Workshop: Empowering Earth scientists in Reconciliation
Join us for a special, Indigenous-led, pre-conference workshop as part of the Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC) to learn from First Nations people about how we can all make Australian Earth science more inclusive for all.
This NCRIS enabled event is brought to you by GICE, the Geoscience Indigenous Collaboration and Engagement Specialist Group of the Geological Society of Australia. AuScope proudly supports GICE’s ongoing reconciliation action.
This pre-conference workshop organised by GICE intends to empower individuals within the Earth science community to be more inclusive of Indigenous Australians' contributions and perspectives. The workshop will highlight how collaboration can improve the Earth science community, and participants will gain the confidence, and actionable steps to promote and facilitate reconciliation in their workplaces. Moreover, the workshop will provide opportunities for participants to establish connections with Australia's Earth science ally network and Indigenous leaders in Australian Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM).
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The keynote address will be given by Kado Muir, an expert in negotiating First Nations equity in projects on traditional country. Kado actively promotes alternative community-based enterprises and sustainable livelihoods through his culturally grounded economic model, Wealth in First Nations. Kadi is a Traditional Owner and Native title holder in the central deserts of Western Australia, and Chair of the National Native Council as well as Co-Chair of the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance. He is a leading Australian ethnoecologist and two-way knowledge practitioner, as custodian of Ngalia cultural heritage and Traditional Ecological Knowledge merged with his anthropological training.
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A panel discussion featuring Torres Webb (Cultural Capability Advisor, CSIRO), Professor Stephen van Leeuwen (Botanical ecologist and Australia's first Indigenous Chair of Biodiversity and Environmental Science at Curtin University), Nat Raisbeck-Brown (Spatial scientist with interest in spatial data management, remote sensing, Indigenous land management and language, and the environment at CSIRO), Denise Ali-Smith (Senior Linguist / Language Co-Ordinator, Noongar Boodjar Language Cultural Aboriginal Corporation) and Dr Emma Woodward (Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO who supports Indigenous-led science and knowledge weaving to deliver collaborative solutions to land and sea management). The panel discussion and Q&A session will focus on experiences in Indigenous engagement and case studies of the panel members.
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During the afternoon tea session, attendees will have an opportunity to network and engage with Kado Muir and the panel members. Additionally, a short clip of the documentary Rola [Stone] will be screened, along with a pre-recorded interview with director and producer of the film, Dr Marissa Betts. Rola [Stone] won the Geoscience Professionals category in the Earth Futures film festival in 2022, and will serve as an important discussion prompt for participants in this session.
The GICE aims to establish collaborative relationships that foster inclusion, diversity and innovation. This workshop provides a unique platform for our Earth science community to engage with Indigenous Australians and First Nations knowledge in the context of Earth science research, teaching and industry.
EVENT DATE, TIME & LOCATION
Monday 26th June 2023, 1-4 PM WST
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
Whadjuk Noongar Country
IN-PERSON TICKETS
In-Person Standard $175
In-Person Student/Unemployed $55
Please note you can attend this pre-conference workshop without having
to attend the AESC 2023. conference. Please follow the prompts for each
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ONLINE TICKETS
Online GSA Member $85
Online GSA Non-Member $100
Online Student/Unemployed $55
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about this workshop, please email Arinex.