Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 19:30
Wednesday, June 12
As we prepare to exercise our democratic duty to vote our government in (or out), the Wheeler Centre is hosting a robust look at Australian democracy in action. Prominent Australians will each share a snapshot of what Australian democracy means to them. Speakers: Anne Summers (author, journalist); Kon Karapanagiotidis (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre); Don Watson (author); Margaret Simons (freelance journalist & author); Jane Smith (inaugural Director of Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka); Humphrey McQueen (historian and cultural commentator). 7:30pm. The Capitol Theatre, 113 Swanston St, City. $20/$12.