Today the Prime Minister announced October 14 as the polling date for the Voice referendum. Read the media release from Allies for Uluru, a coalition of nearly 300 social sector organizations, including The Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education. “The announcement represents another crucial step towards a ‘Yes’ vote, which would offer Australia a unique opportunity to progress human rights, justice and equality by ensuring the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are brought into the heart of our national dialogue.”

As our nation moves towards a historic referendum on Indigenous Constitutional Recognition and a Voice to Parliament, we at the Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education have produced resources to help teachers, students and the community at large to understand the Voice to Parliament referendum and the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Sue Osborne from the Independent Education Union NSW/ACT Branch visited ERC to interview the group of staff and volunteers involved in preparing the resources. All these resources are produced in collaboration with Dr Darryl Cronin, ERC indigenous research officer based in Darwin. Click here to read the article.

Click the following links to download the resources:

Uluru Statement from the Heart discussion resource kit

Uluru Statement from the Heart resource kit for teachers

Preparing for the Voice resource kit 

The Pacific Calling Partnership, an initiative of the Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education, has just released our 2022 Snapshot of Activities.  It can be accessed here and could be useful to anyone wanting to have a sense of what we do. 

Under the leadership of Dr Darryl Cronin, the Edmund Rice Centre is working in support of Eric Fejo, a senior Larrakia traditional owner in Darwin. Read his statement presented to Parliament House in Canberra on August 8, asking all to support the Larrakia and the people of Darwin and the Northern Territory who want to protect the natural and cultural environment of Australia.