Panel discussion and Q&A with Dr. Gary Foley, Celeste Liddle and Kalimna Jackomos on the workers movement in ‘Australia’.

“The unions were like our boondi or nulla nulla [fighting stick]. That’s what we need back today, for the young people to understand that we are all working-class people, we have power in the union to fight the system.” — Uncle Ray Peckham

Join us for a facilitated discussion with Dr. Gary Foley, Celeste Liddle, and Kalimna Jackomos on the history and current situation of the workers movement in ‘Australia’, their own experiences of and within the unions, as well as the organising and solidarity needed today to rebuild workers power for First Nations issues.

When: Saturday 20th June, 1-3pm

Where: Aunty Alma Thorpe’s Gathering Place. 546-550 High Street, Preston Victoria 3072

There will be a Q&A section, and time to socialise after.

⭐Panelists⭐

Dr. Gary Foley is an Aboriginal activist, writer, actor, Professor in History at Victoria University and Director of the Aboriginal History Archive. As a member of the Black Power movement in the 1970s, Dr. Foley collaborated with the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) and other radical factions of the union movement.

Celeste Liddle is an Arrernte woman, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Indigenous Organiser for the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) as well as a freelance opinion writer, social commentator and public speaker. Her writings are in publications like The Guardian and Crikey, as well as her blog Rantings of an Aboriginal Feminist.

Kalimna Jackomos is a Yorta Yorta Erub, Zenadth Kes Winyah registered nurse, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) member and job rep. She currently works part time within an APS Regulator as a clinician and part time for Women’s ACCO in health advocacy. She founded and convenes of rank-and-file, member-led ANMF Vic Blak Caucus @blakanmfvic.

⭐About ticket costs⭐

Whatever funds we gather from the ticket sales and donations will go towards our venue costs — Aunty Alma Thorpe’s Gathering Place at Dardi Munwurro in Preston. Opened in honour of Aunty Alma Thorpe, a leader in Aboriginal healthcare, Dardi Munwurro is a specialist Aboriginal family violence service. Delivering programs to break the cycle of inter-generational trauma in Aboriginal families and communities.

• Mob free
• Unwaged $5
• Waged $10
• Solidarity $25

If you’re waged and tight on money it’s fine to choose unwaged.

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