Guide to the History is Calling; Supporting a First Nations Voice to Parliament event for the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, St Kilda Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, 5 October 2023
PIC/21332/1-5
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: January 2024
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Henningham, Leigh
- Title
- History is Calling - Supporting a First Nations Voice to Parliament event for the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, St Kilda Town Hall, St Kilda, Victoria, 5 October 2023
- Date Range
- 2023
- Collection Number
- PIC/21332/1-5
- Extent
- 5 items
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Pictures)
Introduction
Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice
Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this collection may contain the names and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive.
Scope and Contents
On 14 October 2023, Australians voted in a referendum about whether to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. This collection documents indigenous rights advocates Josh Burns MP, Paul Kelly, Thomas Mayo, and N'arweet Dr Carolyn Briggs at the History is Calling; Supporting a First Nations Voice to Parliament event hosted by the Yes 23 campaign at the St Kilda Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria.
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collections catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10013400).
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as [Title or description of item], History is Calling; Supporting a First Nations Voice to Parliament event for the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, St Kilda Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, 5 October 2023 / Leigh Henningham, National Library of Australia, PIC/21332/[item number(s)].
Source of description
Titles of photographs devised by cataloguer based on information provided by photographer.
Item Descriptions
Thomas Mayo speaks at the History is Calling - Supporting a First Nations Voice to Parliament event for the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, St Kilda Town Hall, St Kilda, Victoria, 5 October, 2023 (Item PIC/21332/2)
1 item,Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man.
[Left to right] Josh Burns MP, Paul Kelly, Thomas Mayo, and N'arweet Dr Carolyn Briggs AM take a selfie at History is Calling - Supporting a First Nations Voice to Parliament event for the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, St Kilda Town Hall, St Kilda, Victoria, 5 October, 2023 (Item PIC/21332/5)
1 item,Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man. N'arweet Dr Carolyn Briggs AM is a Yaluk-ut Weelam and Boon Wurrung Elder.