Roots Australia
Description
Australia is changing.
Will you help shape what comes next?
Roots Australia brings together First Nations, migrant, and non-Indigenous Australians to explore different perspectives, challenge assumptions, and build real relationships across cultures in a structured space and with experienced facilitators. Leave with new friends and the ability to work across differences: a skill Australia needs right now.
This is an all day workshop, from 9:30AM to 5:30PM at the Bondi Beach Wayside Chapel (a community space open to all) at 95 Roscoe St Bondi Beach NSW 2026. It is completely FREE.
The day will consist of several engaging and experiential events. Each activity will build on the previous and at
the end of the day we will integrate what we have created together. Here's a loose schedule of events:
9.30 -10.15
o The Introduction Game
10.15-11.15
o Finding Your Voice (a small group discussion)
11.15-11.30
o Short Break
11.30-1.00
o Win as MUCH as you Can: an Experiential Event About Money
1.00-2.00
o Lunch break
2.00-3.15
o The Search for Meaning (a small group discussion)
3.15-3.30
o Short Break
3.00-4.00
o Finding the Courage to Create (a group activity)
4.00-5.00
o Establishing Authentic and Truthful Groups (a group activity)
5.00-5.30
o Closing Remarks
o Farewell for now … but we’d love to see you again … stay tuned!
Lineup
Kenwyn Smith
Dr Kenwyn Smith has spent decades working with communities and organisations around the world helping them navigate difference, conflict, and change. A professor at the University of Pennsylvania, his work focuses on how groups learn, lead, and work through difficult conversations. At Roots Australia, Kenwyn helps create the conditions for honest dialogue across backgrounds, where listening deeply and learning together can open new possibilities.
Mark Spinks
Mark Spinks is a respected Aboriginal community leader in Sydney and Chairperson of the Tribal Warrior Aboriginal Corporation. He is also the founding member of the Babana Aboriginal Men's Group, which strengthens community through culture, connection, and support for Aboriginal men. At Roots Australia, Mark brings lived experience and community leadership to help ground conversations in respect, relationship, and real community insight.
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