Thursday May 26 is National Sorry Day. Sorry Day began in 1998 to collectively commemorate and express sorrow for members of the Stolen Generations.

In Perth, the major event for Sorry Day is organised by the Bringing Them Home Committee and takes place at Wellington Square in East Perth on the 26th May each year.

The day commences at 10am with a range of activities for approximately one thousand schoolchildren. The formal proceedings commence at 12 noon and run through until 2pm. This includes a Welcome to Country by Noongar Elders, singing and dancing by Aboriginal performers, a Smoking Ceremony and a Guest Speaker who brings a personal perspective to the meaning of Sorry Day. We also provide a sausage sizzle for attendees at the event.

The Bringing Them Home Committee (WA) was established over ten years ago following the release of a report in 1997 into the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. This was known as the Bringing Them Home Report. One of the recommendations in that report was the establishment of a national `Sorry Day' to be celebrated each year to commemorate the history of forcible removals and its effects. This is now commemorated each year on 26th May, the anniversary of the day in 1997 when the report was tabled in the Federal Parliament.