

BOOKS

• Riding the Black Cockatoo – John Danalis
• One Blood – John Harris
• Lowitja – Stuart Rintoul
• Tumultuous Times (Chapter 4) – Dr John Sampson

OTHER RESOURCES

• Scott Darlow is a Yorta Yorta man who lives in Melbourne. He is available to speak and sing in your church. scottdarlow.com; scottdarlow@icloud.com
• Baptist Mission Australia

Common Grace Resources

• A video conversation with Aboriginal Christians on the meaning of Reconciliation
  https://www.commongrace.org.au/conversation_nrw2022
  Take the opportunity to deeply listen to Aboriginal Christian Leaders Uncle Ray Minniecon, Aunty Sue Hodges and Adam Gowen as they reflect on the meaning of Reconciliation and how we can practically love in action as Jesus calls us to do.
• Raise the Age campaign
  https://www.commongrace.org.au/letter_raisetheage
  Letter template to send the Premier and/or Attorney General in your State or Territory a letter urging them to take action to #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility.