{"id":46360,"date":"2026-01-27T21:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=46360"},"modified":"2026-01-27T21:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:32:50","slug":"national-sorry-day-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/national-sorry-day-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"National Sorry Day in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Google AI Overview<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"240\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46361\" srcset=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image.jpeg 240w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-150x124.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-182x150.jpeg 182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>National Sorry Day is held annually in Australia on&nbsp;<mark>May 26<\/mark>&nbsp;to acknowledge and remember the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Stolen+Generations&amp;sca_esv=0bd1decbe45b1982&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n5KkE0rIslxKWg4PvXLaAsBZVUhaw%3A1769578277965&amp;source=hp&amp;ei=JZ95aeq2OP2n0PEP78vHkAE&amp;iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAaXmtNTmLCP2d9j6XXT9pk3sbvAh-8Bpp&amp;ved=2ahUKEwinjtLowK2SAxUsMTQIHZaKHcgQgK4QegQIARAE&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=sorry+day+in+australia&amp;gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhZzb3JyeSBkYXkgaW4gYXVzdHJhbGlhMgUQABiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yCBAAGBYYChgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeSKsYUABYlRZwAHgAkAEAmAHPAaABthKqAQYxMy44LjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAhagArEUwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAgoQABiABBhDGIoFwgILEC4YgAQYsQMYgwHCAgUQLhiABMICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAhAQABiABBiRAhiKBRhGGPkBwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYxwHCAgsQLhiABBjHARivAcICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIIEC4YgAQYsQPCAhEQLhiABBjHARiYBRiZBRivAcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEYY-QHCAgcQLhiABBgKmAMAkgcHMTAuMTEuMaAHisgBsgcHMTAuMTEuMbgHsRTCBwkyLTExLjEwLjHIB8IBgAgA&amp;sclient=gws-wiz&amp;mstk=AUtExfA20sDFtfceYkcnL0e2iNDkEAgjUl__fiL7jNOeBiANm8xPBNKD3SnONYxH6liJzPX58TTGeT71wnjzm6wtC5fkYrAm_6gJaceMgx_04mpxCYDfubzeSW7XXpma2-qB-2P1O_5-htCm80xmdvTmWz5FTJ3K6lMw7xn9XMmlReWimUM&amp;csui=3\">Stolen Generations<\/a>\u2014Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families. First observed in 1998, it is a day of healing, reflection, and reconciliation, marking the anniversary of the &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/humanrights.gov.au\/resource-hub\/by-resource-type\/books\/bringing-them-home-report-1997\">Bringing Them Home<\/a>&#8221; report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Details About National Sorry Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;Observed annually on May 26.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>&nbsp;To commemorate the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Stolen+Generations&amp;sca_esv=0bd1decbe45b1982&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n5KkE0rIslxKWg4PvXLaAsBZVUhaw%3A1769578277965&amp;source=hp&amp;ei=JZ95aeq2OP2n0PEP78vHkAE&amp;iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAaXmtNTmLCP2d9j6XXT9pk3sbvAh-8Bpp&amp;ved=2ahUKEwinjtLowK2SAxUsMTQIHZaKHcgQgK4QegQIBBAC&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=sorry+day+in+australia&amp;gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhZzb3JyeSBkYXkgaW4gYXVzdHJhbGlhMgUQABiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yCBAAGBYYChgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeSKsYUABYlRZwAHgAkAEAmAHPAaABthKqAQYxMy44LjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAhagArEUwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAgoQABiABBhDGIoFwgILEC4YgAQYsQMYgwHCAgUQLhiABMICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAhAQABiABBiRAhiKBRhGGPkBwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYxwHCAgsQLhiABBjHARivAcICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIIEC4YgAQYsQPCAhEQLhiABBjHARiYBRiZBRivAcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEYY-QHCAgcQLhiABBgKmAMAkgcHMTAuMTEuMaAHisgBsgcHMTAuMTEuMbgHsRTCBwkyLTExLjEwLjHIB8IBgAgA&amp;sclient=gws-wiz&amp;mstk=AUtExfA20sDFtfceYkcnL0e2iNDkEAgjUl__fiL7jNOeBiANm8xPBNKD3SnONYxH6liJzPX58TTGeT71wnjzm6wtC5fkYrAm_6gJaceMgx_04mpxCYDfubzeSW7XXpma2-qB-2P1O_5-htCm80xmdvTmWz5FTJ3K6lMw7xn9XMmlReWimUM&amp;csui=3\">Stolen Generations<\/a>, acknowledge the intergenerational trauma caused by forced removal, and support the healing process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong>&nbsp;While not a public holiday, it is a crucial, widely recognized day in Australia that initiates&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/monashhealth.org\/news\/acknowledging-national-sorry-day-and-national-reconciliation-week\/\">National Reconciliation Week<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>History:<\/strong>&nbsp;The first Sorry Day was held on May 26, 1998, following the 1997 report that exposed the forced removal policies of the 20th century.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2008 Apology:<\/strong>&nbsp;In 2008, Prime Minister&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GWtQ0lKSXl8\">Kevin Rudd<\/a>&nbsp;delivered a formal apology to the Stolen Generations on behalf of the Australian government.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Activities:<\/strong>&nbsp;Events include memorial services, marches, &#8220;sorry books&#8221; to sign, and planting native hibiscus flowers, which symbolize the day.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>National Sorry Day plays a key role in the ongoing reconciliation process between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Sorry Day is held annually in Australia on&nbsp;May 26&nbsp;to acknowledge and remember the&nbsp;Stolen Generations\u2014Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families. First observed in 1998, it is a day of healing, reflection, and reconciliation, marking the anniversary of the &#8220;Bringing Them Home&#8221; report.&nbsp; Key Details About&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/national-sorry-day-in-australia\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46360"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46360"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46362,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46360\/revisions\/46362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}