NAIDOC Week Flag Raising Ceremony

DVC Indigenous Strategy and Services Portfolio

You are warmly invited to join us as we mark the start of NAIDOC Week in our University community.

The Great Hall, front lawns

The Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Strategy and Services and the University of Sydney Library warmly invite you to join us, as we mark NAIDOC Week with a Flag Raising ceremony on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within our University and wider community, and across all our campuses.This year's theme, Blak, Loud and Proud, celebrates the unyielding spirit of our communities and invites all to stand in solidarity, amplifying the voices that have long been silenced.Guests are invited to join us on the lawns in front of the Clock Tower for formalities and the flag raising ceremony. A Smoking Ceremony and Welcome to Country will be performed by Uncle Les McLeod.Morning tea will be served on the rooftop of Fisher Library following after formalities on the lawns.When: Tuesday, 9 July, 2024Time: 10:00am – 11:30am. Morning tea will be served following formalities on the Fisher Library Rooftop. Where: The Quad/Clock Tower Front Lawns and Fisher Library Rooftop, Level 5, Gadigal Campus (Camperdown Campus)This is an in-person event only and spaces are limited. Please register to secure your spot.Please note, the Aboriginal Flag will be raised on the Clock Tower during the ceremony. The Torres Strait Islander flag is flown permanently to the left of The Quadrangle.Image Credit: 20234 National NAIDOC Week Artwork - 'Urapun Muy' by Deb Belyea, SAMUAWGADHALGAL, TORRES STRAIT

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