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Truth-telling and Listening

Truth-telling and listening are integral concepts in the reconciliation movement and space. Truth-telling allows individuals and communities to acknowledge and confront past injustices, abuses, or conflicts. It brings hidden or denied facts to light, creating a shared understanding of what happened. Listening ensures that these truths are heard and validated, which is essential for those who have suffered to feel recognised and respected.

This is the foundation of building or rebuilding trust.

In this Self-Guided Education Tour you will learn:

  • How truth-telling can benefit the reconciliation space
  • The importance of learning and understanding
  • To understand history and Culture in a more detailed manner

Course Modules

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Video

Truth-telling and Wadjemup with Ezra and Gary

Reconciliation WA

Truth-telling and Wadjemup, a conversation with Ezra Jacobs-Smith, Board Member Reconciliation W...

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Article

A Call for Truth-Telling

The Conversation

The Uluru Statement from the Heart calls for truth-telling as a crucial step towards reconciliation.

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Report

Report of Truth-Telling Symposium 2018

Reconciliation Australia

Reconciliation Australia and The Healing Foundation brought together experts from around the nation to the 2018 Truth-Telling Symposium.

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Report

Churchill Report: Truth Telling Healing and Sustainability

Reconciliation Western Australia

Explore international truth telling and healing models to build a blueprint for Western Australia

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Report

Many Truths: Six Seasons process for guiding Truth Telling

Reconciliation Western Australia

The following “Many Truths” framework provides a summary of learning and reflections that can be applied as people commence their truth telling journey.

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Article

When racism and white fragility prevented me from delivering my invited speech

NIT

Professor Andrew Gunstone explains the real expressions of racism, white fragility and public defamation during a truth-telling piece.

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Report

The Government Owes a Lot of Money to Our People

Yoorrook Justice Commission

Explore the systemic exploitation of Indigenous Australians in Victoria, where wages and entitlements were withheld or mismanaged by the government from the late 19th century to the 1970s.

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PDF

Owen Butler’s Submission to Yoorrook Justice Commission

Yoorrook Justice Commission

This submission describes Owen’s journey discovering his family’s history and reuniting with newly discovered relatives.

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Report

Identifying barriers and enablers to truth-telling

Reconciliation Australia

Exploring the challenges and opportunities in Australia's journey toward acknowledging historical injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. The paper identifies key barriers to truth-telling, including political resistance, public indifference, and the deeply ingrained colonial mindset.

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Report

Recognising community truth-telling: An exploration of local truth-telling in Australia

Reconciliation Australia

This paper examines grassroots efforts to acknowledge and address historical injustices against Indigenous Peoples at the local level. The paper highlights how community-led truth-telling initiatives are crucial in bringing to light the specific impacts of colonization, violence, and discrimination in local contexts.

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Video

Healing through truth telling as we own the past

Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health

Through this video you will learn through leaders and reporters, the importance of truth-telling and the impacts it will have on community.

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Web page

Truth-telling

Reconciliation Australia

In this web-page learn about Truth-telling, what it is, how it can be achieved and its future pathways

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Web page

History of truth-telling in Australia

Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation

The page highlights the role of truth-telling in healing historical wounds and building a foundation for a shared future.

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How can we have truth-telling without the Voice?

UNSW

Truth-telling is vital to building a greater understanding between First Nations and non-Indigenous Australians. New research offers insights into how this can be done.

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Video

Why would Aboriginal people report racism to racist people?

Yoorrook Justice Commission

Watch Elias Jarvis from the CCYP Youth Council share his experience of racism within his school years and how it made him lose trust in the Education System.

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