Australia National Day 2024

Time: AEST Saturday, September 21 @8am - 6pm / PDT Friday, September 20 @3pm - 1am / EDT 6pm - 4am / BST 11pm - 9am

Each year the Australian Compassion Council holds a National Day of Compassion, to provide a meaningful opportunity for all Australians to participate in learning about and practicing compassion.    

The National Day is always held on 21 September, which is also the International Day of Peace. 

This is the fifth year this National Day has been convened and each National Day has a theme and in 2024 our Theme is Compassion and Deep Connection.   

Join the Australian Compassion Council in Deep Dreaming Australia A Continent for Compassion – commencing with our online live launch which starts the day at 8.00am (AEST) and our Sessions throughout the day that explore various aspects of connections. You can check the time in your timezone here.

National Day Sessions 

Commencing at 9:00 AM and finishing at 4:00 PM you are invited to ‘drop-in’ to as many sessions of your choosing and there is much to choose from!   

SESSION 1 - 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM AEST

Deep Connections Through Deep Justice

Presenter – Katie Kiss / Facilitator – Terry Ayling

SESSION 2 - 10:00 - 10:50 AM (AEST)

Creating deep connections with Peace Culture through new narratives: inspiration and imagination. 

Presenter – Rivera Sun, Facilitator – Madonna Quixley

SESSION 3 - 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

A Lifetime of Learning How to Create and Repair Relationships and Why it Matters so Much. 

Presenter – Dr. John Hendry / Facilitator – Bishop Philip Huggins

SESSION 4 - 1:00 - 1:50 PM AEST

Deep Connections in a Distracted World

Presenter – Sabina Vitacca / Facilitator – Gwen Pinnington

SESSION 5 - 2:00 - 2:50 PM

Integrating Deep Wisdom and Deep Connection in Contested Spaces

Presenter – Chloe Spackman / Facilitator – Dr. Lynne Reeder

SESSION 6 - 3.00 PM - 3:50 PM

Realising our Innate State of Connection with the Elements of Water, Fire, Wind and Space

Presenter – Dr. Devin Zuckerman / Facilitator – Dr. Susana Sumskis

SESSION 7 - 4.00 PM - 4:30 PM

Review and Reflect on the whole day including what we can take with us into 2025 for personal, organisational, systemic, and global change. 

This National Day will finish with an open session that invites us all to take the time to ponder the rich discussions from this National Day. Share your thoughts with others as they review what they will take away with them from this inspiring National Day of Compassion as Australians come together to Deep Dream Australia: A Continent for Compassion.

Facilitator – Michael Bartura

Register here to all fifty minute sessions! 

We look forward to seeing you!