00:00Well, this group called the Walking Together Alliance came about because locals were looking
00:07for a way forward after the voice referendum had failed last year.
00:12Now, here in the electorate of Gilmore, the community voted two to one against a voice.
00:18But this group called the Walking Together Alliance really galvanised the momentum that
00:23was brewing for a voice to parliament and have created this network of around 100 volunteers.
00:31They range from archivists, doctors, lawyers and local elders coming together to really
00:37help as they describe Aboriginal or Indigenous and non-Indigenous people really get to know
00:42each other.
00:43And so what they've been doing over the last year really is been running a series of events
00:50ranging from local truth telling events with archivists around significant sites around
00:56here in Nowra and also things like First Nations film festivals.
01:01But as you mentioned, this event here this afternoon will be their biggest one yet.
01:06And it doesn't look like there's a lot of people here at the moment, but we're still
01:10a couple of hours away.
01:11Earlier today, we spoke to one of the founding members of the Walking Together Alliance,
01:17Uncle Jerry Moore.
01:18Let's take a quick listen to what he had to say.
01:22By holding events and I guess carrying on the good work of reconciliation where we have
01:32wonderful guests that actually spearheaded the referendum charge and we're going to have
01:40like a fireside chat and the auditorium sold out.
01:47So that gives you an idea of how interested people are in not just the referendum itself,
01:56but the aftermath and how we can move forward.
02:01A sold out event.
02:02Tani, what will today's event involve?
02:06Yeah, well, Ruby, as Uncle Jerry Moore just mentioned, then it's really about reflecting
02:11on the last 12 months.
02:13What happened?
02:14You know, what went wrong?
02:15But also, what is the way forward for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians?
02:19And so this event will really explore that through a Q&A panel.
02:25But to kick off the event at 2.30 this afternoon, a smoking ceremony will open the event.
02:30It'll be followed by a really beautiful women's choir singing in local language.
02:35And then we'll have the Q&A event, which will feature a range of local guests.
02:39But also the big one that everyone is keeping an eye out for is Aunty Pat Anderson, who
02:43was one of the key proponents of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
02:47So all the guests are really waiting eagerly this afternoon to hear what she's got to say.
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