We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
At Common Ground, it’s been a year of celebrating many significant milestones and more through amplifying and backing First Nations voices. As 2025 comes to a close we stand strong and proud – strengthened by Country, culture and community.
The 1965 Freedom Ride was a 15-day bus ride through regional New South Wales aimed to expose the racism experienced by First Nations people, including segregation and exclusion.
From the 4 February 1939 an estimated 200 to 300 people walked off the Cummeragunja Mission on Yorta Yorta Country in protest of inhumane living conditions and treatment.
Stand in solidarity and be an active ally 365 days a year through listening, learning and doing.
From Mabo Day to NAIDOC Week, there are many dates throughout the year that are historically and culturally significant to First Nations people.
There’s this extraordinary light that sits within each and every young person – where if you take the time, you get the privilege to witness.
Learn more about the history of the colony and the affects it has had on First Nations people here.
To celebrate the 2024 NAIDOC theme – Keep The Fire Burning – Common Ground and Learning To Ngangaanha have created an educational resource.
Colonisation does not happen by accident. Tyson Holloway-Clarke writes about the methods of colonisation.
Positionality starts with carefully considering our own identities and relationships we hold.
Still confused about the concept of decolonisation? Tyson Holloway-Clarke explains.
Join us for our Changing Systems Through Storytelling: Be The Change webinar to hear from First Nations storytellers and learn practical ways to make change with Common Ground.