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Daily Discussion Thread: 🤧🥹🌼🌾🌲 Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (aussie.zone)

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[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

we're doing a welcome to country before every meeting now?!

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is this any different to standing up and singing God Save the King/Queen/Whatever or the 'National Anthem' before sporting events? A ritual to be gabbled through before the real business begins. As such, it's a travesty of what such a welcome should be.

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I like when we have an elder do a welcome to country. It's different and always pretty cool.

Doing the acknowledgement before every meeting is basically tokenism at this point.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago

This is very much my feeling. And if you’re going to do it every bloody time at least use the short form not the 6 paragraph version.

Disclaimer I have a genetic but not cultural link here, so don’t often claim.

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago

I like when we have an elder do a welcome to country. It’s different and always pretty cool.

Hundred percent. That feels like we're honoring the indigenous communities.

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 8 points 2 years ago

Is this any different to standing up and singing God Save the King/Queen/Whatever or the ‘National Anthem’ before sporting events

Yep, you'd find I'd have the exact same reaction to god save the king before each meeting. Are we really gonna do this 6 or 7 times a week?

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Welcome to country, or acknowledgement of country?

I'm pretty sure a welcome to country should only be done by a first people's elder (or representative)

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

they said "welcome to country" but I suspect they meant acknowledgment.

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago

That makes it even worse!!!!

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

wait, is this like a union meeting, or a mid week office catchup?

The former is ok, the latter is fuuuuuuck off

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it was an ad hoc "telling off" meeting by a department who thinks they have power (and probably SHOULD have power) but in reality they dont. Kind of a nothing burger meeting.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah fuck that. The whole acknowledgment was probably an attempt to look more important by them