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The Stolen Generations are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed as children from their families and communities through race-based policies set up by both State and Federal Governments from 1910 to the 1970s.
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Healing Our Stolen Generations public forum and webinar

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Healing Our Stolen Generations public forum and webinar

On the eve of the anniversary of the Apology, on February 12, 2015, more than 300 online participants and close to 100 audience members in Canberra took part in the Healing Our Stolen Generations public forum and webinar.

Hosted by the lively Richard Frankland, the event featured Aunty Lorraine Peeters, Ian Hamm, Florence Onus and Mark Bin Bakar. After each speaker shared their unique story, the panel took questions from audience members and online participants in a Q&A session.

The theme Telling Our Stories highlighted the differing experiences of Stolen Generations’ members, while celebrating the resilience of them all.

Ian Hamm

The panel

Crowd

Audience members

Richard Frankland and Florence Onus

Below is a full video of the public forum. Below that you can see the public forum LiveWall which displays questions and social media posts contributed by viewers around Australia.

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