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23.01.2022 'A people is not defeated until the heart of its women are on the ground' A Cheyenne quote.

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20.01.2022 Hi all you beautiful strong black women out there. I am happy to announce that our next Black Women Strong Gathering will take place on Thursday 10th and Friday 11th of November 2016 in Yarrabah. More details will be posted in the next week regarding registration and venue. Watch this space. :-)

15.01.2022 To say this year has been a blessing around the organising of the 2016 Black Women Strong Gathering is an understatement! We have been overwhelmed with the amount of support we've received from both local organisations and organisations outside of Yarrabah. The fabulous news this week is the Cairns Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program which is run by Nintiringanyi in Cairns has kindly offered to sponsor the KUP MURI Feast for the BWS Awards Night Dinner! This has allowed us t...o redirect the cost of the dinner to other areas such as paying for the attendance of local Yarrabah women to attend the gathering and the dinner so the cost has been revised down to $25 per head! So a MASSIVE THANK YOU to Nintiringanyi for their support!! In saying that we would also like to publicly thank our sponsors to date for the financial donations and in-kind support - without it; we would not be able to bring such an important event to the women and families of Yarrabah! These sponsors include (in no particular order): Gurriny Yealamucka Health Services Create Educate Lead Dirringhi Arts & Crafts Dirringhi Aboriginal Corporation The Yarrabah Supermarket Gindaja Treatment & Healing Centre Mission Australia Worklinks Personal Helpers & Mentors Program (PHaMS) Worklinks Partners in Recovery program (PIR) Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council The Houghton Family The Learning Workshop Neal & Eileen Fourmile & Family Nintiringanyi Mainie Australia THANK YOU!!!!! :) Go to www.blackwomenstrong.com or www.blackwomenstrong.com.au to download the registration forms for both the Gathering and the Awards Night Dinner. Stay tuned as there will be more information to come over the next week!! We have a fantastic line up of speakers, workshops and other performances and a brand new Award Category that will be that will be revealed at the dinner!!

15.01.2022 One of the workshops at the 2015 Black Women Strong Gathering will be on Self-Care. What is self-care? It's when you put down all your responsibilities, even if it's just for 5-10 mins per day, and do something that revitalises your physical, spiritual, mental or emotional well-being. It could even be doing nothing! The more you take care of yourself - the more you have to give out to others. Information on other workshops will become available soon. So watch this space! :) https://www.facebook.com/events/347062595495566/

14.01.2022 Hi ladies... I regret to inform you all that due to circumstances that has arisen in the last few days, the Black Women Strong Gathering has now been canceled. The organisors are disappointed to have come to this decision but unfortunately the current circumstances cannot be changed. We will keep you all posted in the further direction of the conference. Once again I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.... Elverina.

14.01.2022 Only 3 days to go! It's not too late to register to attend. Just go to our website, download the registration form and email to [email protected] Look forward to seeing you all there!

13.01.2022 Head over to our updated website and leave us a comment that you stopped by! :) www.blackwomenstrong.com

12.01.2022 The BWS Gathering is not just for Indigenous women... We welcome all women. Non Indigenous women are most welcome to attend. :-)

11.01.2022 Today is International Women's Day.... name the women that inspire you.

10.01.2022 For those who will be attending the Black Women Strong Gathering you will have the chance to win any of the silk scarves in the photo by purchasing tickets to raise funds for our local Women Elders Group. See details below.

10.01.2022 Hi ladies. To those who have been trying to register and pay on the website to attend the BWS Gathering in November, we have been experiencing some technical issues and we are currently trying to fix the problem. You will be informed onced the problem is sorted. Thank you. :-)

10.01.2022 Hi ladies! The Black Women Strong Gathering Registration form has been uploaded to our website. Please click on this link - complete the form and email to [email protected]. http://blackwomenstrong.com.au/-1 Only 3 and a half weeks to go!!! :)

06.01.2022 BOOKINGS CLOSE THIS WEEK! An event like no other 7 amazing women bringing you a full day of personal empowerment... The day focuses on challenges that all women face including depression, anxiety, burnout, relationships, emotional intelligence, individuality and self-love. Join us on Friday 6th September and enjoy the company of a room full of like-minded women - connect and make new friends and business acquaintances in a loving and supportive environment. Radiance 2018 was a great coming together for women. Throughout the event, I laughed, cried, and got inspired. I realised as women we have a connection no matter where we have come from or what we have been through. I often felt judged by other women but it was really only me that was judging myself. Radiance gave me perspective." ~ Norie Wah Day

05.01.2022 Good morning ladies! The organisers of the Black Women Strong Gathering for 2015 would like to apologise for the delay in getting information out to all who are interested in attending and participating in this years' event. We would also like to advise that due to a number of unexpected and unforeseen circumstances we have made the decision to delay the event. Please be advised that the new dates for 2015 are: Thurs/Fri the 19th & 20th November. ... We apologise in advance to anyone that these changes effect. All speakers and presenters have been made aware of the change in dates. A new registration form and detailed information on Key Speakers and Workshops will be distributed by email and on Facebook by 30 June 2015. If you have any queries please contact Elverina via email at [email protected] Sincerely, The Organisers #blackwomenstrong

03.01.2022 Hi ladies!. Hope you are all well. Who's coming to the Black Women Strong Gathering?? :-)

01.01.2022 What an awesome day we had today at the Black Women Strong Gathering! We heard from our awesome guest speakers Maureen Moran & Florence Onus. There were in depth discussions around walking through your fears and embracing real opportunities in our lives. Maureen took our ladies through strategies for dealing with fears, pain and anxiety and trans-generational trauma. Florence shared her personal life story, talked about inter-generational trauma and the importance of healing.... Tears were shed and stories were shared amongst the women in attendance it was a great time of healing for many who were there. Tomorrow we’ll be hearing from Associate Professor Henrietta Marrie-Fourmile and Gurriny CEO Suzanne Andrews. These fantastic speakers will be followed by the workshops which includes a song writing workshop with sisters Merindi and Deline Briscoe. Cathrena McRae will be delivering a workshop called ‘It’s Not Too Late to Educate and the Elders Cultural Activities workshop. Just a reminder that tomorrow the men will be supporting our women by preparing a fantastic Kup-Muri dinner prepared on country! Looking forward to a fantastic feast, fun and entertainment!! We will be announcing the winners of the 5 award categories at the dinner. These categories are: Black Women Strong Recognition Award Black Women Strong Community Leadership Award Black Women Strong Community Encouragement Award Black Women Strong ‘Shavanne Fourmile’ Youth Leadership Award Black Women Strong Newest award to be announced tomorrow night! Thank you to the Gurriny Men’s Group, The Cairns Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program (Nintiringanyi), Worklink’s Partners in Recovery & Personal Helpers & Mentors programs for your support and valuable contributions to this kup-muri! We appreciate you all!! Any ladies who wish to come along can register at the door on arrival. It’s also not too late to register for the Awards Night Dinner! Details can be found on our website www.blackwomenstrong.com.au or www.blackwomenstrong.com. There will also be two raffles happening tomorrow with Mainie Australia donating some beautiful scarves with Aboriginal designs by Elverina Johnson. All proceeds will be going towards supporting the Yarrabah Elders. Thank you to Mainie Australia for your contribution! Elverina has donated over $250 worth of arts products from her shop Dirringhi Arts & Crafts all proceeds will go back into the funds for next years Black Women Strong Gathering. Keep an eye out on this page tonight for further details on both raffles! See you all tomorrow for another fantastic day of fun and inspiration!!! Elverina & Joanne Black Women Strong Convenors 2016