We are excited to be hosting a free lunchtime webinar with our friends at Guunu-maana for anyone who would like to learn more about First Nations inclusion and allyship. You can learn more about why it is important below and register here to join us on Friday 13 September
Here Keziah Bennett-Brook, a Torres Strait Islander woman and Program Head, and Dr Julieann Coombes, Gumbaynggir woman and a Program Lead, share more about cultivating culturally safe workplaces and the Guunu-maana (Heal) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Program at The George Institute.
Hey you mob!
It’s Kez and Juls from the Guunu-maana (Heal) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Program at The George Institute for Global Health. We are super excited to be partnering with Franklin Women for the 2024 inclusion challenge with the focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allyship.
Some of the key themes we will be exploring within our webinar include: What is allyship? Do you know how to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, colleagues or communities? What is your workplace doing to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture is seen, celebrated and respected? How do you move beyond tokenism?
If you want the answers to these questions and more, come and join us for our webinar on Friday 13 September, 12–1pm AEST.
Hear from us how we grew our team, self-determined our own ways of working and transformed our organisation into a safer workplace for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Importantly, this has included working closely with some amazing allies who have worked tirelessly beside us every step of the way.
Our Guunu-maana (Heal) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Program at The George Institute is all about driving meaningful and ethical research and advocacy to transform the health and wellbeing of First Nations peoples and communities.
Our team is led through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing to generate evidence that privileges Indigenous knowledges and is underpinned by equity, transparency and self-determination.
An important part of the research and advocacy work that we do is to always maintain an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander paradigm of health and healing – physical, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual elements of health.
If you’re interested in hearing more about our projects, to meet the team, or want to be an ally to our Guunu-maana program, please follow our Guunu-maana accounts on X, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn @Guunu-maana.
We look forward to seeing you online and yarning more in September!
Our First Nations inclusion and allyship webinar is proudly sponsored by:
Merck is committed to the principles and practices of reconciliation, with a focus on elevating the voices and perspectives of First Nations women. Through initiatives like our Women in Leadership (WIL) global program and our Reflect RAP, we are dedicated to championing diverse and inclusive workplaces. This webinar is part of Merck’s ongoing effort to build meaningful, authentic, and aligned relationships ensuring our journey toward reconciliation is both impactful and enduring.