Join us to celebrate the 2024 QUT Meanjin Oration. This annual address aims to amplify Indigenous voices through research, teaching and learning. As leaders in their field, the QUT Meanjin Orators are set to inspire, cultivate, and showcase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence.

The theme for the 2024 Oration is, "Sing for the Black - From the Act to Treaty" which showcases the creative and intellectual work of QUT PhD candidate, Uncle Joe Geia, through both concert and conversation, giving expression to Carumba Institute's core principles of power, pride, belonging, joy, justice and possibility that is found in Black Knowing.

Following the Oration, a panel discussion moderated by Professor Chelsea Watego will consider the crossroads in which the current Queensland Treaty process sits, placing it in its historical and political context, from the Protection Act and the Director of Native Affairs Office, to the Voice referendum in which Queensland recorded the highest no vote. In exploring a past of oppressive colonial control alongside an enduring Indigenous resistance in Queensland, the panel will explore the possibilities for race-relations across the nation into the future.

The Meanjin Oration of 2024, convened on the eve of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples anniversary will represent a critical intervention in advancing the Queensland Treaty process, which at present remains contested in the aftermath of the Referendum.

Further information can be found here

Panel Members

Uncle Graham Brady

Aunty Cheryl Buchanan

Associate Professor Uncle Phillip Mills

Time

Drinks on arrival at 4pm
Oration from 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Panel discussion from 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Networking with drinks and canapes from 6:45pm - 7:45pm

Ticketing Proceeds

Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Orator to advance his research

Parking

Pay-on-exit public car parks are available within a short walking distance of Gardens Theatre. A car park is located underground in the Science and Engineering Centre (P-block) and under the Riverside Expressway.

Parking tickets will be validated at the Registration Desk to $5 per hour (or part thereof).

Availability during busy periods and university semesters is limited.

QUT Gardens Point is very well serviced by public transport. We suggest using the Translink Journey Planner to plan your visit

2024 QUT Meanjin Oration

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