The Statement from the Heart and Sovereignty Symposium & Workshop

During NAIDOC Week 2021 Pilgrim Uniting Church presents a two part Symposium and Workshop exploring the Statement from the Heart and Sovereignty. Friday 2 July 2021 7:30pm-9:30pm Pilgrim Uniting Church 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide Topic: “The Statement from the Heart and Sovereignty: exploring the overall picture" Guest speaker: Rev Dr Chris Budden is a Uniting Church Minister and author of Following Jesus in Invaded Space: Doing Theology on Aboriginal Land & Why Indigenous Sovereignty Should Matter to Christians. Panel members: Rev Dr Auntie Denise Champion is an Adnyamathanha woman, theologian and Uniting Church minister, and author of Yarta Wandatha & the recently published Anaditj: The way things are. Rev Dr Vicky Balabanski is Senior Lecturer in New Testament at Flinders University Department of Theology, Director of Biblical Studies at the Uniting College for Leadership and Theology, and Minister of the Word in the UCA. Cost for attending the Symposium only: $20/$15 concession Saturday 3 July 2021 9:00am-4:00pm Yarthu-Apinthi (Uniting College for Leadership & Theology) 312 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Brooklyn Park Topic: “Sovereignty and the Statement from the Heart: Listening to the voices of First Peoples'. Speakers and facilitators include: Rev Dr Chris Budden Rev Dr Denise Champion Rev Dr Vicky Balabanski Indigenous facilitators Dusty Feet Mob will do a presentation at lunchtime. Session 1: Truth Telling - background history and the role of the Church and its impact on theology and UCA commitments to First Peoples, followed by small groups with Indigenous facilitators. Session 2: Treaty and recognition of sovereignty, implications for relationships between First and Second Peoples in this country, followed by small groups, with Indigenous facilitators. Session 3: Treaty and how it gives expression to voice in national politics, followed by opportunity to work on and share Reconciliation/Covenanting Action Plan. The day will conclude with Eucharist. Individual, workshop only $30/$25 (concession) Individual, Symposium and Workshop $40/$30 (concession) Group book (total cost, any size) $50 RSVP desirable to office@pilgrim.org.au