14th October marks one year since a majority of Australians voted "No" in the Referendum for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Federal Parliament. We want to mark the occasion by hearing from Aboriginal peoples, reflecting on the role media and colonialism played, and responding theologically.

Please join us for a public forum as we reflect together about where we are one year on and how we can continue to pursue justice and Reconciliation.

WHEN: Sunday 13th October, 3.30–5.30pm (doors open at 3pm)

WHERE: Wesley Place, 130 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

COST: Recommended donation of $10 - $25

This is a ticketed event and all profits (after costs) will go to support the next Grasstree Gathering, a national network of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Christian Leaders. Your ticket includes afternoon tea.

You are also invited to stay for a service of lament and prayers for reconciliation beginning at 6pm in Wesley Church.

Panellists Include -

Brooke Prentis:Wakka Wakka woman,Aboriginal Christian leader, public theologian, and Education Consultant speaking on Coming Together after a Struggle: Where are we one year on?

Enqi Weng: Vice President, Australian Association for the Study of Religion and Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation on Echoes of the past: Sticky media discourses and Australia’s colonial history.

Robyn Whitaker - Director of The Wesley Centre on How a biblical theology of repentance might inform our work.

Uncle Will Pickett - Chairperson of the Victorian regional committee of Congress and Uniting Church Minister offering Response and Reflections.

UPDATE - we are now offering a streaming option for those who cannot attend in person.