Today we have resumed receiving guests who need to come to Melbourne for hospital business, after closing midyear to recruits more residents and reassess how the house operates.
One of the things we've recognised is that the Indigenous Hospitality House is a learning community. We need to make more space for others in the wider community to connect with the project and learn with us. Reflecting on what it means for Settler people to live on stolen land has always been a key part of the IHH's purpose. The IHH residents have always prioritised space to reflect on how our history of colonisation should shape Australian and Christian identity. While we've been closed we've been looking at ways that we can open up more space for people who don't live at the IHH to be welcome into those reflective spaces.
Tonight it looks like we'll have about fourteen of us around for dinner, including residents, hospital guests and some new friends who are interested in learning with us.