Talks on The Rocks – NAIDOC throughout July
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Spirit of the Tent Embassy: 40 years on
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Tent Embassy, The Rocks Discovery Museum has invited four Aboriginal women to reflect on the significance of the Embassy in their own and their family’s lives for Talks on The Rocks in July.
July 6 – Pam Touma
Pam Touma is a Euahlayi woman from outback NSW who has worked in tourism and training for many years. Touma was instrumental in establishing a partnership with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to conduct Aboriginal tour guide training courses for NSW Aboriginal communities.
July 13 – Kaleesha Morris
Kaleesha Morris is a Gumbaynggirr (Aboriginal) and Torres Strait Islander (Kulkagal) woman. A fourth-year Arts/Law student, Morris works on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice policy at the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples.
July 20 – Larissa Berhendt
Professor Larissa Behrendt is a Eualeyai and Kamillaroi woman who decided to become a lawyer at age 11 when her Indigenous father found his mother’s removal certificate. A lawyer and author, she is currently the Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at UTS.
July 27 – Gabi Widders
Widders is an Anaiwan and Gumbangier woman currently acting as the Aboriginal Interpretation Officer at Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority. She works with a team of Aboriginal guides to deliver a schools program called The Rocks Dreaming, an interpretation of The Rocks from an Aboriginal perspective.
Event Snapshot
When:
- Each friday between Friday 06 July and Friday 27 July from 12.00 to 00.00
12 noon, Friday
Where:
The Rocks Discovery Museum, Kendall Lane (enter via Argyle Street) The Rocks 2000 Venue details
Cost:
Free
More Info:
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
Annie
9240 8680
annie.situ@shfa.nsw.gov.au
How to get to this event:
Located in the heart of Sydney’s heritage quarter, you can get to the museum by all modes of transport.
However you arrive, head north along George Street, turn left into Argyle Street and take the first right into Kendall Lane.
The nearest train stations are Circular Quay and Wynyard. Several bus routes stop at various places and many others pass or terminate at Circular Quay or Wynyard. Circular Quay is the main terminus for all ferries and Jet Cat services.
There are also several parking stations in The Rocks and its vicinity.
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Location
The Rocks Discovery Museum, Kendall Lane (enter via Argyle Street) The Rocks 2000
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