Our Voices From The Heart: The authorised story of the community campaign that changed Australia
Author: Patricia Anderson AO
Format: Hardback, 192 pages, 207mm x 257mm, 917 g
Published: 2023, HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia
Genre: Popular Culture & Media: General Interest
A behind-the-scenes book about the Uluru Statement From The Heart, from the co-chairs of the Uluru Dialogue, Professor Megan Davis and Patricia Anderson, AO.
The Australian story began long before the arrival of the First Fleet.
We Australians all know this.
We have always known this.
Australia finds itself standing on the edge of a 60,000-year-old precipice. The Uluru Statement From The Heart respectfully asks for First Nations people to finally be given a Voice - but what path led us here?
The story of the twelve Regional Dialogues and the Uluru National Constitutional Convention has never been told. It is a yarn borne from centuries of struggle, full of vision, determination and courage. These community gatherings, led and attended by fifteen hundred everyday First Peoples, represent the largest ever consultation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in history. The unanimous result was the Uluru Statement From The Heart, and its call for Voice and Makarrata.
Our Voices From The Heart is the official celebration of the grassroots campaign that guided us to this inspiring moment in Australia's history. It is a profound call to action for the nation, but is also an offering of peace and unity that recognises the past and reconciles it with the truth.
Filled with powerful never-before-seen photography and helpful information to share with friends and family alike, this book charts the world's oldest living civilisation's ongoing fight for constitutional recognition and is destined to become a treasured keepsake for years to come.
It's time, Australia. History is calling.
Patricia Anderson is an Alyawarre woman known nationally and internationally as an advocate for the rights and health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Ms Anderson is Chair of the Lowitja Institute and has extensive experience in Aboriginal health, including community development, policy formation and research ethics. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2014 for distinguished service to the Indigenous community as a social justice advocate, particularly through promoting improved health, and educational and protection outcomes for children. Ms Anderson was Co-Chair of the Referendum Council that released its Final Report in 2017 and has since led the work of the Uluru Dialogue in partnership with the ILC UNSW. She is a member of the Albanese Referendum Working Group and the Referendum Engagement Group. Professor Megan Davis is a professor of law and holds the Balnaves Chair in Constitutional Law and is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Society) at UNSW Sydney. Professor Davis was a member of the Prime Minister's Referendum Working Group, the Referendum Engagement Group and the Constitutional Expert Group. Professor Davis was also a member of the Prime Minister's Referendum Council in 2017 and the Prime Minister's Expert Panel on the Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the Constitution in 2011. She designed the deliberative dialogues and chaired the Referendum Council's sub-committee for the First Nations Regional Dialogues and the First Nations National Constitutional Convention in 2017. Since 2017 she has been director of the Indigenous Law Centre at UNSW. Professor Davis is a globally recognised expert on Indigenous peoples' rights. She was an expert member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2011-2016) and an expert member and Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Council's Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous peoples (2017-2022). In 2022 she was a co-recipient of the Sydney Peace Prize for the Uluru Statement From The Heart.
A behind-the-scenes book about the Uluru Statement From The Heart, from the co-chairs of the Uluru Dialogue, Professor Megan Davis and Patricia Anderson, AO.
The Australian story began long before the arrival of the First Fleet.
We Australians all know this.
We have always known this.
Australia finds itself standing on the edge of a 60,000-year-old precipice. The Uluru Statement From The Heart respectfully asks for First Nations people to finally be given a Voice - but what path led us here?
The story of the twelve Regional Dialogues and the Uluru National Constitutional Convention has never been told. It is a yarn borne from centuries of struggle, full of vision, determination and courage. These community gatherings, led and attended by fifteen hundred everyday First Peoples, represent the largest ever consultation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in history. The unanimous result was the Uluru Statement From The Heart, and its call for Voice and Makarrata.
Our Voices From The Heart is the official celebration of the grassroots campaign that guided us to this inspiring moment in Australia's history. It is a profound call to action for the nation, but is also an offering of peace and unity that recognises the past and reconciles it with the truth.
Filled with powerful never-before-seen photography and helpful information to share with friends and family alike, this book charts the world's oldest living civilisation's ongoing fight for constitutional recognition and is destined to become a treasured keepsake for years to come.
It's time, Australia. History is calling.
Patricia Anderson is an Alyawarre woman known nationally and internationally as an advocate for the rights and health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Ms Anderson is Chair of the Lowitja Institute and has extensive experience in Aboriginal health, including community development, policy formation and research ethics. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2014 for distinguished service to the Indigenous community as a social justice advocate, particularly through promoting improved health, and educational and protection outcomes for children. Ms Anderson was Co-Chair of the Referendum Council that released its Final Report in 2017 and has since led the work of the Uluru Dialogue in partnership with the ILC UNSW. She is a member of the Albanese Referendum Working Group and the Referendum Engagement Group. Professor Megan Davis is a professor of law and holds the Balnaves Chair in Constitutional Law and is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Society) at UNSW Sydney. Professor Davis was a member of the Prime Minister's Referendum Working Group, the Referendum Engagement Group and the Constitutional Expert Group. Professor Davis was also a member of the Prime Minister's Referendum Council in 2017 and the Prime Minister's Expert Panel on the Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the Constitution in 2011. She designed the deliberative dialogues and chaired the Referendum Council's sub-committee for the First Nations Regional Dialogues and the First Nations National Constitutional Convention in 2017. Since 2017 she has been director of the Indigenous Law Centre at UNSW. Professor Davis is a globally recognised expert on Indigenous peoples' rights. She was an expert member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2011-2016) and an expert member and Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Council's Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous peoples (2017-2022). In 2022 she was a co-recipient of the Sydney Peace Prize for the Uluru Statement From The Heart.