Connect, share and participate in the wisdom and practice of healthy families, strong values and vibrant community culture! This free event is for all families to enjoy conneting with each other, country and community. The Kinship festival will be held on Saturday the 20th May 2017 at Knox Park Murwillumbah from 10am – 3pm. After the trauma of the recent flooding – The Kinship committee feels that creating a sense of connection and healing for all families is more important than ever. This years’ event will feature a large scale sand, soil and ochre art instillation that the whole community will have the opportunity to take part in on the day. The community has come together with such a sense of support and care for each other – we hope to build on that spirit through the Kinship Festival, and give everyone something to look forward to – a day to enjoy and regenerate after so much loss and hard work.
The festival invites families and community to enjoy a day of meaningful connection – incorporating a community Corroboree, live music from OKA, The Mangrove Jack Band and Mereki, Indigenous Artisan markets, jumping castles, face painting and kids nature crafts and activities, community art instillation and free bush tucker and vegetarian lunch. This free event aims to benefit all families with a sense of connection and belonging in the hope to create stronger families and stronger communities. This year in particular we are looking forward to the Kinship Festival again as a way of symbolising the strength ,beauty and purpose in moving forward and supporting our community to flourish.
This year the festival will represent Indigenous culture through traditional dance, song, language and weaving as well as a performance from different dance groups from across the Bundjalung nations to dance at the festival to emphasize the cultural exchange and ceremony. An Elders Sharing Wisdom Workshop will be a space where elders can share values, stories and wisdom and encouraging all families to attend. Also a traditional bush tucker lunch will be provided to all people who will come and enjoy the festival. https://www.facebook.com/events/451870878492663/