On the 11th of March 2015, the four fire carriers, Dante, Jacob, Gabby and Alysha went to FIRE carriers day at Amberley, Lower Plenty. First we gathered at the Yarra River and listened to the sounds of the forest and water flowing before we started dancing to the moves of kangaroos, emus and ‘Bungil’ the … Continue reading Amberley
School Performance 2014 FIRE Carriers Wednesday the 6th and Thursday the 7th of August was our school’s biannual performance and the FIRE Carriers took part in both nights and our part was the opening song called The Song at the Centre. We each carried a symbolic Aboriginal object to the centre of the stage around … Continue reading ‘Together as One’ School Performance
(6th and 7th August 2014) During the performance ‘Together as One’, the St. Damian’s FIRE carriers- Thanush, Mark, Madeleine, Nadia and I (Nathan) had a Fire Carrier routine to perform to the song ‘Song at the Centre’. We were soon called backstage. I was a little bit nervous during the time so I had done … Continue reading ‘Together as One’ School Performance (Backstage)
St Francis Church: NAIDOC Mass On the 13th of July I went to the NAIDOC mass in Lonsdale Street. We were welcomed by soft music and representatives from the ACM (Aboriginal Catholic Ministry) carrying aboriginal symbols into the church. We were also welcomed by an aboriginal dancer named Tristan Mungatopi. Then the choir performed some … Continue reading NAIDOC Sunday at St Francis Church
Here are some very moving accounts from some of those Aboriginal people affected by being removed from their families as children. They are known as the Stolen Generations and the impact of being separated from their community and family still resonates today.
National Sorry Day 2014 on PhotoPeach On Monday the 26th of May, the St Damian’s FIRE Carriers along with some other Year 5 students, were accompanied by Mrs Dragonetti and Mrs Di Stefano to the Whittlesea Council National Sorry Day event. It was an emotional and moving event to mark the anniversary of … Continue reading National Sorry Day