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.
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.
Thu 16 October at 6:00PM
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Bringing together Palestinian, Jewish and Syrian voices, this conversation will weave together the stories of Holocaust survivors, Syrian activists and Palestinian poets.
Sun 26 October at 2:00PM
Senate Chamber | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600
Join us for an exciting afternoon at Canberra Writers Festival, as we discuss Making Progress by Jenny Macklin.
Sat 25 October at 12:00PM
Representatives Chambers | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600
Join us for an exciting afternoon at Canberra Writers Festival, as we discuss Turbulence by Clinton Fernandes.
Sun 19 October at 9:30AM
Queenscliff Town Hall, 50 Learmonth St, Queenscliff VIC 3225
Join us for an exciting morning at Queenscliffe Literary Festival, as we discuss Making Progress by Jenny Macklin.
