Why We're Not Celebrating Australia Day

Hi everyone. Today’s episode is a very important one. We want to use this platform to provide some information on why we believe that Australia Day should not be celebrated on January 26, if at all. This week, we encourage you to spend the time you would normally spend listening to our podcast educating yourself on this topic, listening to the voices of Indigenous Peoples and having this important conversation with others in your life.

If you would like us to add any useful links to the list below, please email us at asktbhpodcast@gmail.com and we will update it.

Learn more:

https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia

Great podcasts from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices: https://www.theurbanlist.com/a-list/best-aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-people-podcasts

Why should we change the date?: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Rec-News-Should-We-Change-Australia-Day.pdf

The truth about the colonisation of Australia: https://australianstogether.org.au/discover/australian-history/colonisation/#colonisationreference2

Genocide of Australia’s Indigenous Peoples: https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/genocide-in-australia/

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices on Instagram:

@indigenousx

@blakbusiness

@brooke.blurton

@senatorbriggs

@mulganai

@darthem123

Great ways to help:

Clothing The Gap: https://clothingthegap.com.au/

Pay The Rent: https://paytherent.net.au/why-pay-the-rent/

Wunan: https://wunan.org.au/donate/

Healing Foundation: https://healingfoundation.org.au/

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance: https://natsiwa.org.au/

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service: https://www.vals.org.au/

Where to find us:

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Follow Kara on Instagram: @kararready

Follow Amanda on Instagram: @amandaducks