{"id":2013,"date":"2016-10-21T04:20:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T04:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.assipj.com.au\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2016-10-21T04:20:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T04:20:47","slug":"uncle-greg-simms-will-honouring-black-forum-mount-druitt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assipj.com.au\/southsea\/uncle-greg-simms-will-honouring-black-forum-mount-druitt\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncle Greg Simms will be honouring the BLACK forum Mount Druitt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_1996\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assipj.com.au\/southsea\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greg-Simms.jpg\" alt=\"Greg Simms\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1996\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uncle Greg Simms is an activist for reconciliation, a traditional woodcarver, a storyteller and an Aboriginal cultural educator.<\/p><\/div>Uncle <strong>Greg Simms<\/strong> is an activist for reconciliation, a traditional woodcarver, a storyteller and an Aboriginal cultural educator.<\/p>\n<p>His ties to the Aboriginal community of Greater Western Sydney are through his ancestral links to the Gundungurra (Water dragon Lizard people) of the Blue Mountains and the Gadigal (whale people) of the Darug nation.<\/p>\n<p>He grew up in La Perouse and now lives in Greater Western Sydney, and is a Community Liaison Officer with Ability Options providing employment services specifically to Aboriginal people with a disability or health condition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uncle Greg will be honouring the BLACK forum in Mount Druitt this weekend with Welcome to Country. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/mCvM305hC0a\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to register for this FREE cultural event. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uncle Greg Simms is an activist for reconciliation, a traditional woodcarver, a storyteller and an Aboriginal cultural educator. 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