2025 Frank Archibald Memorial Lecture

From Protest to Policy presented by Yvonne Weldon

Free Entry and refreshments from 5:15pm, with the lecture commencing at 6pm in person and online. If attending in person, book by Friday 5th of September. Follow the link below for more information, including booking and zoom registration:

https://www.une.edu.au/info-for/indigenous-matters/oorala/whats-on/frank-archibald-memorial-lecture-series

Yvonne Weldon is a proud Wiradjuri woman and the first Aboriginal councillor ever elected to the City of Sydney. She has carried community leadership into many spaces; as Chair of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, as CEO of the Stolen Generations Council (NSW & ACT), and as a voice for families, children, and survivors.

In this year’s Frank Archibald Memorial Lecture, Yvonne will honour the legacy of her late uncle Paul Coe and reflect on her upbringing in the Redfern revolution. She will share what she has learned walking between protest lines and policy tables, and speak to the unfinished work of Closing the Gap.

You are invited to join us on country at UNE Armidale campus and via Zoom, to listen to Yvonne’s story and reflect with us on the responsibilities we all carry for change.

If you would like to get to know Yvonne ahead of time, check out this ABC Radio National interview on Speak Out from June this year: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/speakingout/speaking-out/105376790