Pledge to take the following five actions to stretch your knowledge and create a strong basis for standing in solidarity.
Be Truthful
Take a challenging step in learning about the truth of colonisation of this country by listening to the Frontier Wars Stories podcast.
https://boespearim.podbean.com/
Acknowledgement
Badge your home or advocate to badge your workplace to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land it is on (and bonus - support a business run by Aboriginal women at the same time). If you or your workplace can’t afford an acknowledgement plaque, then sticker your letterbox or car bumper with free sticker templates from Know Your Country
Safeguard
Join a VU Decolonizing Solidarity Book Club to join with friends and colleagues in reading the work of Moondani Balluk researchers Clare Land, Gary Foley and Robbie Thorpe. Deepen your understanding of how to stand in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
http://decolonizingsolidarity.org/
Recognition and Respect
Commit that on the 26th of January you will attend a Survival Day dawn service or National Day of Mourning ceremony. Look for other opportunities to act such as joining the Long Walk and NAIDOC Week events.
Reparations
Make a donation to a First Nations organisation. Visit Pay the Rent to understand why we need to go beyond just saying sorry and provide financial support.
Djirra - https://www.givenow.com.au/fvpls
Pay the Rent https://paytherent.net.au/#two
Seed Mob https://www.seedmob.org.au/donate