Winmil Yuntuwallin - Working Together

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Winmil Yuntuwallin

Author: Janet Chambers

Modified date: 20 December 2005 10:23am

Winmil Yuntuwallin: Aboriginal & Non-Aboriginal Staff Working Together

Winmil Yuntuwallin:

aims to improve the access for indigenous people to culturally appropriate services at Murray Bridge Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital and Murray Mallee Community Health Service
acknowledges that the Health Service is on Ngarrindjeri land
works towards eliminating systemic/institutional racism
supports the Health Service "Statement of Recognition of Aboriginal Culture in this Region"
encourages staff to participate in cultural awareness and challenging racism training
meets at 10am on the first Wednesday of each month
is currently co-chaired by Sharon Perkins 8535 6800 or email perkins.sharon@saugov.sa.gov.au and Carla Vicary 8535 6800 or email vicary.carla@saugov.sa.gov.au

All Health Service staff members are welcome to join Winmil Yuntuwallin in paid time

"Institutional racism describes the way social institutions discriminate directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally, through their structures and organisations to support or maintain racism" (Anti-racism Handbook, Flinders University, SA)

To download 'The First Steps' document and find out more about the development of the Winmil Yuntuwallin group, please click on the attached document.

If you would like more information about this group please feel free to contact Sharon Perkins or Carla Vicary on the numbers mentioned above.

For more information about local indigenous culture and learning opportunities please click the link below:

http://ngarrindjeri.tripod.com/

Attached files

The First Step.pdf	( The First Step.pdf 1.97 MB )

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