Join this amazing group of young people from Canberra College as they host this amazing vodcast discussing the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
They lead a balanced conversation about the YES vote and hope to provide as much information for our young people who are of voting age to make an informed decision about their vote.
The power of the youth voice important in this referendum and this conversation is a must listen for all young people and all voters!
These young folk we're joined by esteemed guests for a Q & A.
Dr John Davis : JD is a proud Murri Ambae man. He is a Traditional Owner of the western sides of Bunya Bunya Mountains, Country we call Boobagarrn Ngumminge.
“My people are Cobble Cobble kinnected to Warra and Dalby. We have links directly to the Barunggam and Wakka Wakka people”. John is passionate about our people, our languages and culture and working and moving our ways forward as best practice in education and community development. John is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab (Deakin University), an activist, public-facing think-tank rooted in research that leads with the insight that Indigenous Knowledge carries the patterns, systems, methods and protocols to make regenerative models of production, trade, economics, governance and technology function sustainably at scale.
John was former CEO of the Stronger Smarter Institute, an organisation that works with educators to improve the educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. He is a regular media commentator, including regular appearances as a panellist on ABC’s The Drum.
Brydie Zorz: Working as an advocate and a proud Wiradjuri woman, Brydie has featured in a wide range of forums from the Lithgow Mercury to Italy’s Il Globo newspapers. Brydie has given voice to the Uluru Statement from the heart and speaking on both indigenous representation in our country and the specific issues that are currently under debate regarding the Uluru Statement and the constitutional reform. Brydie is an ambassador for the Uluru Youth Network.
Scott Gorringe : Scott is a Mithaka man from far western Queensland. Scott is both passionate and resolute about bringing people together around approaches to complex challenges. He is best known for his trustworthiness, humility and unbridled and unparalleled passion for driving cultural awareness and change.
Along with 5 other Mithaka people, Scott led the Mithaka Native Title process for 12 years to a successful Consent Determination decision in October 2015. He believes the challenge is to reconnect with self, others, and the environment. Scott has a master’s degree from the University of Queensland, studied at The University of British Columbia in Canada. He is Director of Murrimatters Consulting, Fellow of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, and Chief Investigator on Australian Research Council grant (ANU).
The National and International experiences broadened Scott’s knowledge and understanding of other Indigenous societies which places him at the forefront of articulating ground-breaking and cutting-edge strategies which have been created to assist First Nation Peoples’ ongoing willingness to foster and drive self-determination.
Ngunnawal elder Aunty Violet Sheridan : Aunty Violet cannot be with us on the day but has passed some thoughts to relay to the audience:
Aunty Violet says that the referendum is a critical step towards her Grand Children and Great Grand Children being able to walk with you in a country with no racism.
She wants you to know that she feels that her community cannot do this without other Australians walking alongside
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Join this amazing group of young people from Canberra College as they host this amazing vodcast discussing the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
They lead a balanced conversation about the YES vote and hope to provide as much information for our young people who are of voting age to make an informed decision about their vote.
The power of the youth voice important in this referendum and this conversation is a must listen for all young people and all voters!
These young folk we're joined by esteemed guests for a Q & A.
Dr John Davis : JD is a proud Murri Ambae man. He is a Traditional Owner of the western sides of Bunya Bunya Mountains, Country we call Boobagarrn Ngumminge.
“My people are Cobble Cobble kinnected to Warra and Dalby. We have links directly to the Barunggam and Wakka Wakka people”. John is passionate about our people, our languages and culture and working and moving our ways forward as best practice in education and community development. John is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab (Deakin University), an activist, public-facing think-tank rooted in research that leads with the insight that Indigenous Knowledge carries the patterns, systems, methods and protocols to make regenerative models of production, trade, economics, governance and technology function sustainably at scale.
John was former CEO of the Stronger Smarter Institute, an organisation that works with educators to improve the educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. He is a regular media commentator, including regular appearances as a panellist on ABC’s The Drum.
Brydie Zorz: Working as an advocate and a proud Wiradjuri woman, Brydie has featured in a wide range of forums from the Lithgow Mercury to Italy’s Il Globo newspapers. Brydie has given voice to the Uluru Statement from the heart and speaking on both indigenous representation in our country and the specific issues that are currently under debate regarding the Uluru Statement and the constitutional reform. Brydie is an ambassador for the Uluru Youth Network.
Scott Gorringe : Scott is a Mithaka man from far western Queensland. Scott is both passionate and resolute about bringing people together around approaches to complex challenges. He is best known for his trustworthiness, humility and unbridled and unparalleled passion for driving cultural awareness and change.
Along with 5 other Mithaka people, Scott led the Mithaka Native Title process for 12 years to a successful Consent Determination decision in October 2015. He believes the challenge is to reconnect with self, others, and the environment. Scott has a master’s degree from the University of Queensland, studied at The University of British Columbia in Canada. He is Director of Murrimatters Consulting, Fellow of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, and Chief Investigator on Australian Research Council grant (ANU).
The National and International experiences broadened Scott’s knowledge and understanding of other Indigenous societies which places him at the forefront of articulating ground-breaking and cutting-edge strategies which have been created to assist First Nation Peoples’ ongoing willingness to foster and drive self-determination.
Ngunnawal elder Aunty Violet Sheridan : Aunty Violet cannot be with us on the day but has passed some thoughts to relay to the audience:
Aunty Violet says that the referendum is a critical step towards her Grand Children and Great Grand Children being able to walk with you in a country with no racism.
She wants you to know that she feels that her community cannot do this without other Australians walking alongside
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