The LISTENup! campaign to reignite the reconciliation agenda will be launched alongside the collection of essays: Coercive Reconciliation: Stabilise, Normalise, Exit Aboriginal Australia by Jon Altman and Melinda Hinkson. It will be launched by Muriel Bamblett,
Chair of the Secretariat for National Aboriginal and
Islander Child Care, and Ron Merkel QC.

Sponsored by Reconciliation Victoria and ANTaR Vic.

If you would like to join us for a meal after the launch,
email by Tuesday 2 October.

Sign the Pledge to LISTENup! To Aboriginal and Islander voices
LISTENup! is a coalition of concerned organisations seeking a better response to Aboriginal and Islander disadvantage; a response based on listening to Aboriginal and Islander voices, communities and services. The coalition includes ANTaR Vic, VCOSS, VACCA, Your Voice and Rec Vic. LISTENup! is calling on individuals, organisations and particularly federal election candidates to sign a pledge to LISTENup! to Aboriginal and Islander voices in the lead up to the Australian federal election. See www.listenupaustralia.org. For more information or to get involved, contact Peter Lewis on 0400 586 617.