Healing Foundation

Truth telling and healing is the only way forward for QLD Stolen Generations survivors - The Healing Foundation's statement on the Queensland Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. Read the full statement: ow.ly/mS9o50TYyGc

Our CEO Shannan Dodson presented at the AIATSIS Summit yesterday on the unfinished business of the Bringing Them Home report: nationally consistent redress; improved records access; trauma-informed, healing-aware services. #BringingThemHome #unfinishedbusiness #StolenGenerations

Former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Social Justice Commissioner (1993-1998) Professor Mick Dodson AM spoke to us recently about the most urgent actions needed to support ageing Stolen Generations survivors. #BringingThemHome #unfinishedbusiness

3/3 We will not rest until key actions are taken, beginning with full and consistent redress for all survivors, improved access to family records, and trauma informed service provision across a range of sectors. #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

2/3 We'll leave you with this video from Stolen Generations survivor Chris Edward Haines 👇 who describes the landmark Bringing Them Home report as "a pathway to finding my way home." #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

1/3 Thanks so much to everyone who has helped to spread the word about National Sorry Day 2024 and the urgency of acting to support Stolen Generations survivors before it's too late. #bringingthemhome #unfinishedbusiness

"We're asking all Australians to understand the Stolen Generations experience as best they can, and to do whatever they can to compel governments to do something," says The Healing Foundation's board chair Professor Steve Larkin. #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

WOW! Check out the Canberra Times Fountain, illuminated in purple tonight to honour Stolen Generations survivors and mark National Sorry Day. Details of all the landmarks and light rail stops being lit up tonight: healingfoundation.org.au/sorryday/ #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

Education providers can embed truth-telling all year round by incorporating our Resource kit for Teachers and Students: healingfoundation.org.au/schools/

National Sorry Day is a stark reminder that truth-telling in education is more important than ever youtu.be/QFPMiNKksnA #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

Statement from The Healing Foundation on today's Stolen Generations funding announcement by Minister Burney: “This funding will make a difference to the lives of many survivors, their families and communities,” said Professor Steve Larkin. Read more: healingfoundation.org.au/2024/05/26/sto…

Stolen Generations survivors like Uncle Richard Dawes are still healing from being forcibly removed. On National Sorry Day and every day we must remember that this history lives on in our communities and act now to support survivors. #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

The Healing Foundation has welcomed the apology by Victoria Police as an important acknowledgement of the police involvement in creating the Stolen Generations. Read more: healingfoundation.org.au/2024/05/26/vic… #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

Hear our Youth Reference Group member Blake Tatafu's message to all Australians this National Sorry Day (today, May 26). There is still much unfinished business from the Bringing Them Home report: healingfoundation.org.au #bringingthemhome #unfinishedbusiness @blayketatafu

This National Sorry Day, our Stolen Generations Reference Group member Mark Bin Bakar shares his powerful comments. Today our thoughts are with all Stolen Generations survivors, their families and communities. #bringingthemhome #unfinishedbusiness

“There is still much unfinished business from the Bringing Them Home report. We know what Stolen Generations survivors need, we have known for decades. What is needed is action,” says the Healing Foundation's CEO Shannan Dodson. #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

Want to know how you can support National Sorry Day? Check out our website to find our Sorry Day Factsheet or Sorry Day events near you healingfoundation.org.au/sorryday/ #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

This National Sorry Day, the following locations will be lit up purple on the night of May 26. Purple is often associated with Sorry Day and the Hibiscus flower used by survivors to recognise the scattering of the Stolen Generations. #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

“The walk is important as a way of commemorating these survivors in a very open & deliberate way because so many survivors feel like there’s still not enough education about the history and experiences they’ve had." ow.ly/4k1S50RTXuL #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

Thanks to our supporters for showing up to the National Sorry Day Bridge Walk on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country. Shout out to @nimmityjah and the team of volunteers that made today happen! #unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome youtu.be/0LbyE2y05fg