At Tomorrow Movement, our team reflected how much we learn and grow is when we read or listen to other perspectives and then have a space to reflect on that.
At our all staff meetings, we have a different person run the meeting each time, and they’re responsible for picking the article from a First Nations author and coming up with a couple of reflection questions.
These are some of the articles that Tomorrow Movement have talked about so far:
Chelsea Watego, Always Bet on Black (Power), Meanjin, https://meanjin.com.au/essays/always-bet-on-black-power/
- What were your reflections about the impact about speaking about race? Is there a personal experience that came to mind that when reading this article?
- What reflections did you have about the relationships between organisations and First Nations people, and what that practically looks like?
- What reflections did you have about impartiality after reading this article?
Amy McGuire, ‘Abolition.Feminism.Now and Free Palestine: Fighting for the rights of all oppressed peoples’, Black Justice Journalism
https://web.archive.org/web/20250313103133/https://www.blackjusticejournalism.com.au/p/abolitionfeminismnow-and-free-palestine- What did this article make you reflect on?
- What can we learn about solidarity?
- What is the importance of language?
- Greogory Phillips and Jayne Christian, ‘The role of universities in balanced national conversations about racism’, IndigenousX: https://indigenousx.com.au/the-role-of-universities-in-balanced-national-conversations-about-racism/
- In what way does the mainstream media represent First Nations voices?
- What is the difference in the way that white settlers are reprsented?
- What is our organisations role in the media landscape?
Hebe A. ‘Acknowledgements without land’, Overland:
https://overland.org.au/2025/02/acknowledgements-without-land/- What is something that we learnt from this article?
- What are the things we can do to make sure our acknowledgements aren’t hypocritical and are serving a real purpose?
- Friends of Treaty for Victoria
https://firstpeoplesvic.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Friends-of-Treaty-Action-Plan-June-2024.pdf- What did you notice from reading this?
- What power does our organisation have to lend to this cause?
- What are tangible things we can do to support? Who will do them?
- Nat Cromb, ‘It’s time to understand the difference between Native Title and Land Rights’
https://indigenousx.com.au/its-time-to-understand-the-difference-between-native-title-and-land-rights/- What are your main takeaways from this article?
- How does native title undermine land rights?
- What can we apply to our work at our organisation?
- Dr Tracey Westerman, ‘This is how we close the gap’
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/2024/10/05/this-how-close-the-gap- What are our top line thoughts?
- What are key takeaways and learnings we can share with the movement? How can we share them?
Aileen Moreton-Robinson, ‘Patriarchal whiteness, self-determination and Indigenous Women: The invisibility of structural privilege and the visibility of oppression’
https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28293/1/28293_moreton-robinson_2007009917.pdf- What are your reflections on self-determination from this reading?
- This piece draws out how systemic racism is inbuilt and reinforced by legislation and legal structures. How can our organisation better communicate /educate on how systemic racism is institutionalised?
- Tyson Yunkaporta, ‘Can Indigenous Knowledge Save Us From Autocracy?’
https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/can-indigenous-knowledge-save-us-from-autocracy/- What are your key reflections / take aways from this article?
- What are some lessons we can take to implement this learning into our organisation?
Rudy, ‘Against the “Colonizer’s Burden”: Climate Justice Means Anti-Colonial and Anti-Capitalist Struggle’
https://www.indigenousaction.org/against-the-colonizers-burden-climate-justice-means-anti-colonial-and-anti-capitalist-struggle/- What came to mind when reading this article?
- What can our organisation do when undertaking strategic planning?