Noel Pearson will be speaking at the Speak Loud for Land Justice public meeting in Melbourne on Thursday evening. Speak Loud is a forum for indigenous people to put their views on land rights and sovereignty issues. It has been initiated by the Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation. Other speakers include Monica Morgan (Yorta Yorta), Margaret Gardiner and Marjorie Thorpe. Murrandoo Yanner and Michael Mansell were previously advertised but have had to withdraw due to community commitments. Speak Loud begins at 7pm on Thursday, December 9, at Storey Hall, RMIT, Swanston St, city. The forum has been dedicated to the memory of the late Ron Castan QC, who fought several keynote native title cases. An exhibition of indigenous art is currently running at Storey Hall and will be open to meeting-goers before and after the meeting. Refreshments will be provided after the meeting for those who want to visit the exhibition and continue the discussion. The meeting is also endorsed by the Koori-Gubbah Club (Monash Uni), Trade Unionists for Land Rights, Defenders of Native Title, Students for Land Justice and Reconciliation (Melbourne Uni) and the RMIT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Support and Liaison Unit. For more information ring David Glanz on 0418 316 310. Please circulate this message to all suitable lists and addresses. LL.VL -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink