In NAIDOC Week, is reconciliation between Black and White Australians dead, buried, or in need of re-imagining? The fallout of the Voice Referendum has left many jaded, confused, angry or indifferent.
Two galvanising reflections on what all Australians can learn from the referendum, with visions for what next.
Speakers
Professor Tom Calma AOAboriginal Elder from the Kungarakan tribal group and a member of the Iwaidja and Woolwonga tribal groups in the Top End of the NT. Former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, 2023 Senior Australian of the Year.
The Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration was recorded at the Don Dunstan Foundation at Adelaide University on May 29, 2024.
Professor Andrew GunstoneDirector National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and JusticeAssociate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Reconciliation and Professor Indigenous Studies Federation University Co-Chair Reconciliation Victoria
Erin LangChair of Reconciliation Queensland, Bundjalung woman
This event was recorded at the Brisbane Writers Festival 31 May 2024
Further Information
Book Reflections on the Voice: During and After the Campaign by Professor Andrew Gunstone
NAIDOC Week 7-14 July 2024
