IHH IS A LEARNING COMMUNITY
One of the main things we do at IHH is make space for non-Indigenous people to rethink Australian and Christian identity in light of our colonial history. This learning process is informed by the more practical work of sharing hospitality with our Indigenous hospital guests. There are numerous ways you can learn alongside us.
During the COVID period we are trialling some virtual forms of learning, see our Facebook page for the latest events or join our Facebook Broader Community to engage with us virtually.
COME AND CHAT OVER A CUPPA
If you’d like to just drop in and have a chat with us about the project, share thoughts about what we’re learning or discuss how we can work together toward healing, let us know. We aren’t presuming that any of us are experts, and we believe everyone has something that’s worth sharing.
We are staying up to date with the government COVID 19 restrictions and are making sure we are staying as safe as possible. Contact us here if you would like to drop in.
ZOOMOVIES
Listening to the stories and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander folks is the first of many steps on the healing journey for non-Indigenous people. Documentaries are an moving and powerful way for these stories to be told.
During the lockdown, we have been hosting online learning events called Zoomovies. In these events we watch documentaries that tell the stories of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people and then join a zoom call afterward to discuss the themes that surface.
So far we have hosted Zoomovies on The Australian Dream and Murundak: Songs of Freedom. See our Facebook page for upcoming events.
LEARNING CIRCLES
Learning Circles are an opportunity to reflect on what we have been learning while offering hospitality to Aboriginal people. These are currently on hold due to the pandemic, however we will be in touch when we are running learning circles again.
READ “TALES FROM THE TABLE”
In 2017 we published a book which draws together some of what we’ve learned during the first fifteen years of the IHH. You can buy a copy here. We can post your copy to you, or you can drop in to pick it up from us.
COMMON GRACE AND SURRENDER CO.
If you approaching these questions from a Christian perspective, two organisations that are doing really great things are Surrender and Common Grace.
Surrender are a collective of organisations and people living the radical call of Jesus amongst the margins. They normally host an annual conference in March which the IHH has attended as a house for many years. However, in COVID times they are trying to create online spaces to collectively work toward racial justice.
Common Grace is a movement of Christians who are passionate about Jesus and justice and are led by the Waka Waka Christian leader Brooke Prentis. They are doing important work in galvanising the Australian church to take action to bring about racial justice.
