Understanding the Voice - A Women For The Voice Online forum

Please join us for an online conversation to learn more about the Voice Referendum from a women's perspective.

The Uluru Statement from the Heart has extended a generous and powerful invitation to all Australians. We are embracing this invitation and asking you to join us on this journey of understanding the Voice and constitutional recognition.

We have assembled a fantastic panel of speakers to have a constructive conversation, learn about its positive impact, along with an opportunity to ask questions.

We will also have some of our passionate Women For The Voice ambassadors who would like to share their personal perspectives.

We hope to see you there!

What: Understanding the Voice - A Women For The Voice Online forum
When: Thursday 5th October, 
12pm AEDT (NSW, Vic, Tas, ACT)
11.30am ACDT (SA, NT)
11am AEST (Qld)
9am AWST (WA)

Where: Online

Speakers:

Rachel Perkins

Rachel Perkins is of the Arrernte and Kalkadoon nations. 

She is at the forefront of the Australian filmmaking industry, with her continuing body of work as a screenwriter, producer, director, board member and festival director embodying her passion and skill in bringing Australian Indigenous stories to the screen. 

Rachel is the daughter of Indigenous activists Eileen and Charlie Perkins.

Teela Reid

Teela Reid is a proud Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman, lawyer, essayist, storyteller and co-founder of @blackfulla_bookclub, a platform that honours First Nation’s Ancestors as the original Storytellers. Currently, Teela is a Sydney-based Senior Solicitor practicing in Aboriginal Land Rights litigation and is the current Practitioner in residence at Sydney Law School. She is also a campaigner for the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Sam Mostyn

Sam Mostyn AO is a businesswoman and sustainability adviser, with a long history of executive & governance roles across business, sport, climate change, the arts, policy, and NFP sectors.

Sam is the Former President of Chief Executive Women and chair of Women’s Economic Opportunities Review. She also Chairs the boards of the Foundation for Young Australians, Australians Investing in Women, Ausfilm, ANROWS (the Australian National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety) and Alberts.

Claudia Karvan
Claudia is an acclaimed actor, producer, storyteller, director and humanist.

Women for Voice Ambassadors: 

Julie Goodwin
Julie is a cook, author, presenter, Australia’s first MasterChef winner, loving mum and Nanny. She eats, paints, swims and loves her humans.


Sarah Walsh
As an athlete for 20 years, Sarah is a former CommBank Matilda and Olympian. She is a values-led sports executive, spearheading footballs national Legacy'23 plan, an inclusive strategy aimed at leveraging the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™.
In her role as Head of Women's Football, Women's World Cup Legacy & Inclusion at Football Australia, Sarah leads a team that is squarely focused on driving long lasting social and economic change for football, working with key stakeholders, in football, all levels of government, and the corporate sector to achieve this.

Unjela Kaleem
Unjela has a double Masters’ degree in Mass Communication and Gender and Development from the University of London. She has extensive global experience in leadership roles, strategic communication and partnerships with diverse organisations such United Nations, Nestle, The World Bank, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (IFPMA), Overseas Investors Chamber (OICCI), Dow Jones newswires, and the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Unjela has led regional and in-country teams to plan and execute complex projects, engaged with governments, civil society, communities, and multilateral organizations, often under complex geographies and difficult environments. Unjela has managed small and large multicultural teams and led high-level international delegations, served on company boards, leadership teams and publicly represented organisations as a spokesperson.