Over three weeks, visionaries from the fields of law, Indigenous affairs, the arts, asylum seeker advocacy and sustainability will present public discussions as part of the Convent Conversations program put on by The Abbotsford Convent Foundation.
On Thursday July 7, panelists including Melbourne law school researcher Dr Kirsty Gover, Indigenous health workers and advocates Nayuka Gorrie, Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett AM and Joshua Smith will discuss the Referedum Councils recommendations to the federal government on recognising Aboriginal Australians in the constitution – due to take place at the end of the month.
Writers, poets, actors, artists and educators will hold a discussion on Thursday July 21, honing in on the reality of living in Australia on temporary visas for asylum seekers. The speakers will explore how arts practice can improve the lives of those in detention as well as those in the community.
On Thursday August 11, a panel of food and sustainability experts will discuss how we produce and consume food today, and whether we can make this sustainable and accessible for all. Miranda Sharp, founder of the Melbourne Farmers Market, pig and cattle farmer Tammi Jones and Zainil Zainuddan, a researcher and scholar in food and urban agriculture, will helm this talk.
