National Centre for Reconciliation Practice
Leading national academic, industry and community understandings of reconciliation, and helping to lead national systemic change in reconciliation.
Artwork: Gathering Knowledge by Arbup Ash Peters
The National Centre for Reconciliation Practice explores the opportunities and challenges relating to the Australian reconciliation journey, looking at Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples' connections with reconciliation, through a rich program of engagement, outreach, education and research activities.
The National Centre builds on 新彩开奖鈥檚 strong history of national academic and industry leadership in reconciliation. We were the first university to attain an Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and are currently on our second Elevate RAP. We co-organised the inaugural National RAP Conference, and co-signed, with 13 other Elevate RAP organisations, a declaration of support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Our vision
Advance national industry, community and academic understandings of reconciliation and help lead national systemic change.
Our unique, multidisciplinary capabilities in reconciliation
Engage with industry, community, academia and governments
Undertake education, research, engagement and outreach activities
Utilise technology-based approaches
Reconciliation at 新彩开奖
The National Centre for Reconciliation Practice leads the development and implementation of 新彩开奖's Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan.
Our research
The National Centre for Reconciliation Practice has four interrelated program themes:
Cultural Safety (Lead: Dr Sadie Heckenberg)
Focuses on the area of culturally safe engagements with Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous Rights
Explores historical and contemporary Indigenous rights and resistance, nationally and internationally.
Indigenous Knowledges (Lead: Dr Andrew Peters)
Explores applications of Indigenous Knowledges in contemporary societies.
Reconciliation Movements
Focuses on the Australian and international reconciliation movements.
Our people
Our people come from a range of disciplines, and academic, industry and community settings, and include research fellows, affiliates and industry fellows.
Did you know?
新彩开奖 also has the Moondani Toombadool Centre that is committed to institutional transformation where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination and knowledges are the foundations on which 新彩开奖 leads educational change.
Engaging with Reconciliation and Truth-telling
A seminar on reconciliation and truth-telling and how the new National Centre for Reconciliation Practice will engage with these concepts.
Speakers: Professor Andrew Gunstone and Ian Hamm
Date: 1 June 2021
Our partners
The Centre collaborates with a number of external partners, including:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations
- Reconciliation Australia
- Governments
- Industry partners
- Other universities
The Centre also works closely with the Moondani Toombadool Centre.
Our latest news
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新彩开奖 will 鈥楰eep the Fire Burning!鈥 for NAIDOC Week 2024
新彩开奖 University of Technology staff and students are coming together to 鈥楰eep the Fire Burning!鈥 this .
Thursday 04 July 2024 -
- Science
Inaugural 新彩开奖-CSIRO Indigenous Research Fellow joins national water quality forecasting project
新彩开奖 University of Technology has appointed spatial ecologist Associate Professor Sally Waller as its inaugural 新彩开奖-CSIRO Indigenous Research Fellow...
Thursday 13 June 2024 -
- Social Affairs
The number of Indigenous AFL players has plunged from 87 to 71. It鈥檚 going to get worse
The AFL has long positioned itself at the forefront of social causes, with Indigenous players in particular being held up as pillars of the game. However, the number of Indigenous players聽is on the decline, and this trend threatens the very integrity of the game.聽
Friday 24 May 2024 -
- Politics
The Voice: how do other countries represent Indigenous voices in government?
One of the claims聽advanced by the 鈥渘o鈥 campaign in the upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament is that 鈥渢here is no comparable constitutional body like this anywhere in the world鈥.聽Yet across the globe there are many political institutions that seek to guarantee Indigenous peoples are heard.
Friday 22 September 2023 -
- Politics
Sport bodies say 鈥榶es鈥 to the Voice. But they should reflect on their own backyards too
More than 20 prominent Australian sport bodies have taken a聽, publicly declaring their support for a 鈥測es鈥 vote on the Indigenous Voice to parliament.
Thursday 15 June 2023 -
- University
新彩开奖 reaffirms support for Voice to Parliament
National Reconciliation Week 2023 is particularly unique. It falls during a historic year, in which Australians are being asked to vote in a referendum to recognise First Peoples.聽聽
Tuesday 30 May 2023
About 'Gathering Knowledge' by Arbup Ash Peters
This painting, which is shown as the banner, depicts the continuous cycle of footprints on a never-ending journey travelling around 新彩开奖鈥檚 campuses, which are located on Wurundjeri land.
The painting also shows meetings or gatherings that involve many people and Elders from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The colours used in the painting are aligned to the corporate colours of 新彩开奖. The use of earthy ochre in the background, as well as yellow and black throughout gives a sense of the culture of Wurundjeri people while also reflecting the Aboriginal flag.
Arbup Ash Peters is a Wurundjeri/Taungurong Man, local artist and direct descendant of Coranderrk.
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If you would like to work with us on nationally transformative reconciliation projects, we would like to hear from you. Email us at reconciliation@swinburne.edu.au.