Dr. Sana Nakata, Dr. Shireen Morris, Paul Daley & Melissa Lucashenko moderated by Dr. Sandra Phillips
‘We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future'. This is the final sentence of the Uluru Statement.
The Griffith Review has produced a special edition called First Things Firstand the panel will reflect on some of those contributors. They are: the moderator of the session and co-editor of First Things First, Dr. Sandra Phillips, author and creative industries academic; political scientist Dr. Sana Nakata; successful author of adult and young adult fiction and non-fiction, Melissa Lucashenko; Walkley Award winning political journalist, playwright and novelist, Paul Daley; and Melbourne Law School academic researching indigenous constitutional recognition, Dr. Shireen Morris. Join us for an important discussion about the future of indigenous recognition.
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Dr. Shireen Morris is a lawyer, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School, and a senior adviser on constitutional reform to Cape York Institute. She is the co-editor of The Forgotten People: Liberal and Conservative Approaches to Recognising Indigenous Peoples with Damien Freeman and the editor of A Rightful Place: A Roadmap to Recognition. Shireen is a regular commentator on TV, radio and print media.
Mon 20 October at 7:00PM
Berkelouw Paddington, 19 Oxford St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia
Join us for an exciting evening at Berkelouw Paddington, as we celebrate the release of 58 Facets by Marika Sosnowski.
Tue 16 September at 6:00PM
Solidarity Hall, Victorian Trades Hall Council, 54 Victoria St, Carlton VIC 3053
Join us for an exciting evening at the Victorian Trades Hall, as we celebrate the release of A Fair Day's Work by Sean Scalmer.
Wed 08 October at 10:00AM
Croydon Library, 5 Civic Square, Croydon VIC 3136
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Thu 09 October at 6:00PM
Readings Carlton , 309 Lygon Street, Carlton VIC 3053
Join us for an exciting evening at Readings Carlton, as we celebrate the launch of 58 Facets by Marika Sosnowski.
Wed 22 October at 6:00PM
Avid Reader, 193 Boundary Street, West End QLD 4101
Join us for an exciting evening at Avid Reader, as we celebrate the launch of 58 Facets by Marika Sosnowski.
Sun 12 October at 4:00PM
Brisbane Powerhouse, Pleasuredome, 119 Lamington St, New Farm QLD 4005
Join us for an exciting afternoon at Brisbane Writers Festival, as we discuss Turbulence by Clinton Fernandes.
