Yindyamarra Trust
We at the Yindyamarra Trust believe it is imperative to find innovative and grace-filled initiatives to reinvigorate our democracy. These would grow out of a commitment to the principles of Yindyamarra, a Wiradjuri gift of being - founded on reciprocal and mutual respect, kindness, truth, faith, love, wisdom, and deep listening.
We believe there is no age in greater need of Yindyamarra than ours.
We live in a world in a state of flux. The old ideas are no longer sufficient for addressing the questions of the 21st century. Our society, organisations, and identities are ever more fractured and divided.
In face of this division, Yindyamarra – a unifying philosophy – is both eternal and essential. Yindyamarra offers us a way home to country. It shifts our focus away from a dangerous obsession with who we are (and how we are unlike each other) towards an embrace of where we are, and how we share this land with each other.
We are responsible for each other.
With your support, the Yindyamarra Trust will be able to cultivate a space for thought leadership and spiritual reflection in our national life.
Together, we can reach beyond the fray and fracture of politics to surrender to the gentle spirits of our land. We can root ourselves in ancient Wiradjuri traditions.
As a body led by Professor Stan Grant at this historic moment, the Yindyamarra Trust is set up to succeed. Stan is a globally recognised public intellectual of enormous importance to Australia’s national life and public culture. He has a proven track-record in thought leadership, ethics, writing, and journalism. He is our national conscience in public life.
The Yindyamarra Trust will build on the organisational architecture already established and the work being done at Yindyamarra Nguluway within Charles Sturt University. We have a team of experienced academics and subject-matter experts with outcomes in both academic life and practical reform. Our existing advisory group – made up of high- profile and experienced academics, media workers, and organisational leaders – will further assist with the establishment of the Yindyamarra Trust.
The Yindyamarra Trust will further draw on the close ties that Yindyamarra Nguluway and Charles Sturt have established, under Stan’s leadership with the Wiradjuri community and other important business, community and governmental stakeholders. We need your help to bring this vision to reality.