This panel comes together to think about the meanings and possibilities of sport on stolen lands. Sport has been part of ceremonial practices for tens of thousands of years on this continent and surrounding islands, whilst invasion and colonisation have brought with them other sporting cultures, including the prioritisation of winning regardless of the costs. This panel will weave together the past, present, and possible futures of sport on stolen lands, asking:
- What might be learned from thinking of sport as ceremony?
- How have the cultures of the different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander civilisations thought about and shaped sporting cultures?
- What have been the effects of the introduction – and at times imposition – of newer sporting cultures?
- What are the possibilities of sport being a place of truth-telling, healing, and justice?
Date/time: Thursday 27 August, 6-8:30pm
Location: Darebin Intercultural Centre - 350 High St, Preston 3072
Cost: FREE, registration essential.
Registration and Access
This is a free event, however, registration is encouraged.
There is a quiet reflection room available in the IC.
If you have any access requirements to support your attendance at this event, please get in touch on (03) 8470 8440 or intercultural@darebin.vic.gov.au.
Photo credit: A photo by Wayne Ludbey taken in 1994 of Cathy Freeman running in front of the mural on the Aboriginal Advancement League.
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Acknowledgement of Country
Darebin City Council acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung people who are the Traditional Owners of the land on which Darebin stands. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and future leaders.