Public meeting: An Indigenous welcome for asylum seekers?

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 18:30

How can we think about asylum seekers on indigenous land?
Who can welcome?
Who can exclude?

In this forum we engage in conversations on the current policies toward asylum seekers and the history of treatment of indigenous people in Australia. We ask how these practices and policies speak to questions of sovereignty, ethics and hospitality.

Panelists:
Tony Birch (University of Melbourne);
Ghassan Hage (University of Melbourne);
Ray Jackson (president, Indigenous Social Justice Association);
Joseph Pugliese (Macquarie University). 6:30pm.

Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Swanston St, University of Melbourne.