weavr Yalawanyi 2022

Since it's launch in October 2021, weavr has certainly made an impact in the Reconciliation movement. To celebrate this important milestone and build on the work contributed through weavr and its Community for Change members, we're holding an event, simply known as Yalawanyi - meaning 'a place to sit together' in our co-founder's language of Gathang.

This unique and completely Indigenous run event will feature:

Morning

• Welcome to Country, Cultural performance and welcome from the weavr team
• The weavr journey so far, the Innovating Partners and Early Users
• Sharing Yarn: Embedding Indigenous culture in your organisation's culture - Get adoption from your organisation that sticks beyond NAIDOC and NRW
  

Afternoon

• Sharing Yarn: Activating your Strategy after the launch event - Keys to starting, managing and maximising the outcomes from your strategy (and how weavr will support your success)
  
• What's coming in weavr in the next 6-12 months
• Reconciliation Truth-telling Panel of Indigenous experts in corporate Reconciliation: Opportunities, challenges and recommendations in key areas of Corporate Reconciliation (employment, procurement, cultural capability) 😱
  
  • Mundanara Bayles - Mundanara’s cultural heritage is connected to the Wonnarua and Bunjalung people on her mother’s side and the Birri-Gubba and Gungalu on her father’s side. She has more than 18 years’ experience, working for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations in NSW and QLD. She is the Managing Director and co-founder of the BlackCard Pty Ltd, which is a 100% Aboriginal owned business certified with Supply Nation. Read more about Mundanara: Mundanara Bayles - The Black Card
    
  • Jahna Cedar OAM - Jahna is a Nyiyaparli/Yindjibarndi woman from the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with family connection to the Gija people of the Kimberleys, and is recognised as a strong Indigenous community leader. She has worked for over 18 years advocating for equal rights and reconciliation of Indigenous people, and has represented Indigenous Australia at the United Nations in New York, on three occasions. Jahna is an Executive Director at IPS Management Consultants. Read more about Jahna: Jahna Cedar - IPS Management Consultants (ipsau.com.au)
    
  • Leroy Wilkinson-Maher - Leroy is a Worimi and Ngarrindjeri man born in Taree, regional New South Wales, and having spent the majority of his life in Newcastle, New South Wales, Leroy is a young Aboriginal leader that has a passion for innovation and positive change. Leroy is the Founder and Managing Director of Dhiira Pty Ltd, an Aboriginal Consultancy Business focussing on bringing true inclusion into the HR realm through ‘Aboriginal HR’, Humanising business through Culture. Read more about Leroy: About Us | Dhiira Pty Ltd | Australia
    
    

There will be Indigenous Elders, Torres Strait cultural performance, lunch provided by Indigenous caterer, as well as loads of truth-telling and yarns... All by Indigenous people✊🏽

Whether you are part of the weavr Community for Change or ready to activate your Reconciliation journey and reach your organisation's full potential in social impact, this event is an event like no other 😁

You can join us in person in Brisbane, or online from wherever you are.

As this event includes contributions from several Indigenous business professionals, there will be a small fee for tickets because it is important that Indigenous people are paid for their time. 

Suggestions and/or questions for the day - We are facilitating this day, including the Sharing Yarns and the Truth-telling panel, but the sessions are designed so all of you are part of the conversation - after all, these are yarns to share all of our experiences, challenges and good news, so we can all continue to navigate this reconciliation journey together 😀.  We encourage all Attendees (In-person or Online) to submit a question that you would like to discuss on any of the Sharing Yarns, or that you would like to ask the panel. You can submit these during checkout.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us on info@weavrsys.com.

Thanks to everyone involved, and we can't wait to see you all there.