This episode of Random Acts of Conversation, I have a lovely lighthearted chat with Nadia, known online as 'A Girl Tasting Whiskey'.

We chat about whiskey (with an e, and without one), trying out new things, and how starting out with a bit of a joke-flex turned into a real flex. Theres plenty of laughs, and some whiskey education along the way for all the uninitiated! For more good vibes and good whiskey, go follow https://www.instagram.com/agirltastingwhiskey/

As always, we would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this episode was recorded the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their leaders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that we live, work and recorded this on unceded Aboriginal land - always was, always will be.

Inala is a force of creativity, generosity, kindness and action. We have a wonderful yarn about growing up without smart phones, going from Contemporary Dance to Human Rights Law, and how to navigate a range of challenges of advocacy, listening, sharing and understanding.

She has a wonderful book - Marrul: Aboriginal Identity & The Fight For Rights. Which I highly recommend everyone ducks out and gets their hands on!

Inala is a Director at Murrup Barak, Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development at University of Melbourne.

Director on the Board of Adam Briggs Foundation. Director on the Board of State Library of Victoria. Immediate past President, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium (NATSIHEC) for 2022. 

Social commentator. Change maker. Advocate for Indigenous rights, social justice and human rights. Author of 'Marrul - Aboriginal Identity and the Fight for Rights' - out now at all good bookstores and via Monash University Publishing. https://publishing.monash.edu/product/marrul/

As always, we would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this episode was recorded the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their leaders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that we live, work and recorded this on unceded Aboriginal land - always was, always will be.

A very special episode of Random Acts of Conversation, recorded live at a Yes23 Fundraiser, chatting with Rueben Berg about Voice, Treaty, Truth and the upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament.

We talk about shared futures and aspirations for that future, how the voice can work, what it means to have a  voice to parliament and we also speak to some objections that may come up around the voice and how to speak to them in order to bring people together. It's a really wonderful yarn, and the audience was really amazing for this lovely afternoon on Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung country.

As a proud Gunditjmara man Rueben Berg is committed to using his skills and expertise to continue to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Rueben is experienced in working in the Indigenous and non-Indigenous arena and has developed and refined his skills and expertise through his professional experiences in program managing government programs, his Indigenous perspective on architecture and his role as a facilitator. Rueben has extensive leadership and capacity development experience and is committed to improving the lives of Indigenous Australians.

Rueben is also a founder of the Indigenous Ultimate Association and Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria. In addition, Rueben is a Member of the Heritage Council of Victoria, a Director at Westernport Water, a Commissioner for the Victorian Environmental Water Holder, and a Member of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria.

Here are some links that we refer to in the yarn;

Yes23

Yoorook Justice Commission

First People's Assembly of Victoria

The Waitangi Tribunal 

Truth and Reconciliation Comission of Canada

I hope you enjoy this yarn, and find your way over to following Rueben, Yes23 and throwing your support behind the Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament. Special mention to Sophie Einfeld and the Einfeld Family for pulling together this great event, and allowing myself and Rueben to have this great chat.

You'll find this on all the podcasting platforms. Hopefully you find this chat informative, and please feel free to share it around.

As always, we would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this episode was recorded the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their leaders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that we live, work and recorded this on unceded Aboriginal land - always was, always will be.