Learn more about Redfern Community Centre, venue for our National Reconciliation Week celebration, and discover great community events.
Published 3 June 2022
In pictures: Celebrating National Reconciliation Week
People came together at Redfern Community Centre for dancing, a hearty lunch and film screening.
Smoking ceremony
Rowena Welsh-Jarrett from the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council performed a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony to open the event.
Photo: Chris Southwood, City of Sydney
Dancers take centre stage
Young performers from Redfern’s Brolga Dance Academy took people on a cultural journey through dance.
Photo: Chris Southwood, City of Sydney
Nearly showtime
On the coldest day of the year so far, girls from Brolga Dance Academy found some sun to stay warm while waiting to perform.
Sea of Hands
Visitors contributed to ANTaR's Sea of Hands display. For 25 years, the Sea of Hands has been a symbol of solidarity and aims to spread awareness for reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice, rights and respect.
Photo: Chris Southwood, City of Sydney
Among the crowd
Local police officers and Councillor (Waskam) Emelda Davis were some of the participants who came together at this special event to acknowledge National Reconciliation Week.
Photo: Chris Southwood, City of Sydney
Lunch is served!
Local Elders and cooking gurus Aunty Patty Reed and Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo cooked a warm delicious lunch enjoyed by visitors inside the centre during a screening of the documentary Servant or Slave.
Photo: Chris Southwood, City of Sydney
Sunshine and celebration
Redfern Community Centre was sparkling on this beautiful autumn day.
Photo: Chris Southwood, City of Sydney
