2025 NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK (국가화해주간: 5월 27일 ~ 6월 3일)
‘사과의 날’ 27주년, 올해 주제는 “Bridging Now to Next” (지금을 다음으로 잇기)
2025 National Reconciliation Week (국가화해주간, NRW)이 5월 27일부터 6월 3일까지 진행된다. 올해의 주제는 “Bridging Now to Next” (지금을 다음으로 잇기)이다.
1998년부터 해마다 5월 26일이 되면 ‘빼앗긴 세대 (Stolen Generations)’인 원주민 어린이와 원주민에게 저질렀던 인종 차별을 사과하는 ‘사과의 날 (Sorry Day)’ 행사가 호주 전역에서 펼쳐진다. 올해는 ‘사과의 날 (Sorry Day)’ 27주년이다. 이날은 모든 호주인들이 우리의 역사, 문화 및 업적에 대해 배우고 호주에서 화해 달성에 기여할 수 있는 방법을 모색을 기하는 주간이다. 본질적으로 화해는 모든 호주인의 이익을 위해 호주원주민과 토레스 해협 섬주민, 비원주민 간의 관계를 강화하는 데 있다.
국가화해주간 (NRW)은 어느 한 순간이나 시점이 아니라며 일관되고 발전되며 불행으로 되돌아가지 않는 것을 목적으로 한다.
국가화해주간에는 전국에서 시상식 (Awards)을 비롯해 BBQ/lunch, Ceremony, Course/workshop, Dance, Exhibition, Morning/afternoon tea, Performance, RAP launch, Screening, Sporting event, Talk/panel, Discussion, Walk 등 다양한 행사가 열린다.
더 자세한 정보는 국가화해주간 웹사이트(https://www.reconciliation.org.au)에서 볼 수 있다.
이하는 홈페이지의 내용이다.
National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Bridging Now to Next #NRW2025
Resources
Posters, banners, social tiles, colouring-in sheets, t-shirts and other files for use at home, work and school.
Events
Submit your own public NRW event so supporters can find it and attend – or register a private event it it’s invite only.
Multilingual Info
Resources and translated information on National Reconciliation Week in 10 key community languages.
Raise your Voices for Reconciliation
Choirs and singing groups from across the country are invited to raise your voices in support of reconciliation.
The song this year is iconic Australian anthem Solid Rock, written by Shane Howard.
Find out more about Voices for Reconciliation 2025.
About the theme
The National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future.
Bridging Now to Next calls on all Australians to step forward together, to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.
In the #NRW2025 theme artwork created by Kalkadoon woman Bree Buttenshaw, native plants − which are known for regenerating after fire and thriving through adversity − symbolise our collective strength and the possibilities of renewal. This is a time for growth, reflection, and commitment to walking together.
Australia’s history of reconciliation is not a linear one, we have made great strides and experienced disappointing setbacks.
Twenty-five years ago, Corroboree 2000 brought together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous leaders in a historic call for reconciliation. We continue that work in 2025, inviting all Australians to join us in Bridging Now to Next – building a more united and respectful nation.
Read more about this year’s theme #BridgingNowtoNext
Check out the Translated Resources page for posters, colouring-in sheets and information about National Reconciliation Week, the 2025 theme and the reconciliation process in ten key languages other than English spoken in Australian homes.
What is National Reconciliation Week?
The dates for NRW remain the same each year; 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey – the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively.
Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We all have a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures.
A brief history
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) started as the Week of Prayer for Reconciliation in 1993 (the International Year of the World’s Indigenous Peoples) and was supported by Australia’s major faith communities.
In 1996, the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation launched Australia’s first National Reconciliation Week.
In 2001, Reconciliation Australia was established to continue to provide national leadership on reconciliation.
In the same year, approximately 300,000 people walked across Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of National Reconciliation Week-and subsequently across bridges in cities and towns-to show their support for reconciliation.
Today, National Reconciliation Week is celebrated in workplaces, schools and early learning services, community organisations and groups, and by individuals Australia-wide.
Check out our factsheet on National Reconciliation Week.
News
- 07/05/2025
New Reconciliation Film Club titles for 2025
Host a Reconciliation Film Club screening to bring people together and start conversations this National Reconciliation Week.
- 07/02/2025
Engaging Multilingual Communities in NRW
Reconciliation Australia has once again produced National Reconciliation Week information and posters in languages other than English.
- 11/12/2024
Bridging Now to Next – NRW 2025
The National Reconciliation Week 2025 theme ‘Bridging Now to Next’ urges us to look ahead and continue the push forward towards a more united and respectful nation as past lessons guide us.
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