Rev. Harry Herbert Oration 'Shifting Power'

Whose voices are missing from the decisions that shape our systems? How do we shift power so that truth-telling, self-determination and genuine collaboration lead the way?

The 2025 Rev. Harry Herbert Oration will honour the legacy of Rev. Harry Herbert, fierce advocate and trailblazer, by shining a light on what it takes to disrupt entrenched disadvantage and create a future where influence is shared and impacted communities are at the forefront of designing solutions.

The keynote address will be delivered by Sue-Anne Hunter, the newly appointed inaugural National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People. A proud Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman, Commissioner Hunter will draw on her leadership with the Yoorrook Justice Commission – Australia’s first formal First Nations-led truth-telling process – to explore how truth-telling strengthens justice, lays the groundwork for reform, and creates the possibility of shifting power and healing.

Program highlights:

• Keynote address by the inaugural National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter

• Presentation of the 2025 Uniting Political Courage Award

• Performance by musicians from the Bongil Bongil Youth Collective, Toormina
  
  

Refreshments will be served from 5.30pm at the Museum of Sydney, prior to presentations starting at 6.15pm.

Join us for an evening of courage and imagination as we explore what it truly means to shift power.

For enquiries about this event, please contact Kate Smytheman at ksmytheman@uniting.org