Grassroots Sovereign Blackfella, Jill Gallagher talks about why she is voting 'yes' at the referendum.

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Jill Gallagher talks to podcast host Paul Stewart and shares personal family stories about why she will be voting 'yes' at the upcoming referendum for a First Nations voice to parliament. She reflects on her time as Treaty Commissioner for Victoria and what she heard from the Local Mob when she travelled the state talking Treaty. If you enjoy story telling and a laugh along the way - you will love this!
Jillian Gallagher AO (born 1955) is a Gunditjmara from Australia who has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) since 2001. As a single mother in her twenties Gallagher was accepted into a training scheme for young Aboriginal people at the Museum of Victoria. She worked on the return of the Murray Black Collection and served as manager of the heritage branch of Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Victoria) before taking up a position at VACCHO in 1998. In 2017 Gallagher was appointed Commissioner of the Victorian Treaty Advancement Commission until the voting period ended in October 2019. Gallagher was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2009 and the Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll in 2015. She was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2013.

Chapter

1. Grassroots Sovereign Blackfella, Jill Gallagher talks about why she is voting 'yes' at the referendum. (00:00:00)

2. Who is Jill Gallagher? (00:00:25)

3. What does it feel like to be a 'Grassroots Sovereign Blak Activist'? (00:05:03)

4. Why is Jill Gallagher voting 'yes'? (00:08:26)

5. Negotiating Treaty and the design of a Voice in Victoria. (00:09:59)

6. Why Mob all don't agree? (00:12:28)

7. The pain and suffering as an Aboriginal woman and resources you need to read. (00:14:08)

8. Crafting of the Uluru Statement From The Heart and Jill's involvement. (00:15:12)

9. Can we all agree to disagree on the Voice? (00:16:19)

10. Why are the Aboriginal Community divided on the 'yes' and 'no' vote? (00:17:44)

11. Will the voice cede Aboriginal people's sovereignty? (00:20:01)

12. What will it mean to First Nations people to be recognised in the constitution at an international level. (00:21:05)

13. Jill Gallagher's advice to non-Indigenous people about the upcoming referendum. (00:22:20)

14. How will Jill Gallagher feel if she wakes up to a 'no' or 'yes' vote on the 14th of October? (00:22:44)

15. Jill Gallagher's final thoughts. (00:23:37)