“To Aboriginal and Islander artists, arts professionals and cultural keepers working at a state, national and international level, the 60\/40 vote of NO in November\u2019s Referendum, was no real surprise. So, what now, what are our First Nations peoples worth and to whom? How do Aboriginal and Islander peoples continue to challenge our Australian society about their Truth, their Cultures, their Stories and their lived-experience points of view, when this country clearly still needs this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why should Aboriginal and Islander people, care?” \u2014 Ron Bradfield Jnr<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Join host Ron Bradfield Jnr (Community Engagement Coordinator, JCG) in the Bankwest Theatre and panelists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zali Morgan<\/strong> (Curator of\u00a0N\u2019yettin-ngal Wagur \u2013 Yeye Wongie<\/em>)
Michael Bonner<\/strong> (Filmmaker archaeologist and Berndt Museum Curator: Jintulu<\/em> Exhibition, 2024)
Ilona McGuire<\/strong> (Artist and Creative Producer at Fremantle Biennale & First Lights)
Dr Carol Dowling<\/strong> (Associate Lecturer – Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Radio Producer, Foster mother, and twin sister to Portrait artist, Julie Dowling)
Stephen Loo<\/strong> (Senior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisor to Boola Bardip and The Dept of Communities)<\/p>\n\n\n\n