Hume City Council invites community members to join us at our Stolen Generation Marker in Craigieburn to commemorate National Sorry Day on Tuesday 26 May before the beginning of National Reconciliation Week on Wednesday 27 May.
National Sorry Day, or the National Day of Healing, is held annually on 26 May to commemorate the Stolen Generations, for whom Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology in 2008.
Council acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as 'The Stolen Generations'.
We also acknowledge the ongoing trauma, grief and loss experienced by all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as a result of these policies.
Our National Sorry Day event is held at our Stolen Generations Marker to honour truth, healing and respect on Country, and encourage people to reflect on the role we all share in learning from the past and reconciling for the future.
To learn more and register to attend our National Sorry Day commemoration, visit hume.vic.gov.au/National-Sorry-Day.
Quotes attributable to Hume City Mayor, Cr Carly Moore:
"National Sorry Day is an important remembrance of the harms done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and an opportunity to strengthen relationships between Hume's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the wider community."
"The creation of the Stolen Generations Marker in Craigieburn stands as a lasting reminder of the stories, strength and resilience of First Nations people, and our shared responsibility to acknowledge the past while walking forward together."
