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Dates & Times
Monday 21 November
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Stan Grant believes Indigenous disadvantage could be fixed through a strengthening of the will of the wider Australian community. ‘If we wanted to cure it, we would cure it,’ he has said, ‘just like we cured polio’.
For the 64th Black Inc Quarterly Essay, the Walkley Award-winning veteran journalist has examined some possible cures and solutions, especially for the complicated problems facing remote communities. Grant’s essay is published in a year when the future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia has made national and international headlines, following the Don Dale youth detention centre abuse scandal.
At the Wheeler Centre in conversation with Don Watson, Grant will discuss why brighter futures for Indigenous people require all Australians to reckon with past and present injustices. He’ll also share his ideas for meaningful self-determination and building sustainable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.
Featuring
Stan Grant
Stan Grant is a Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man. He is a public intellectual who has worked as a journalist, presenter, filmmaker and author. In his journalism he has reported from more than 80 countries, won three Walkley ...
Don Watson
Don Watson is the author of many books, including Recollections of a Bleeding Heart, Death Sentence, American Journeys, The Bush and The Passion of Private White. He contributes regular pieces to the Monthly. High Noon is his third Quarterly Essay.