Communities supporting the Voice: Reaching diverse parts of the community

Hosted by CIP's Tina Jackson, this Zoom features Penny Gerstle from North Sydney for YES, Noah Smith from Federal First Nations Youth Advisory Group, Cr Seema Abdullah of Greater Shepparton City Council and Ilona Lee from Shabbat Table Talks. The Panel shares practical strategies and creative ways to bring everyone into the conversation about the Voice Referendum. From migrant communities, faith groups, disabled, to playgroups, schools, education institutions, clubs, local businesses and more, we explore local action and diversity.

Resources discussed and shared during the Zoom include:

Multicultural resources

Understanding the Referendum in your language - a short video in over 45 languages produced by Polaron and Life Without Barriers

Translated fact sheets in 45 languages - Life Without Barriers

Translated social media toolkits in 45 languages - Life Without Barriers

The Door Bells: Migrant Women’s Network

Multicultural Australia For Voice - an alliance of multicultural community organisations that support the Voice Referendum

Multicultural Voice Town Hall - with Thomas Mayo, Shireen Morris, Maria Dimopoulos, Jade Appo-Ritchie and Eva Hussain, produced by Life Without Barriers

Accessible resources

The Voice to Parliament Easy Read fact sheet - Centre for Intellectual Disability

Resources in Auslan, Easy English, and Plain Language - including fact sheets and social media tool kits from Life without Barriers

First Nations Disability Network

Young people for the Voice

Yarn Up by ReachOut - a safe space for First Nations young people to connect with community, hear from others

Uluru Youth Network - young people supporting the Uluru Statement from the Heart

With Our Voice - empowering youth who can’t vote, advocating for the Voice

Northern Sydney Youth for the Voice

Walking Together - giving people from all cultural backgrounds the tools they need to walk with First Nations Australians by Youth Off The Streets

Faith group resources

Shabbat Talks - Australian Jews supporting the Voice to Parliament

Voice to Parliament: Faith Leaders’ Open Letter - leaders of Australia’s major religious and ethno-religious organisations issued this a Joint Resolution.

Uniting Church, St Vincent de Paul Society, Salvation Army, Anglicare Australia, Catholic Social Services Australia and Baptist Care Australia in support of the Voice