Common Ground Annual Report 2024

Common Ground launches 2024 Annual Report highlighting a big year of connection, transformation and many firsts.

12 – 26 February 1965: The Freedom Ride

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.⁠

4 February 1939: The Cummeragunja Walk-Off

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.

Meaningful Allyship 365 Days A Year

Stand in solidarity and be an active ally 365 days a year through listening, learning and doing.

First Nations Dates of Significance

From Mabo Day to NAIDOC Week, there are many dates throughout the year that are historically and culturally significant to First Nations people.

The Unwavering Power of First Nations Youth: A Personal Reflection

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.

Five Things You Weren't Taught in School

Learn more about the history of the colony and the affects it has had on First Nations people here.

Keep the Fire Burning Resource

To celebrate the 2024 NAIDOC theme – Keep The Fire Burning – Common Ground and Learning To Ngangaanha have created an educational resource.

The Old Play Books: Justifying Colonial Violence

Colonisation does not happen by accident. Tyson Holloway-Clarke writes about the methods of colonisation.

What is Positionality?

Positionality starts with carefully considering our own identities and relationships we hold.