Marrugeku’s Co-Artistic Directors, Dalisa and Rachael, were honoured to be recently invited to Muraga Village on Bunuba Country for the second Peace Building Camp, hosted by the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute, led by June Oscar AO, and her incredible team.
Surrounded by inspiring First Nations women, Sistergirls, trans women and gender-diverse leaders from across the country, the camp was a week of deep reflection, listening, connecting, and dreaming towards gender justice. Participants of the camp return energised, empowered and committed to turning these conversations into action across their communities.
The Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice is Australia’s first institute dedicated to advancing the rights, knowledges, and leadership of First Nations women, girls, and gender-diverse people as catalysts for systemic change.
The Institute carries on the legacy of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) Project, led by previous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, June Oscar AO, at the Australian Human Rights Commission. Our mission is to reweave the social fabric through elevating the voices and lived experience of First Nations women, girls and gender-diverse people, and building collaborations with all system actors to actively pursue the realisation of First Nations gender justice and equality.
Find out more about the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute here.
