The aim of this is not to censor, or to sugar-coat the history of ‘care’ – it is instead about us making more conscious choices about the language we use when we publish content. We acknowledge that language is not neutral or ‘historical’, and in reproducing offensive language we are endorsing or perpetuating systems that have caused great injustice and harm. It is also about acknowledging more fully the reality of those actions in the past, and the impacts of those that are ongoing.
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We’ve added more info about NSW records and institutions after completing the first stage of our content review.
As we get ready for a big year, we look to the past to inform how we prepare for the future
A lot has changed in the decade since we first launched and we’re not slowing down
Film taken in children’s homes and institutions provide a skewed view of life in care, but also some insights into life at the time.
“It’s not always about the worst, sometimes we really need to keep that balance with good stuff”
Two of the Find & Connect Team were this year recognised for their work in the Australian Society of Archivists Mander Jones Awards.
Where records have been incorrectly described & catalogued, Care Leavers are unable to access information important to them. Anglicare Vic’s RADGrant will rectify this.
There’s not much time left to have your say into the future of findandconnect.gov.au. Take 10 minutes to do our 5 question survey & show us what works (& what doesn’t).
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This week, we’re receiving the Hamer-Keegan Award and speaking at the Society of American Archivists Conference about what we do, how we do it, and how we’re sharing our work in building trust and transparency into archival practice.
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