{"product_id":"finding-the-heart-of-the-nation-2nd-edition-the-journey-of-the-uluru-statement-from-the-heart-continues","title":"Finding the Heart of the Nation 2nd Edition - The Journey of the Uluru Statement from the Heart Continues","description":"\u003cp\u003eAustralia is set to vote on a referendum to enshrine a First Nations voice in the constitution as a result of the 2022 federal election. In this book, Thomas focuses on the stories of First Nations People, including some new voices, looking at the truth of our past and present, and hopes for a better future. Importantly, he shares with you – the Australian public – how we all have the power to make change. The campaign for Voice Treaty Truth, starting with a referendum, is an opportunity to right some of the wrongs, give First Nations People a seat at the table, and to recognise that we are a nation with over 60,000 years of continuous culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompleting his writing just after the 2022 federal election, Thomas has included a new introduction and conclusion, as well as a call to action for all Australians. Now in a paperback format, this collection of stories offers hope and tells us how we, as Australians, may find our collective heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e464 pages, Paperback, Published on 19 October 2022 by Hardie Grant Explore.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas Mayo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a Torres Strait Islander man born on Larrakia country in Darwin. As an Islander growing up on the mainland, he learned to hunt traditional foods with his father and to island dance from the Darwin community of Torres Strait Islanders. In high school, Thomas’s English teacher suggested he should become a writer. He didn’t think then that he would become one of the first ever Torres Strait Islander authors to have a book published for the general trade. Instead, he became a wharf labourer from the age of seventeen, until he became a union official for the Maritime Union of Australia in his early thirties. Quietly spoken in character, Thomas found his voice on the wharves. As he gained the skills of negotiation and organising in the union movement, he applied those skills to advancing the rights of Indigenous peoples, becoming a signatory to the Ulu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003er\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eu Statement from the Heart and a tireless campaigner. Following the Ulu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003er\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eu Convention, Thomas was entrusted to carry the sacred canvas of the Ulu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003er\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eu Statement from the Heart. He then embarked on an eighteen-month journey around the country to garner support for a constitutionally enshrined First Nations voice, and a Makarrata Commission for truth-telling and agreement-making or treaties. Thomas is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinding The Heart of The Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDear Son\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand the children’s books - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinding Our Heart\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFreedom Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShop more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"mysite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50178476933359,"sku":"9781741178210","price":48.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/9297\/7903\/files\/finding-the-heart-of-the-nation-2nd-edition-the-journey-of-the-uluru-statement-from-the-heart-continues-9781741178210-books-55403663327460.jpg?v=1784107860","url":"https:\/\/www.bellaridge.shop\/products\/finding-the-heart-of-the-nation-2nd-edition-the-journey-of-the-uluru-statement-from-the-heart-continues","provider":"Velora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}