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I met Gav Harris during the #VoiceToParliament campaign, and we catch up regularly for breakfast on Sunday mornings. Although the Vote Yes campaign failed, a tragedy, one good thing came out of it for me: my friendship with Gav.

Link to profile about Gav Harris on the Powerhouse Museum website: powerhouse.com.au/stories/afte

powerhouse.com.auAfter the no vote: a conversation with Voice campaigner Gavin HarrisMatt Wildig profiles Voice to Parliament campaigner Gavin Harris for the Parramatta Profiles series published by Powerhouse Museum.

In May 2023, I joined a local group campaigning for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. We had high hopes. But as the Referendum result in Australia on 14 October proved, while some things change, some stay the same. 😔

#Indigenous #FirstNations #VoiceToParliament #Australia

Link to Some Things Change, Some Stay the Same post on Tall And True: tallandtrue.com.au/blog/some-t

Tall And True · Some Things Change, Some Stay the SameI campaigned for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and had high hopes. But the Referendum result proved while some things change, some stay the same.

On this day last year, hundreds of people united in Dharawal Country to advocate for the Yes Campaign. It was indeed a beautiful day filled with love and support.

Regardless of last year's result, I remain proud of all the local YES23 Sutherland Shire volunteers and everyone else involved. I feel incredibly grateful to have been able to capture these special moments and hope for more change in the future.

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TRUTH TELLING & TREATY FORUM

🗓️ Thursday 20th Jun 2024, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm AEST
🏤 Fitzroy Town Hall, 201 Napier St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia (or via livestream)
💰 $0 (First Nations - Online and In-Person), $5 (Online), $5 (General Admission - Unemployed), $10 (General Admission - Employed) or $25 (General Admission - Solidarity)

💚 Following the devastatingly divisive Voice to Parliament last October, so-called Australians (Yes and Sovereign No/Abstaining voters alike) NEED to be advocating for Treaty and Truth Telling NOW.

🔗 events.humanitix.com/truth-tel

Event brief: "A Truth Telling & Treaty forum In conversation with Senator Lidia Thorpe, Uncle Gary Foley, Uncle Jim Everett and others.

This event aims to provide an opportunity to hear from First Nations Elders and leaders about where to go from here on First Nations Justice.

We will be discussing the importance of Truth Telling as the first step – looking at current developments, and what a national Truth Telling process would contribute. We will also discuss what genuine, inclusive Treaty processes would look like, from the grassroots to National & International levels.

Treaty must be for the people, by the people. It has to come from the ground up, and each of us have a role to play in making it happen."

events.humanitix.comTruth Telling & Treaty Forum | HumanitixA Truth Telling & Treaty forum In conversation with Senator Lidia Thorpe, Uncle Gary Foley, Uncle Jim Everett and other Elders.

I wonder if the attitude of the reactionary new NZ government is a repercussion of the Voice referendum loss here. Has perhaps emboldened those wanting to ignore First Nations people.
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Maori protests: Thousands march in NZ cities against plans to wind back Maori gains

#NZpol #auspol #VoicetoParliament smh.com.au/world/oceania/thous

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thousands march against policies that could wind back Maori gainsBy Lucy Craymer

One assumption that was made throughout the #VoiceToParliament debate & in the analysis of the overwhelming racist result is that all those apparently supporting a "Yes" vote actually desired a "Yes" outcome.

I believe that to be a naive idea, one can destroy an idea with faint praise possibly better than with outright opposition.

There is never going to be a Treaty, there was never ever going to be a Treaty, the Neoliberals & other racists decided that long ago.

This recent debacle was just them making sure of that by setting up a straightforward moral decision of a simple black & white issue as though there was something to be debated, then confusing the issue to the best of their ability.

This result will enable them to deny any possibility of anything even vaguely resembling a Treaty, because, you know ... "the will of the people".

Machiavelli lives.