Join Aunty Joanne Selfe at Eastwood Library as she guides participants through the process of warurabanga (to make string). In this weaving workshop the significance of warurabanga a practice valued within First Nations Communities, including its understanding and use as a metaphor for the interconnectedness of all living things will be shared.
The workshop provides an opportunity to connect, listening to old story with Aunty Joanne yarning up as you learn to make warura (string) for NAIDOC Week.
As a cultural practitioner, holder of sky lore, and master grass weaver, Aunty Joanne shares the teachings she learnt from her mother, Elders and community knowledge holders, using the cultural practice of weaving to share understandings of sophisticated Aboriginal knowledge, intricate systems, complex tapestries that interweave with cultural and social practice.
Please note this workshop is suitable for participants 16 years+.
All materials will be provided.
About Aunty Joanne Selfe
She is a Gadigal woman born in Sydney. A founding member of Warringa Baiya (the NSW Aboriginal Women’s Legal Service). She sat on the Youth Koori Court as an Elder for a number of years. She was Deputy Chair of the NSW State Reconciliation Committee (1995-2000). Today, she works on the NSW Judicial Commission’s Ngara Yura program, that educates judicial officers on matters relating to Aboriginal customs, culture, traditions and society.