Tokenist, ally or accomplice?

How to meaningfully support Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination.

2024 is a year when many non-Indigenous Australians are reflecting on their engagement with First Nations people and issues. Performative action, tokenism and good intentions are not enough. How can we step up, lean into discomfort and do better? 

Join us during Reconciliation Week to explore the differences between a tokenist, ally and accomplice and hear practical tips on meaningfully engaging with First Nations issues and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sovereignty and self-determination.

Dr Summer May Finlay will provide a keynote address on how non-Indigenous people can stand and act with First Nations people, and a panel discussion with Prof. Lindon Coombes, Prof. Chris Cunneen and Dr Elaine Laforteza, moderated by Prof. Robynne Quiggin, will reveal further insights into how you can be actively involved.

Event details

The event will also be live-streamed, so you can attend in person or tune in online! 

• 11:15am: Doors open

• 11:30am: Event commences

• 11:40am: Keynote speaker

• 12pm: Panel session commences

• 1pm: Event concludes