Understanding the Indigenous Voice to Parliament
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UNDERSTANDING THE INDIGENOUS VOICE TO PARLIAMENT
Join us for this informative and timely webinar led by Professor Melissa Castan, Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University
Our experts will explore the background to the Voice to Parliament and the intended impact the proposed changes will have for First Nations communities.
They will also discuss how the Voice to Parliament will influence how designers embed First Nations perspectives into their projects.
An informed conversation is needed to meet the challenge of the 2023 Referendum.
Melissa is the Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, at the Faculty of Law. Melissa’s teaching and research interests are in Australian public law, constitutional law, Indigenous legal issues, and legal education. She's co-author, with Professor Sarah Joseph, of The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Cases, Commentary and Materials (OUP, 2013), and The Global Lawyer (2020, Lexis Nexis) with Kate Galloway and John Flood, as well as numerous scholarly articles and chapters.
Rueben Berg is a proud Gunditjmara man and elected Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria (the Assembly). A trained architect, Rueben is a Managing Director of RJHB Consulting and was previously the Commissioner for the Victorian Environment Water Holder and a member of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council. As the Co-Chair of the Assembly, Rueben plays a pivotal role in representing the voices and aspirations of First Nations communities across Victoria.
Carey Lyon is one of the Founding Directors of Lyons whose impact upon Australia’s architecture industry is immense. He is an acknowledged leader in design within Australia for the award-winning projects he has led and co-led, his long-standing role as Professor of Architecture at RMIT University and peer-elected positions for national architecture bodies.
Join us for this informative and timely webinar led by Professor Melissa Castan, Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University
Our experts will explore the background to the Voice to Parliament and the intended impact the proposed changes will have for First Nations communities.
They will also discuss how the Voice to Parliament will influence how designers embed First Nations perspectives into their projects.
An informed conversation is needed to meet the challenge of the 2023 Referendum.
- What can we learn that will help us to be better informed in our understanding of First Nations peoples?
- How can we incorporate First Nations communities brief in our architecture and engineering projects
- How will a Voice to Parliament influence our work and the outcomes for First Nations communities?
OUR EXPERT PRESENTERS/PANEL
PROFESSOR MELISSA CASTAN
Monash UniversityMelissa is the Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, at the Faculty of Law. Melissa’s teaching and research interests are in Australian public law, constitutional law, Indigenous legal issues, and legal education. She's co-author, with Professor Sarah Joseph, of The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Cases, Commentary and Materials (OUP, 2013), and The Global Lawyer (2020, Lexis Nexis) with Kate Galloway and John Flood, as well as numerous scholarly articles and chapters.
RUEBEN BERG
Co-Chair First Peoples’ Assembly of VictoriaRueben Berg is a proud Gunditjmara man and elected Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria (the Assembly). A trained architect, Rueben is a Managing Director of RJHB Consulting and was previously the Commissioner for the Victorian Environment Water Holder and a member of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council. As the Co-Chair of the Assembly, Rueben plays a pivotal role in representing the voices and aspirations of First Nations communities across Victoria.
CAREY LYON
LyonsCarey Lyon is one of the Founding Directors of Lyons whose impact upon Australia’s architecture industry is immense. He is an acknowledged leader in design within Australia for the award-winning projects he has led and co-led, his long-standing role as Professor of Architecture at RMIT University and peer-elected positions for national architecture bodies.
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