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During NAIDOC Week, Natural Hazards Research Australia (the Centre) is partnering with the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) and National Indigenous Disaster Resilience (NIDR) in an online panel discussion that reframes Indigenous peoples in disaster resilience discourse from a lens of vulnerability to one of strength and leadership.
Facilitated by Bhiamie Williamson, NIDR Project Lead and Centre researcher and Dr Margaret Moreton, Executive Director AIDR with Prof Cheryl Desha, the Centre’s Science and Innovation Director, Fires, floods, pandemics: exploring Indigenous leadership in disaster response will shine a light on Indigenous health leadership in disaster responses.
Date:10 July 2024
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm AEST
Location: online
Panel:
- Georgina Bruinsma, Senior Manager Aboriginal Leadership and Engagement, Social Futures
- Patrick Rosser, Program Manager, First Nations Health Equity-Integrated Care, Gold Coast Health
- Kristy Crooks, Aboriginal Program Manager, Public Health Aboriginal Team, Health Protection- Hunter New England Population Health
- Prof Cheryl Desha, Science and Innovation Director, Natural Hazards Research Australia
Facilitators:
- Bhiamie Williamson, National Indigenous Disaster Resilience Project, Fire to Flourish
- Dr Margaret Moreton, Executive Director AIDR
NAIDOC Week is an annual celebration of Indigenous culture and excellence. It recognises the indelible place of Indigenous peoples in the deep history, and contemporary expressions, of modern Australia.
This online panel seeks to reframe Indigenous peoples in disaster resilience discourses from a lens of vulnerability to one of strength and leadership. While vulnerabilities do exist within Indigenous communities, understanding Indigenous people through the lens of vulnerability alone misses the strengths of communities and diminishes and neglects the leadership roles Indigenous groups have occupied in times of crisis.
The discussion will explore the stories of each speaker who will reflect on their experiences leading public health responses to major disasters such as fires, floods, and pandemics. The panel will explore shared elements and points of divergence in their experiences, and end by considering how Indigenous groups might be empowered to continue to lead in future disaster responses.
Register here.