A film screening in Geelong will reveal the past and current child removal situation among First Nation people this National Apology Day.
Be Tru Cry Justice will help host a film screening of Genocide in the Wildflower State on Friday 13 February, which showcases the truth and strength of Yokai families and community.
The screening will feature an introduction by West Australian Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation chairperson and Minang-Goreng Noongar Elder Dr Jim Morrison OAM.
Dr Morrison said that children from First Nations communities were still being taken and families were still living in trauma across the country.
“We’re here to not only educate the broader Australian community, but our own as well,” he said.
“It’s helpful for First Nation people to understand history, and I’m not suggesting that Victorian Aboriginal people don’t know their history, but it’s not taught in schools, so that’s a reality.
“It’s not ancient history, and it happened to a lot of Australians during their time on this planet, but up until the 1970s, children were removed.”
National Apology Day marks the day on 13 February 2008 that former prime minister Kevin Rudd presented the National Apology to the Stolen Generations survivors, their families and communities for the child removal system.
Thousands of Aboriginal children in Western Australia were forcibly removed from their families between 1905 and 1972, with a National Inquiry in 1997 labelling it as genocide.
Genocide in the Wildflower State Film Screening will be held at Platform Arts from 12.30pm. Visit events.humanitix.com/genocide-in-the-wildflower-state-film-screening for more information.
