Past and Future of Indigenous Recognition
Thursday 22nd May 2025
PAST AND FUTURE OF INDIGENOUS RECOGNITION
Reflecting on the past and building towards the future
The fight for First Nations rights in Australia is ongoing, most recently frustrated by the lost 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum.
Indigenous leader and author Thomas Mayo's newest work, Always Was, Always Will Be: The Campaign for Justice and Recognition Continues, is a guidebook to action for Indigenous recognition and a rallying cry for those working to close the gap.
Historian Clare Wright's conclusion to her democracy trilogy, Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions: How the people of Yirrkala changed the course of Australian Democracy, tells the story of how the Yolnju of Arnhem Land created the Yirrkala Bark Petitions in 1963 and gave birth to the land rights movement.
Join Thomas and Clare as they explore these important struggles and what we can learn from them. With host Lorena Allam.
Thursday 22 May 2025
2.00pm - 3.00pm
LIVE STREAMED
Upstairs @ the Library