Kaya / Hello,

Thank you for registering your interest for Ni! Bilyada Waanginy Listen! The Rivers are Speaking, Meeka Moorart Full Moon Ceremony: Walbraniny Ngala Bilya Healing Our River. Please find logistics information as well as your link to the draft Moon Song below.

LOGISTICS
OTHERS: If you registered interest on behalf of others, please forward this information on to them.

TIMES: Please note the start time is 5pm, with a finish time around 8:30pm, on Friday January 29, 2021. The moonrise is at 8:02pm. Sunset is at 7:20pm.

LOCATION: On the grass at Boorloo / Langley Park in the City (between public toilet block and river, near Hill St and Terrace Rd intersection). Map here.

COVID & SOCIAL DISTANCING: Please note that social distancing measures will apply, so please make sure to register upon arrival, and give others space - at least 1.5 metres. Please bring and wear a mask if you wish.

ELDERS: Please note there will be space set aside for Elders - please make sure they have the space they need with social distancing measures.

WHAT TO BRING: Please bring a picnic, camp chair and/or picnic rug, and warmer gear if needed.

FOOD: Please feel free to bring your own picnic.

ALCOHOL-FREE: Please note this is an alcohol-free event.

DOCUMENTING: We will be documenting this process in order to tell the story more widely, including through Aboriginal-led research. Please contact us before the event if you do not want to appear in any photography, filming or other documentation.

THE VISION AND THE SONG
VIDEO: Click here or watch below to listen to a brief, one-minute video of Dr Noel Nannup explaining the vision for the song and Meeka Moorart Full Moon Ceremonies.

SONG: We are very happy to offer a special, sneak-peek secret release of the Moon Song - it is not finished yet, but this will give you a chance to learn the main parts before we sing together on Monday. Artists include Dr Noel Nannup, Dr Richard Walley, Della Rae Morrison, Kobi Morrison, John Butler, Iain Grandage, Zal Kanga-Parabia and others, put together in his studio by Kavyen Temperley (Eskimo Joe). Boolarung = big/full; Meeka = the Moon; yira = up/rising; yeyi = now. Click here or watch below to listen to the song.

MOONDANG-AK KAARADJINY: This story - Moondang-ak Kaaradjiny / The Carers of Everything - told by Dr Noel Nannup, is a key creation story for this place. All who register their interest to attend are requested to make themselves familiar with this story before the event. To listen to the story, please click here (duration: 43 minutes). The password to enter is DanjooKoorliny

ORGANISATION: Please note that this event is organised by Della Rae Morrison and Johnny Doan, and auspiced by Paper Mountain. The event is supported by Danjoo Koorliny Walking Together, but the event is not being organised by Danjoo Koorliny Walking Together, and Danjoo Koorliny Walking Together does not bear any liability for this event. All liability rests with the event organisers themselves.

Boorda / See you soon for Ni Bilyada Waanginy Listen! The Rivers are Speaking & Meeka Moorart Full Moon Celebration.