Noel Pearson
In Conversation with Gippsland
Monday 4 September 6:15pm
If
you would like to participate in the Smoking Ceremony, please arrive at
5:40pm. Theatre doors will open at 6pm.
Noel Pearson, In
Conversation with Gippsland, presented by the Committee for Gippsland in
partnership with Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation
(GLaWAC).
Noel Pearson comes from the Guugu Yimithirr community of
Hope Vale.
For over 30 years, Mr Pearson has pursued key agendas to
achieve land rights and socioeconomic development outcomes for Cape York.
He co-founded the Cape York Land Council and negotiated with the Keating
government to establish the Native Title Act 1993 after the High Court’s
landmark Mabo decision rejected the fiction of terra nullius. He is also
the Founder of Cape York Partnership and Good to Great Schools Australia.
Mr
Pearson served as a member of the Expert Panel on Constitutional
Recognition of Indigenous Australians and the Referendum Council. He is
currently a member of the First Nations Referendum Working Group and
continues to advocate for structural reforms to empower Indigenous people.
Duration:
1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission
All tickets: $15
