Jayne Christian, a Baramadagal woman, emphasizes the urgent need for creating spaces and conversations rooted in Aboriginal knowledge and practices. With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples comprising only 3% of Australia’s population, she highlights the ongoing colonial impacts and the struggle for cultural identity. Christian reflects on her journey towards healing, which involves weaving—a revival of cultural practice that fosters connection and understanding. In today’s challenging times, she calls for communal connection and unapologetic expression of identity to foster broader healing A Baramadagal woman of the Dharug-speaking peoples (Aboriginal land now known as Parramatta / Western Sydney area), Jayne grew up on the unceded lands of the Wiradjuri people.A lawyer and mediator, Jayne possesses a strong sense of social justice, which saw her dedicate a decade of her career practicing in the family, care and civil law jurisdictions in both metropolitan and regional and remote communities.Jayne also enjoys the practices of weaving and bush-dying in the communities she belongs and has hosted weaving circles aimed at facilitating dialogue in Australia and overseas.Jayne was selected as an inaugural recipient of the Galang Residency, an initiative of Powerhouse Museum Parramatta and the Cite Internationale Des Arts, through which she spent three months working on Djiriyay & Révolution, an exhibition that tells stories of Sovereignty, Resistance and Solidarity grounded in her community experience and connection with stories abroad. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx