Counter Colonialism Workshop with Uncle Rob Patton
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Counter Colonialism Workshop with Uncle Rob Patton
Be part of a transformative learning experience that supports justice, healing and change
Sunday 31 August 2025
⏰ 9:00am – 1:00pm
Edendale Community Environment Farm, Gastons Road, Eltham
Tickets: Places are limited, early registration is recommended: Book now via Humanitix →
About the Workshop
Join Uncle Rob Patton for Workshop 1: Beyond Colonialism – Awareness Raising, the first in the Counter Colonialism Workshop Series.
This interactive session invites participants to unpack the hidden ways colonialism continues to shape our lives, relationships, and institutions. Through lived experience, storytelling, and group reflection, you’ll gain insight into how power operates, challenge colonial narratives, and explore new ways of supporting justice and reconciliation in everyday practice.
As one past participant shared:
“It’s hard to describe how profound this experience was. It wasn’t just a workshop—it was collective healing.”
NRG member Fairlie reflects:
“As a past participant and member of NRG, I found this Workshop to be insightful, reflective and inspiring.”
Why Attend?
This workshop offers a unique opportunity to:
- Deepen understanding of how colonialism operates interpersonally and systemically.
- Reflect on your role within these systems.
- Learn practical skills to shift mindsets and practices.
- Grow in confidence working alongside First Nations peoples and communities.
You’ll be encouraged to listen deeply, engage respectfully, and leave with tools to support justice and healing in your own context.
About the Facilitator
Rob Patton is a social worker with more than 40 years’ experience working alongside Indigenous communities. With a background in community development, trauma therapy, and psychodynamic practice, Rob brings lived experience as a colonised person together with decades of professional insight. His facilitation style is relational, embodied, and grounded in a commitment to truth-telling and justice.
Event Details
- Venue: Edendale Community Environment Farm, Eltham. Edendale is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all visitors. Accessibility information is available via Cergé, with a companion phone app for people living with disability, parents, carers, and support workers.
- Refreshments: Light refreshments provided. Feel free to bring your own food if you’d like something more substantial for morning tea.
- Bookings: Places are limited, and bookings close Thursday 27 August. Early registration recommended.
- Ticket Pricing:
- $90 – Low wage
- $135 – Standard
- $155 – Corporate/Government
- Register here: Book via Humanitix
Supported by NRG
Nillumbik Reconciliation Group is proud to promote this local First Nations-led initiative. While NRG is not hosting, we encourage members and the wider community to participate in this transformative learning experience. Attending will help lay the groundwork for deeper reconciliation partnerships in the future.