Australia is the only Commonwealth country without a Treaty with Indigenous Peoples. With Treaty negotiations underway in Victoria, we have a unique opportunity to achieve collective and long-held aspirations for First Nations futures, redress past and ongoing injustices against First Nations Peoples, and progress towards Treaties across the country.
Despite this, there are growing threats to undermine support for the Treaty. This opposition is well funded and uses the dissemination of mis/disinformation very effectively. We need to counter these forces with greater education, increased awareness, and solidarity building that readies the political climate for a public campaign in support of Treatymaking processes.
Join us at this Victorian Treaty Process session for philanthropy to:
- Better understand why a public campaign for Treaty is needed and how building support for Treaty in Victoria will shape national momentum for Treaties across the country
- Hear directly from First Nations leaders who have taken the lessons from 2023, consistently working on bold solutions to fight harmful narratives and build sustained campaign alliances and movements for First Nations justice
- Learn about the crucial role that philanthropy must play in actualising treaties in partnership with First Nations leaders, organisations and civil society.
Event Details:
Wednesday 28 May 2025
12-1:15pm AEST
📍 Online via Zoom
Speakers
Larissa Baldwin-Roberts
Campaign Director National Treaty Campaign, Director of Research, Passing the Message Stick + Co-Founder, Common Threads
Larissa is a proud Widjabul Wia-bal woman from the Bundjalung Nations and comes from a long line of political activists. She was brought up in the fight for land rights, First Nations justice, cultural heritage and climate justice, building strong relationships in communities and across civil society over decades.
As former CEO at GetUp, she led an independent movement of over a million people working to build a progressive Australia and put people back into politics. She also co-founded Seed and is a respected campaign and communications strategist, experienced social movement builder and messaging expert.
Millie Telford
Co-Founder, Common Threads + Chief of Partnerships and First Nations Justice, Australian Progress
Amelia (Millie) Telford is a Bundjalung and South Sea Islander woman. She is currently Chief of Partnerships and First Nations Justice at Australian Progress, where she builds capacity of First Nations-led movements and advocacy across the country.
She is also on the steering committee of Passing The Message Stick and is Co-Founder of Common Threads, a new First Nations-led organisation and Fund that aims to grow and harness the power of emerging First Nations leadership, advocacy and changemaking to win transformative change.
Previously, Millie co-founded and led Seed, Australia’s first Indigenous Youth Climate Network. Millie is also a Trustee of the Reichstein Foundation.
Register
This session is open to Australian Communities Foundation Fundholders and clients, and our friends in the philanthropy sector. Contact us to register.