The Aboriginal Embassy was set up 50 years ago under a beach umbrella opposite Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia on 26 January 1972. The Embassy remains a stark reminder of the treat of First Nations peoples and of Australian history. From left: Ghillar Michael Anderson, Billie Craigie, Bert Williams, Tony Coorey.

Want to know more about the history of the Aboriginal Embassy?–read Jack Latimore’s story “Tent Embassy a potent celebration of protest” in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, 25 January 2022:

https://www.smh.com.au/national/tent-embassy-a-potent-celebration-of-aboriginal-protest-20220124-p59qpx.html

Program

(From the Sovereign Union website dedicated to the struggle for Aboriginal sovereignty and rights by Ghillar Michael Anderson. Mr Anderson is the last surviving member of the “Founding Four” (see photo above) who set up the Aboriginal Embassy under a beach umbrella on the lawns opposite Old Parliament House, Canberra on 26 January 1972.)

AGENDA OVERVIEW

50th Anniversary Aboriginal Embassy

DAY 1 – Overview of Program for
Aboriginal Embassy 50th Anniversary
Wednesday 26 January 2022
LOCATION TIME ACTIVITY MORE INFO
National Film & Sound Archives McCoy Cct,
ACTON ACT 2601
8am-9am March Preparation
Assemble on lawns at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA), McCoy Circuit, Acton ACT 2601
Gather with Flags of the Embassy First Nations and banners for March to remember 20 July 1972 Embassy resistance
National Film & Sound Archives McCoy Cct, ACTON, 2601 9-10am Welcome to Country
Smoking ceremony
and scene setting
NFSA
March from lawns of National Film & Sound Archives 10am-12noon 50th Anniversary March – remembering historic march of 20 July 1972 from ANU March to new Parliament House with water stations etc along the way
New Parliament House 12noon – 1pm Refreshments
New Parliament House
Mosaic, Forecourt & lawns
1pm Associated Stories and Achievements of the Aboriginal Embassy Stories of the 1972 Aboriginal Embassy
New Parliament House 3pm – 4pm Break: Walk to Aboriginal Embassy & reassemble
Aboriginal Embassy
(Old Parliament House)
4pm – 6pm Open Forum and Q&A + ‘Where to from here?’
Aboriginal Embassy 6pm – 7:30pm Break & Dinner Bring food to share
Aboriginal Embassy 7:30pm – Traditionsal Dance Songs and Stories
DAY 2 – Conference ‘WHERE TO FROM HERE?’ at Albert Hall

Albert Hall Conference

Tickets available Here or search Eventbrite for WHERE TO FROM HERE?
LOCATION TIME ACTIVITY MORE INFO
Thursday 27 January 2022
Conference: Decolonisation and the Sovereign Right to Self-Determination –
‘Where To From Here?’
Albert Hall,
100 Commonwealth Ave,
Yarralumla, ACT 2601
9am Welcome & scene setting Registration & Welcome to conference
Albert Hall
(Address above)
9.10am – 11am Decolonisation And The Sovereign Right To Self-Determination
(including Celestial Law & Ritual Statutes)
Ghillar, Michael Anderson, Convenor of Sovereign Union & Leader of the Euahlayi Nation
Concepts introduction https://vimeo.com/657705355
Albert Hall
(Address above)
11am – 11.30am Break and 50th Cake
Albert Hall
(Address above)
11.30am – 12.10pm Four Master Tropes
(& understanding how double-speak is used against us)
+ Q&A
Prof Gary Lilienthal, International lawyer
Concept introduction:
https://vimeo.com/653340809
Albert Hall
(Address above)
12.10pm-12.40pm Predictive insights
+Q&A
Elisa Choy, Analysing Big Data for predictive insights to empower leaders
Albert Hall
(Address above)
12.4- – 1pm TBA
Albert Hall
(Address above)
1pm – 2pm Lunch break
Albert Hall
(Address above)
2pm – 3.30pm Speakers Panel
Q&A
Open Forum
Albert Hall
(Address above)
1pm – 2pm Break
Albert Hall
(Address above)
4pm – 5.00 Open Forum and Agreed Action Plan