00:00 In 1965, a group of students led by Cormondale Perkins
00:10 rode out to regional centres in northern New South Wales,
00:15 western New South Wales, to bring to the attention,
00:19 the national attention of the marginalisation of Aboriginal
00:23 and Torres Strait Islander people.
00:25 Those students, and there were about 30 of them,
00:28 rode that bus, and that bus was really uncomfortable.
00:32 What they saw was a lot of racism,
00:35 but this did not deter these 30 students.
00:39 These 30 students came from Sydney University,
00:42 and it's this idea and this concept that we brought forward
00:46 into the digital age.
00:48 In 2023, information is at the press of a mouse.
00:55 We're launching the Virtual Freedom Ride
00:58 to honour those who have done the hard work,
01:02 that who have courage to get up there
01:05 and fight for the equality of people.
01:08 The voice is somewhat like three months away
01:18 from the referendum at least,
01:20 and we're already beginning to have the debates and discussions,
01:22 and as part of that, we're hearing a variety of perspectives,
01:25 in some cases misinformation and inappropriate encouragement
01:30 in the debate around the voice.
01:33 We at the university here will always encourage fact-based debate.
01:38 We'll always encourage everybody to exercise their vote,
01:41 whatever vote they make, but we want to make sure
01:44 that as we develop the debates, that they're based in a respectful,
01:47 thoughtful and evidence-based way.
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