National Reconciliation Week 2025 – 27 May to 3 June

National Reconciliation Week 2025 theme is Bridging Now to Next.  It encourages Australians to reflect on the continuum between past, present and future, and to take onboard the learnings of the past in moving forward together.  Multilingual
National Reconciliation Week resources are available on the Reconciliation Australia Website.

ACAL is pleased to announce Thomas Mayo as our Reconciliation Week 2025 speaker!

The formula for justice and recognition

Date: Monday, 26th May 2025

Time: 3:30 pm QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS (AEST);
3:00 pm NT, SA (ACST); 1:30 pm Perth WA (AWST)

Book now! (Zoom)

Presenter: Thomas Mayo 

Abstract
Thomas will speak to the current state of Indigenous Affairs and how we got here. He will  speak to what’s next using his formula to reach true reconciliation – an Australia where Indigenous people feel they have achieved justice, and where recognition is imbedded in our national institutions and psyche. 

Bio
Thomas Mayo is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man who lives on Larrakia land in Darwin. He is the Assistant National Secretary of the MUA, and an award winning author, essayist, orator and a signatory to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. His advocacy and leadership for worker’s rights and for justice and recognition for Indigenous peoples spans over twenty years. Thomas is currently on the board of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, and is on the steering group for the First Nations Clean Energy Network.

• All registrants: All registrations will receive a link to the recording a few days after the event. (non-member see fees below)
• ACAL members: The recording will be uploaded to the ACAL website a few days after the event.  You will need your password to access the recording.

Webinar Cost:
ACAL members – FREE
Non-members – $25 pay here or join ACAL here