On Thursday, 16th October 2008, ARMS held a movie night, "Liyarn Ngarn" followed by a forum on health and reconciliation.  This was combined with the Northern Territory photo exhibit and both events were part of Indi-G-Fest 2008, a ReconciliACT festival aimed at promoting reconciliation throught the arts.

"Liyarn Ngarn", in the Yawuru language of the West Kimberly region around Broome in Australia’s far north-west, means “Coming Together of the Spirit”. It epitomizes a thirty year long mission of Indigenous leader and Yawura man, Patrick Dodson, to bring about a lasting and true reconciliation between the original owners and the immigrants.

Liyarn Ngarn is a 65 minute documentary that aims to change peoples’ perception and attitude to Indigenous people and to assist with the process of true and lasting reconciliation. It is also offers some kind of meaningful epitaph to the Indigenous lives lost through sheer inhumanity. Personal stories of injustice are recounted by renowned English actor Pete Postlethwaite, as told to him by Patrick Dodson and Bill Johnson accompanied by the powerful lyrics of Archie Roach.

Following this movie was a forum on health and reconciliation.  Guest speakers included: Dr. Jenny Thompson, a local GP who is well-respected within the Indigenous Health sector, Raj Raghavan, Director of Red Elephant Projects and who has delivered services to over 60 remote Indigenous communities in areas of housing, health and media, and Jacinta Price, a talented Indigenous musician and artist with a passion for educating people about the Walpiri way.

To conclude the forum, we were blessed to hear the soulful voice of Jacinta Price with two songs dedicated to her Grandmother and her Father.

This gold-coin donation event raised $110 to the Lingiari Foundation for reconciliation.