Hear from a variety of powerful and inspiring speakers, modelling the ‘new story’. And meet your neighbours in a new way.
Duration Address Type Details Tickets Creating & sharing your story to Workers Club Wattle Room 90 mins With Doug Cronin, Director of Change and Upstander, ‘Our Race’. Writing for Wellbeing Max Webber Function Room 120 mins Using writing as a self-care tool, participants will engage with writing their own life story. Life Matters SydWest Meeting Room 90 mins Using writing as a self-care tool, participants will engage with writing their own life story. Creators of Peace SydWest Meeting Room 90 mins A taster session of a global program that deepens friendship and understanding across divides of race and religion in the exploration of our peace creating potential. The Imam & the Pastor SydWest Meeting Room 90 mins This film follows two religious leaders in Nigeria who now work together to bring peace between warring religious factions. The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe Blacktown Arts Centre 30 mins Come and explore the power of personal transformation through topics such as identity, relationships, forgiveness, trust, and inner reflection. Beyond Forgiving Blacktown Arts Centre 30 mins This film tells the true story of two South Africans to bring healing and reconciliation to their country post-Apartheid. FRI 03 MAY
DAY 1
21 Campbell Street, Blacktown New South Wales 2148
SAT 04 MAY
DAY 2
impact the audience
1.30 – 3.30PM
55 Campbell St, Blacktown
Workshop
2PM
61 Flushcombe Rd, Blacktown
Workshop
1.30 – 4PM
Lvl 2 – 125 Main St Blacktown
Workshop
1.30 – 4PM
Lvl 2 – 125 Main St, Blacktown
Workshop
2PM
Lvl 2 – 125 Main St Blacktown
Film
1.30PM
78 Flushcombe Rd, Blacktown
Film
4.15PM
78 Flushcombe Rd, Blacktown
Film
SUN 5 MAY 1.30 – 7PM
BOWMAN HALL – 21 Campbell St, Blacktown
DAY 3
1.30 – 4.30PM
Discover Each Other, Story Sharing. Everyone is welcome to join a small facilitated group to share in eight minutes each, as described above.
4.30 – 6.30PM
Sharing a new story from Blacktown. Wrap up session with feedback from sharing groups, inspiring speakers, the music of First Nations artist Johnny Huckle, and a Darug closing ceremony.
Make a Difference
This project is being run with in-kind support from a number of civic and community service organisations, and through the enthusiastic service of many, many volunteers. We have no government grants.
Your support means many will have the opportunity to share their story with others in a safe environment, bring healing and reconciliation. This will make an excellent contribution to social cohesion in Blacktown. This is just the beginning; this project is a pilot test. We plan to duplicate this story sharing project all over Australia.