Connect with others at this fantastic series of ‘yarning circles’ for men of the Yarra Ranges.
Location: Glenfern Valley Bushlands, Upwey
Date: Wednesday 8 February
Start: 6.30pm – 8.00pm
Starting in February, Yarra Ranges Council, in partnership with Mountain Men, will be running a series of men’s health and wellbeing ‘yarning circles’ for men of the Yarra Ranges, with a focus on storm-impacted communities in the Dandenong’s. Yarning Circles have been used for thousands of years by Australian Indigenous cultures, as a safe and inclusive space to sit as a group, building respectful relationships to share, listen, and learn from one another. Each Yarning Circle will feature guest presenters for each topic (including who will engage the group in open discussions.
The first session is on ‘Nature’s WiFi,’ and the importance of ‘switching off’ and connecting to country and to community. This session will be facilitated by Ash Dargan, celebrated Larrakia artist, storyteller, adventurer and educator from Darwin in the Top End.
*light dinner provided
Numbers are strictly limited and bookings essential.
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Ash is a Larrakia artist, storyteller, adventurer and educator from Darwin in the Top End. He is one of Australia’s most recorded cultural instrumentalists and has achieved worldwide acclaim for his unique style of storytelling and live musical performance since the 90’s. Ash was a cultural ambassador throughout the 90’s and 2000’s for the Northern Territory.
Ash gained his Masters of Indigenous Studies during the 2000’s as the Australian Federal Government moved to set up and fund the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation and Social and Emotional Wellbeing programs nationally. Since that time he has held State and Territory senior leadership positions across the Education, Justice and Community Service sectors. He was one of the founding members of the Larrakia Healing Group that produced one of Australia’s leading resources on ‘place based’ Transgenerational Trauma and how to heal from its compounding effects within a historical framework.
Price: FREE
Provided by the Yarra Ranges Council
Ash Dargan