Event description
Do you have questions about The Voice?
Are you confused by the different positions taken by the media?
Want to hear about the Voice from people in the know?
Voices for Monash is holding a Community Information Evening for all members of the public to find out more about The Voice, the referendum, and how it will affect Australia.
Our panel members are;
Amy Rust, a Kokatha woman, Head of Engagement and Communication with the First Peoples Assembly of Victoria and currently involved in running the elections of the Assembly.
Rueben Berg, a Gundtijmara man and Member of the First Peoples Assembly of Victoria. As an elected member, he has helped inform communities of the Treaty process and participated in negotiations with the State Government regarding the Treaty Negotiation Framework and the Self Determination Fund.
Sarah Maddison, Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne. She is also a Director of the Australian Centre, which is home to Australia's first Professional Certificate in Treaty. Her expertise includes reconciliation and conflict transformation, Indigenous-settler relations, and democratic dialogue.
Please join us as they give an overview of the Voice Referendum and answer any of your questions.