WA Voice Online Town Hall
Event description
Senator Sue Lines invites you to a special interactive community forum, along with special guests Thomas Mayo and Narelle Henry to learn more about the upcoming Voice referendum.
Together we will talk about why constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a Voice to Parliament is a crucial step in the walk towards reconciliation as a country. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions, share their feedback and learn about ways to engage in the local community.
This meeting is open to all community members and is being held online.
This is an opportunity for our community to learn and engage in a constructive conversation about the Voice Referendum and its potential impact.
The Voice was a key ask from the Uluru Statement from the Heart which was an invitation to all Australians to recognise the ancestral ties that have existed for over 60,000 years and empower all First Nations people to have a Voice in their future.
We are wholeheartedly accepting the invitation and would like to invite you to join us to walk together towards this historic reform.
Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man. He is a union official with the MUA and is an advocate in the campaign for a constitutionally enshrined Voice – the key proposal in the Uluru Statement. He is the Chairperson of the Northern Territory Indigenous Labor Network, advises the Diversity Council of Australia and the From the Heart campaign, and is an executive member of the Northern Territory Trades and Labour Council. Thomas is the author of four books, and has articles and essays published in The Guardian, Griffith Review and Sydney Morning Herald.
Narelle Henry is a proud Noongar yorga woman and is the General Manager at Ember Connect, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led collective that elevates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to greater possibilities. She is also a former teacher and was previously general manager of operations at Girls Academy.
Sue Lines is a Senator for Western Australia and the Senate President.