Led by Professor Faye McMillan AM our very first LIPPE at Noon webinar included an introduction to the LIPPE Network, why we’ve formed it, and asked attendees what pledge they would make to the LIPPE Network.
Reflecting on our logo, created by Indigenous artist Sarah Richards, Faye said the “rippling” represents the notion of intentionally placing our footsteps into this space and watching the impact of that.
“Drawing on my own culture and yindyamarra of Go slow, honour and respect, it also means that we are mindful of the footprints we are leaving. That they are sustainable and they are creating those connections between the past, where we are now and where we want to be into the future.”
“LIPPE is an opportunity to come together in relationships, recognising sovereignty of First Nations people and the sovereign relationships that exist across two organisations and what that responsibility means.
“It’s something that will have transformative opportunities across generations. The intergenerational impacts of these purposeful footsteps become our future.
“Whilst there’s a lot of enthusiasm, there’s also a lot of seriousness that sits behind the purpose and intent of LIPPE. It’s recognising that the United Nations declarations of the rights of Indigenous peoples underpins all of the work that we do and that these are vital conversations for us to be having,” Faye said.
“This is not just undergraduate and postgraduate programs, this goes to the ongoing professional development space. It’s in a number of other spaces where life long learning within the profession takes place. It isn’t just for new pharmacists coming through, it’s for current pharmacists that are practising their craft with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lands.
“It is the obligation to direct education, research and service activities towards addressing the priority health concerns of the community region and/or nation, that as pharmacists we have mandates to serve. Priority health concerns are to be identified jointly, by governments, healthcare organisations, health professional and the public. This is where APC, CPS, the Indigenous Health Strategy Group and the members of the LIPPE Steering Committee have taken this on board to see where the connections that keep us all together are and ensure we are moving that forward collectively.”
You shared what LIPPE meant to you and why you wanted to be part of the LIPPE family.
As we came to a close you also made a commitment. Here is what some of you said when we asked “What is your pledge?”
Faye emphasises using our positions of privilege to ensure we move forward and to recognise the strength that culture brings – it is not a deficit.
We look forward to enlivening the LIPPE objectives and seeing where this journey takes us. We appreciate all who are actively participating.
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