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The Message of the Uluru Statement from the Heart
September 22, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
CLC Australia warmly invites all CLC members and friends across Australia to this Special Community Event on the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Details as follows –
Details as follows –
RSVP: vicexco@gmail.com then a Zoom link will be sent to you 48 hours before the event
An Invitation from Thomas Mayor the presenter here.
The message and journey of the Uluru Statement towards Voice, Treaty and Truth – a presentation by Thomas Mayor
Since the Uluru Statement from the Heart was formed in 2017, Thomas Mayor has travelled around the country to promote its vision of a better future for Indigenous Australians. He’s visited communities big and small, often with the Uluru Statement canvas rolled up in a tube under his arm. Through the story of his own journey and interviews with many key people, Thomas taps into a deep sense of our shared humanity.
The Uluru Statement is asking for a First Nations Voice to Parliament which would ensure that Parliament is better and more appropriately informed in its approach to indigenous affairs, policy and law making…it is not a big ask and long overdue! He needs the support of the wider Australian public. The momentum that is built through such a process has the potential to ensure that the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities are heard and their guidance and expertise is followed by governments in regards to Indigenous affairs.
Since the Uluru Statement from the Heart was formed in 2017, Thomas Mayor has travelled around the country to promote its vision of a better future for Indigenous Australians. He’s visited communities big and small, often with the Uluru Statement canvas rolled up in a tube under his arm. Through the story of his own journey and interviews with many key people, Thomas taps into a deep sense of our shared humanity.
The Uluru Statement is asking for a First Nations Voice to Parliament which would ensure that Parliament is better and more appropriately informed in its approach to indigenous affairs, policy and law making…it is not a big ask and long overdue! He needs the support of the wider Australian public. The momentum that is built through such a process has the potential to ensure that the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities are heard and their guidance and expertise is followed by governments in regards to Indigenous affairs.
Please join us to hear Thomas’ story and to learn about the Uluru Statement campaign. This will only happen if the wider Australian community shows active support for a First Nation Voice – as a community we can help to make a difference! Engagement with this campaign will also show wider support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Thomas Mayor
Author & Advocate for the Uluru Statement from the Heart
Thomas Mayor is a Torres Strait Islander man born on Larrakia country in Darwin. As a union official for the Maritime Union of Australia in his early thirties, Thomas found his voice on the wharves. Thomas has tirelessly advocated for the proposals in the Uluru Statement from the Heart since being a part of its development and endorsement. He has written about his journey in his first book, Finding the Heart of the Nation – the journey of the Uluru Statement towards Voice, Treaty and Truth. A children’s version of the book, Finding Our Heart, is to be published in 2020.