About this Event
In , Jessica Urwin traces how Australia's nuclear ambitions have inflicted profound physical, spiritual, and cultural harm on Aboriginal communities and Country. Exploring uranium extraction, nuclear testing, and radioactive waste disposal, Urwin reveals the colonial structures underpinning the nuclear industry while highlighting Aboriginal resistance, resilience, and the ongoing struggle for justice.
Join Jessica in conversation with Jesse Fleay—Noongar/Nukunu author, academic, and Assistant Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University—as they discuss the enduring impacts of Australia's nuclear legacy and the intersections of Indigenous justice, environmental stewardship, and truth-telling.
About Jessica Urwin:
Jessica Urwin is a Lecturer in Environmental History at the University of Tasmania interested in the intersections between nuclear processes, environmental (in)justice and colonialism. She has published in several leading history journals and her work has received numerous awards, including the American Society for Environmental History's Rachel Carson Prize, Australian National University's John Molony Prize for History, and Australian Academy of Science's Moran Award for History of Science Research.
About Jesse Fleay:
Noongar/Nukunu Aboriginal Australian author and academic Jesse J. Fleay was a co-author of the Uluru Statement from the Heart in 2017. His work sits at the intersection of constitutional transformation, Indigenous justice, and democratic renewal. Jesse's scholarship spans political theory, constitutional studies, environmental governance, and Indigenous knowledge systems, with a particular focus on how legal and political institutions can be re-imagined beyond the limits of postimperial and postenlightenment thought and constitutional designs.
Beyond academia, Jesse maintains an active public profile as a commentator, essayist, and contributor to public policy debates and design. He has contributed to national debates on Indigenous rights, democratic reform, environmental stewardship, and the future of Australian governance through journalism, public speeches, and advisory roles.
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Fitzroy Library, 128 Moor Street, Fitzroy, Australia
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