AUSTRALIA DECLARES
SHAPING AUSTRALIA’S
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
14-15 FEBRUARY 2020
BREAKOUT SESSION
Day 1
2:00PM – 3:10PM
SUPPER ROOM l LEVEL 3
CRISIS ON COUNTRY
FIRST NATIONS RESPONSES TO THE EMERGENCY
How can we go deeper in our understanding of First Nations people’s connection to Country in the face of the escalating climate emergency? Hear from Indigenous leaders at the climate forefront about what they see as some of the major opportunities and critical pathways to address the crisis on Country.
Jacqui Katona – Anti-Jabiluka Uranium Mine Campaign Leader
Tony Birch – Author, Activist & Academic
Neil Morris – Poet, Musician & Radio Broadcaster
Moderated by Lidia Thorpe – Activist & Former Politician
SESSION
SPEAKERS
Jacqui
Katona
“Australia is facing climate emergency without a safety plan. Aboriginal land management practices which provided safety for generations have been disregarded since colonisation with severe consequences. Can Australia continue to fail to include Aboriginal people and Indigenous knowledges in a sustainable future?“
ACTIVISM & ADVOCACY
