Meaningful reconciliation goes beyond the performative and comes with conditions that are accountable to our shared history, truth-telling, respectful relationships, and self-determination. These five dimensions underpin all of our work.
Meaningful reconciliation is embodied in these five dimensions:
1. First nations rights actions: We stand for social justice and First Nations rights to Country, cultural practices and self-determination - We commit to being brave allies and accomplices to advocate for change and walking together towards genuine reconciliation.
2. Anti-racism actions: We stand against racism across our communities and reflect on our privilege - Overcoming racism and understanding white privilege and power relations and how this impacts all of us in our journey to reconciliation.
3. Collective actions: Reconciliation is everyone’s business - All levels of community, institutions, business, government and individuals have responsibility and accountability to achieving reconciliation.
4. Cultural actions: We recognise and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures as part of our collective and shared history - We draw strength from and are inspired by the stories and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge holders and communities.
5. Truth actions: We recognise historical injustices and their continued impacts on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities today - Going beyond truth-telling, to truth-listening and truth-actions as collective communities to hold space for listening and reflecting upon past historical injustices, and to heal our country and communities.
In addition to the above dimensions, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) also underpins our work and provides an additional framework for us to understand meaningful reconciliation.
Learn more about the history of reconciliation in Victoria
Reconciliation Victoria acknowledges the valuable support we receive from our funding partners.
