Georges River Council – Reconciliation Week: Towards Truth Exhibition
This is a Council led event.
Hurstville Library
07/05/2025 – 01/06/2025
As we approach Reconciliation Week, we invite you to visit Hurstville Library to explore the Towards Truth Exhibition. Learn how NSW laws and policies have impacted Aboriginal peoples, and how Aboriginal communities have fought back to resist injustice and demand their rights.
The exhibition will be on display during library opening hours, 9am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday, excluding public holidays.
Towards Truth is an award-winning website that aims to advance the Uluru Statement from the Heart by providing a resource to strengthen community truth-telling through documenting how decisions of Parliaments and Governments have impacted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from 1788 until today. The website compiles laws, policies and parliamentary debates, alongside expert analysis and contemporary case studies.
Towards Truth compels us to reflect on Australia’s history and consider how the decisions of the past have brought us to where we are today.
Visit the Towards Truth Exhibition to learn more about how the legal system has suppressed or secured Aboriginal rights relating to fishing and hunting, stolen wages and participation in democracy. Designed to promote a shared understanding of injustices, this exhibition also tells a story of Aboriginal resilience and resistance.
Towards Truth will appeal to anyone with an interest in history and Truth-Telling.
The project is a partnership between the Indigenous Law Centre at the University of NSW and the Justice and Equity Centre (formerly the Public Interest Advocacy Centre).
The Indigenous Law Centre (ILC) is the only Indigenous law research centre in Australia. It contributes to the recognition, protection and development of the legal rights and freedoms of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples both in Australia and internationally. It achieves this by conducting and disseminating innovative and high quality research on Indigenous legal issues and through community legal education on issues of particular significance.
Under the stewardship of Professor Megan Davis, the ILC has been integral to the development of constitutional reform over the past decade. It continues this work today in partnership with the Uluru Dialogue in helping to facilitate the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its key reforms.
The Justice and Equity Centre (JEC) is a leading independent law and policy centre helping to build a fairer, stronger society by tackling injustice and inequality. Through working with people experiencing disadvantage, JEC exposes discrimination and unfairness. Using test cases and policy advocacy to drive law reform and systems change, their work protects and promotes human rights by challenging government and corporations. Through collaborations and partnerships they also work to develop solutions and achieve social justice.
Wednesday 7 May – Sunday 1 June 2025
Address
Hurstville Library.
Corner Queens Road and Dora Street, Hurstville.
Times
During library opening hours,
- Monday to Friday: 9.00am to 8.00pm.
- Saturday and Sunday: 10.00am to 5.00pm, excluding public holidays.
Cost
Free.