Thread by @1KarenWyld, I say this every 26 May since 2007: today is #SorryDay NOT [...]

I say this every 26 May since 2007: today is #SorryDay NOT apology day. "Sorry" comes from "Sorry Business" - coming together at times of grief & loss. It's a national day of remembrance and advocacy, started by Stolen Generations members, families and supporters. 1/

The National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal Children from their Families (Bringing Them Home Report, May 1997) highlighted government, churches, institutions and white Australians' involvement in the forcible removal of children. The report had 54 recommendations. 2/

Here are those recommendations > https://bth.humanrights.gov.au/the-report/report-recommendations?_ga=2.177024101.136416336.1527244249-127255200.1527244249
23 yrs later, few have been actioned.

One recommendation was Sorry Day: an annual day of remembrance and advocacy. The first was held in 1998. Another recommendation was a national apology (conducted 13 Feb 2008). 3/-

Sorry Day is not about events in the past. There's still healing to do and justice to be sought. Each year more Stolen Generations members pass on - never forgotten. https://healingfoundation.org.au/stolen-generations/stolen-generation-projects/
First Nations children continue to be removed by draconian, racially-biased systems. 4/-

Stolen Generations Projects | Healing Foundation

The Healing Foundation supports people to better understand their trauma and we work with communities to lead their own healing solutions. We have

https://healingfoundation.org.au/stolen-generations/stolen-generation-projects/

I encourage you to read the own-voice pieces being shared today, that not only speak of the older Stolen Generations but of the shameful way that First Nations children are still being removed from loving families, incl adopted without family consent. Not in the past - now. 5/-

It's meaningless to post on SM 'sorry' or 'I never knew'. That does nothing but alleviate your feelings of discomfort. Instead, confront the reasons behind that discomfort. If you can't put words to those feelings, then read/listen/reflect. And then find a way to take action. 6/-

This video is good > https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=vlqx8EYvRbQ&feature=emb_logo

And now, a selection of past @IndigenousXLtd articles related to Sorry Day: 7/-

Karen Wyld: Sorry Day – what still needs to be said?
May 26, 2018
https://indigenousx.com.au/karen-wyld-sorry-day-what-still-needs-to-be-said/ 8/-

Karen Wyld: Sorry Day – what still needs to be said? |

For most of the twentieth century, Aboriginal children were removed for a number of reasons. 'For their own good' was not one of them.

https://indigenousx.com.au/karen-wyld-sorry-day-what-still-needs-to-be-said/

Natalie Cromb: still waiting 21 years after the Bringing Them Home report
April 5, 2018
https://indigenousx.com.au/natalie-cromb-still-waiting-21-years-after-the-bringing-them-home-report/ 9/-

Natalie Cromb: still waiting 21 years after the Bringing Them Home report |

On the anniversary of the Bringing Them Home Report – we say no more to paternalistic policies that undermine our families and communities.

https://indigenousx.com.au/natalie-cromb-still-waiting-21-years-after-the-bringing-them-home-report/

Evelyn Araluen Corr: This Sorry Day we’ll raise the voice of Indigenous children past and present
May 30, 2017
https://indigenousx.com.au/evelyn-araluen-corr-this-sorry-day-well-raise-the-voice-of-indigenous-children-past-and-present/ 10/-

Evelyn Araluen Corr: This Sorry Day we'll raise the voice of Indigenous children past and present |

Twenty years after the Bringing Them Home report, we are still fighting the systemic removal of Aboriginal children. But hope remains as long as we continue to tell their stories

https://indigenousx.com.au/evelyn-araluen-corr-this-sorry-day-well-raise-the-voice-of-indigenous-children-past-and-present/

Tony Birch: White Australia stole Indigenous children. And then stole their victimhood too
May 26, 2017
https://indigenousx.com.au/tony-birch-white-australia-stole-indigenous-children-and-then-stole-their-victimhood-too/ 11/-

Tony Birch: White Australia stole Indigenous children. And then stole their victimhood too |

Australia has failed to act with genuine dignity towards the stolen generations. Recognising the history of these crimes is the responsibility of the nation

https://indigenousx.com.au/tony-birch-white-australia-stole-indigenous-children-and-then-stole-their-victimhood-too/

Luke Pearson. Sorry, Sorry Day…
May 26, 2016
https://indigenousx.com.au/sorry-sorry-day/

and

There isn’t a New Stolen Generations, the old one never ended.
February 14, 2016
https://indigenousx.com.au/there-isnt-a-new-stolen-generations/ 12/-

There isn't a New Stolen Generations, the old one never ended.

Author: Luke Pearson Share this PostThere isn't a 'new Stolen Generations' - the old one never ended. Ever since Kevin Rudd's Apology to the Stolen Generations,

https://indigenousx.com.au/sorry-sorry-day/

And, finally, a short story I wrote a few years ago. Purely fictional, but inspired by readings of actual primary documents. (These documents are generally far worse than fiction)

https://meanjin.com.au/fiction/for-their-own-good/
13/end

For Their Own Good

*Content warning: This piece contains archaic terms that are now considered offensive. It refers to abusive policies from past eras, such as segregation, assimilation and the forced removal of...

https://meanjin.com.au/fiction/for-their-own-good/

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