Today is Sorry Day. The day the Australian Prime Minister said sorry to the Stolen Generations of Australian Aborigines, to their culture, to the elders, to the brothers to the sisters. A day where, as a nation, we all came together to remember the atrocities carried out in the name of our great country.
As one of the Redfern Aboriginal Men said
"This morning it rained - The tears of mourning the past. This afternoon it shines, the start of a bright tomorrow" (or something close! I lost part of it with the huge uproar of cheering)
It was very profound though.
And very moving.
Let us hope the tears never stop, and the sun never hides. We need to remember the past, and always strive for a brighter future.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
February 13 - Sorry Day
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So gratifying to see our government making a compassionate gesture! I am imagining an even better Australia where kindness and empathy are political priorities. I hope those who have suffered feel a measure of relief to have it acknowledged how regrettable and wrong those actions were.
I love that quote, beautiful :)
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