1 hr 18 min

BONUS - The Voice: A Christian Consideration Mission Unplugged

    • Christianity

Global Mission Partners (GMP) recently hosted a webinar titled The Voice: A Christian Consideration, on the topic of the upcoming Australian referendum.

You can also watch this webinar online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIfiL1rjaFE

The video at the very start of this recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOACNcu4hBs

This recording features the voices of Jeremiah Riley, Uncle Ray Minniecon, Dawn Gilchrist, and Bianca Manning. This discussion was facilitated and moderated by Nick Wight and Colin Battersby (Global Mission Partners).

Jeremiah Riley is a Wajarri Yamatji and Ballardong Noongar man. He has lived and worked across Western Australia as both a Native Title Lawyer and a CEO of remote indigenous communities. He currently works for Senator Patrick Dodson, who is the special envoy on the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Uncle Ray Minniecon is an Aboriginal pastor with roots in the Kabikabi and Gurang-Gurang tribes of Queensland. Uncle Ray is an advocate of climate and social justice, dedicating his life to supporting the Stolen Generations of Aboriginal people. He is an active Executive Member of the Indigenous Peoples’ Organisation Australia (IPO), which is a national coalition of 300 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak organisations, community organisations and individuals who advocate for the rights of Indigenous peoples. Uncle Ray current lives on Gadigal land in Sydney where he is co-leader of Scarred Tree Ministries.

Dawn Gilchrist is a Yamatji Elder and Christian Leader. Over the years, Dawn has worked with Australian Red Cross, WA Country Health Services (Goldfields) and Wadjak Northside Aboriginal Community Group. Dawn fellowships at Subiaco Church of Christ and in 2019 was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to community health.

Bianca Manning is a Gomeroi woman and Common Grace's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Coordinator. Bianca has a Social Work degree and currently lives in Logan, South East Queensland on the lands of the Yuggera and Yagembeh peoples, working closely with Senior Aboriginal Christian Leader Aunty Jean Phillips in the Brisbane and Logan areas.

Find out more and view more resources at http://gmp.org.au/thevoice

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Credits:Our theme music is 'Overboard (Instrumental)' by Josh Woodward, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_WoodwardUsed under Creative Commons.

We respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands and waters of Australia, and pay respects to elders past and present. We recognise their continuing connections to land, waters, and culture.

Global Mission Partners (GMP) recently hosted a webinar titled The Voice: A Christian Consideration, on the topic of the upcoming Australian referendum.

You can also watch this webinar online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIfiL1rjaFE

The video at the very start of this recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOACNcu4hBs

This recording features the voices of Jeremiah Riley, Uncle Ray Minniecon, Dawn Gilchrist, and Bianca Manning. This discussion was facilitated and moderated by Nick Wight and Colin Battersby (Global Mission Partners).

Jeremiah Riley is a Wajarri Yamatji and Ballardong Noongar man. He has lived and worked across Western Australia as both a Native Title Lawyer and a CEO of remote indigenous communities. He currently works for Senator Patrick Dodson, who is the special envoy on the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Uncle Ray Minniecon is an Aboriginal pastor with roots in the Kabikabi and Gurang-Gurang tribes of Queensland. Uncle Ray is an advocate of climate and social justice, dedicating his life to supporting the Stolen Generations of Aboriginal people. He is an active Executive Member of the Indigenous Peoples’ Organisation Australia (IPO), which is a national coalition of 300 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak organisations, community organisations and individuals who advocate for the rights of Indigenous peoples. Uncle Ray current lives on Gadigal land in Sydney where he is co-leader of Scarred Tree Ministries.

Dawn Gilchrist is a Yamatji Elder and Christian Leader. Over the years, Dawn has worked with Australian Red Cross, WA Country Health Services (Goldfields) and Wadjak Northside Aboriginal Community Group. Dawn fellowships at Subiaco Church of Christ and in 2019 was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to community health.

Bianca Manning is a Gomeroi woman and Common Grace's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Coordinator. Bianca has a Social Work degree and currently lives in Logan, South East Queensland on the lands of the Yuggera and Yagembeh peoples, working closely with Senior Aboriginal Christian Leader Aunty Jean Phillips in the Brisbane and Logan areas.

Find out more and view more resources at http://gmp.org.au/thevoice

--

Join the conversation: http://embody.org.au/discord

Follow us:http://facebook.com/embodyauhttp://instagram.com/embodyauhttp://tiktok.com/@embodyau

Credits:Our theme music is 'Overboard (Instrumental)' by Josh Woodward, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_WoodwardUsed under Creative Commons.

We respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands and waters of Australia, and pay respects to elders past and present. We recognise their continuing connections to land, waters, and culture.

1 hr 18 min