Join co-author of the Uluru Statement from the Heart Cobble Cobble woman Megan Davis and fellow constitutional expert George Williams at events in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney as they discuss their new book Everything You Need to Know About the Voice.
Canberra
Meet the author: Megan Davis and George Williams — Monday 7 August, 6.00pm
In late 2023 Australians will vote in a referendum on enshrining an Indigenous Voice to parliament and government in the Constitution. What benefits will it bring? And what was the journey to this point? Megan Davis and George Williams will be in conversation Mark Kenny on their new book Everything You Need to Know about the Voice.
Canberra Writers Festival, Feared and Revered: Megan Davis in conversation with Clare Wright — Saturday 19 August, 7pm
She’s a clarion voice in the national discourse, but how does an NRL-loving, Johnny Farnham fan from regional Queensland become an internationally recognised constitutional lawyer and the first Indigenous Australian to sit on a United Nations body? Who were the women – feared and revered – who inspired Professor Megan Davis’ journey from railway kid to national powerbroker? Join Megan in this intimate and timely conversation with historian Clare Wright.
Melbourne
The Wheeler Centre, Everything You Need to Know about the Voice — Tuesday 8 August, 6.30pm
Later this year Australians will cast their ballots in a referendum that, if successful, could usher in a new era of change for Indigenous affairs.
Professor Megan Davis and Professor George Williams AO are two of Australia’s leading legal minds and experts on the constitutional recognition process. They sit down to discuss their new book Everything You Need to Know about the Voice, which charts the journey of this nation-building reform from the earliest stages of Indigenous advocacy, and examines the tangible benefits the Voice has to offer all Australians.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the Voice and its significance in shaping the future of our nation.
Sydney
Megan Davis and George Williams in Conversation with Rebecca Huntley, White Bay Beer Co — Wednesday 16 August, 7pm
In their new book, Everything You Need to Know about the Voice, the co-author of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and Cobble Cobble woman Megan Davis and fellow constitutional expert George Williams provide a clear and thorough guide to understanding what your vote at the upcoming Referendum will mean.
As Alyawarre woman Patricia Anderson writes, the work is ‘a vitally important book written for all Australians who have accepted the Uluru invitation and are walking with us in a journey of the Australian people for a better future.’
On Wednesday 16 August at White Bay Beer Co, hear Davis and Williams in conversation on their co-authored book with one of Australians foremost researchers on social trends, Rebecca Huntley.
