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SCHOOL COMMUNITY HUB
Community Speaker Series - May 2023
| Date | Tuesday 30 May 2023, 7:00pm - 8:00pm |
| Location | Higgins Theatrette Nigel Peck Centre for Learning and Leadership Melbourne Grammar School 47 Domain Road Melbourne Vic 3004 |
| Cost | Free |
This event is not open for registrations
The importance of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
Thomas Mayo has played an integral role at all stages of the process leading to the formation of the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
We invite you to join Thomas as he speaks about the long history of the concept of a Voice, the process behind the creation the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the work that has moulded the wording of the Referendum proposal.
He will argue that it is imperative that the proposal succeeds.
ABOUT THOMAS MAYO
Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man.
He is the National Indigenous Officer of the MUA. Thomas is a signatory of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and has been a leading advocate since its inception in May 2017.
He is the Chairperson of the Northern Territory Indigenous Labor Network, advises the Diversity Council of Australia and the From the Heart campaign, and is an executive member of the Northern Territory Trades and Labour Council.
Thomas is the author of four books, and has articles and essays published in The Guardian, Griffith Review and Sydney Morning Herald.