2016 Duguid Memorial Lecture – presented by Professor Tom Calma

Professor Tom Calma is an Aboriginal Elder from the Kungarakan tribal group and a member of the Iwaidja tribal group whose traditional lands are south west of Darwin and on the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory, will give this year’s Duguid Memorial Lecture.

Having worked in the public sector for over 40 years, and is nationally respected for his advocacy for Indigenous rights and empowerment.

Professor Calma has been involved in Indigenous affairs at a local, state, national and international level and has been instrumental in campaigns such as Close the Gap.

He was awarded an Order of Australia in 2012 for his distinguished service to the Indigenous community. In addition to his role as Chancellor of the University of Canberra, Professor Calma sits on a number of boards and committees with the focus of improving the lives of all Australians and particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

The Duguid Memorial Lecture is held in honour of Dr Charles Duguid OBE and Mrs Phyllis Duguid OAM for their tireless Aboriginal rights campaigning.

Dr Duguid and his wife gained national and international headlines in the 1930s due to their campaigning for legislative reforms and fairer work policies for Aboriginal people.

The Duguid Memorial Lectures are designed to further harmonious relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities that continues the respect for Aboriginal culture that the Duguids championed.

When: Wednesday 30 November 2016 from 6pm-8pm
Where: Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, Level 3, Hawke Building, 55 North Terrace (cnr Fenn Place), Adelaide (City West Campus)

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