Our first conversation | consultation was with women at Wadjuk Northside Aboriginal Community Group in Balga, Perth.
We were warmly welcomed by Len Yarran and introduced to the women who meet every Monday at the Centre. Jeannie, Margaret, Di, Shirley, Wendy, Aunty Pat, Lyn, Eric and Len. Uncle Len gave the Welcome to Country, acknowledging the desire to come together, to listen from the heart and to heal all Australians and the Country to which we belong.
Wendy introduced our new Half The Sky project: starting with a series of Think ins, workshops and events and leading up to an annual gathering of the voices, ideas and work of women across Western Australia. A festival celebrating the ordinary and extraordinary achievements of women.

What would you like to see? How would you like to share stories, your culture?
This painting by Arrente woman Kitty Pultara tells the story of women gathering and being together. It acknowledges the importance of women in culture – in your culture and in all cultures.
Ideas offered and shared included the need to involve both elders in remote communities and the young people; to celebrate women leaders and role models and the many unsung grassroots heroines who hold their communities together. And to not forget those who have gone: the first female resistance fighter, BALBUK must be honoured.
The most important issues and topics were
MOTHERS and COUNTRY
STOLEN GENERATION now the LOST GENERATION
MOTHERS and LOSS OF MOTHERS
COUNTRY and LOSS OF COUNTRY
EVERYDAY STORIES from all walks of life leading to understanding the stresses and challenges we all face.

Thank you Shirley, Di, Sharyn, Len, Aunty Pat, Margaret, Kira, Lyn, Sarah, Anne, Jeannie, Delma, Eric.
