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*Please note new date and time for this online event* Co-authored by Tanaz Byramji, this memoir shares the inside story of a respected Elder and his drive to improve the lives of his people.
*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED AT THE AUTHOR'S REQUEST, DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND HIS CONTROL. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE*
Dr Robert Francis Isaacs AM, OAM, PhD (Hon) has spent his life bridging the divide between white and black Australia. Taken from his mother as a baby, Robert was raised in institutions not knowing he had a family and not knowing he was Aboriginal.
Enduring severe hardship, discipline and abuse at the hands of the Christian Brothers, Robert went out into the world at the age of 16 determined to make a life for himself and a family of his own.
A chance encounter with a member of his extended family would help shape the rest of his life. Determined to both embrace his culture and build on his faith and education, Robert immersed himself in the world of Aboriginal health and housing, proving to be a straight-talking, deft political negotiator who can achieve real outcomes for Aboriginal people. Over the decades, Robert brings his considerable interpersonal skills to bear in the areas of alcohol and drug abuse, employment, relations with the police, the justice system and education.
| Mon, Dec 08 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Tue, Dec 09 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Wed, Dec 10 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Dec 11 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Fri, Dec 12 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Sat, Dec 13 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
| Sun, Dec 14 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
The Geelong Regional Library Corporation acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin nation, and the Gulidjan and Gadubanud Peoples of the Maar nations as the Original Owners of the lands on which our library services operate. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and celebrate First Nations Peoples of this land as the custodians of learning, literacy, knowledge and story.
