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AFRICAN AUSTRALIANS LIVING IN THE WEST DECLARE THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE VOICE TO PARLIAMENT

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Local advocacy group Africause has thrown their support behind the Voice to Parliament by hosting a special NAIDOC Week celebration.
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MAKING THRIVING PLACES TODAY NEEDS AN HONEST CRITIQUE OF PAST COLONIAL WAYS

Dr Dominique Hes Dr Dominique Hes -
Wonder, curiosity and pause are critical human expressions of connection and attachment; a wanting to belong and contribute. They’re also the essence of regenerative development. 
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A HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS ACTIVISM IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS

Peter Dewar Peter Dewar -
This year we revisit the same question of an Indigenous Voice. Ancient history, salty side of the Yarra.
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IT’S TIME FOR AN INDIGENOUS VOICE TO PARLIAMENT

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'We seek constitutional reforms to empower our people and take a rightful place in our own country.'
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BOLD HUMANS OF THE WEST AUNTIE JEANIE MASON

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I’m going to go out there and put my thoughts on the table!
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CELEBRATE THE NAIDOC RUNNING FESTIVAL ALONG THE WIRRIBI YALUK (WERRIBEE RIVER)

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The 2023 NAIDOC Running Festival is on Sunday July 9th at Presidents Park in Wyndham Vale. 
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THREE FIRST NATIONS ART EXHIBITIONS OFFERING POWERFUL (AND HUMOROUS) TRUTH TELLING

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The exhibitions are also a curatorial success because as unique and as individual as each artist’s voice is, together they ring clear as a bell.
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WILLIAM COOPER CAME TO FOOTSCRAY AND DEMANDED A KING’S SUPPORT FOR AN INDIGENOUS VOICE

Peter Dewar Peter Dewar -
A referendum is necessary to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in the legislative process.  We’ll discover if modern Australia now shares a similar dream as Cooper’s.

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