Thread by @drlouisehansen

I love how Noel Pearson said Dutton wants to bury Uluru, but the problem is now it’s “alive”. Growing up my mob didn’t see trees and mountains as things that were “alive”. Took me a long time to learn and see and feel that. But he’s right, Uluru and the words have come to life.🧵

And I’ve not seen something that beautiful in my lifetime. On such a grand scale. Normally, it gets corrupted along the way. I’m glad I can see its’ raw and fresh beauty now and pure intentions. I can see the “No” scare campaign attempting to shut it down… But it’s alive.

I’m glad I’m old enough to see that. I can’t ask for more. Except for others to. The Uluru Statement from the Heart is the first words that penetrated my heart on a national and international level, spiritually, without religion, which is more powerful. Straight to the Heart.

You dream of love when you are young! Imagine you can experience love from a group of strangers just from the power of their words. Or Uluru itself. It’s really magic. It was never meant to be a debate. It was a gift. I don’t debate whether to accept a present. I say thank you.

It’s crazy where we are today. So disconnected from the natural world. Disconnected from who we are. Disconnect from each other. That’s why it stood out to me. Like a key to Australia, before Australia. I have three degrees. They are nothing compared to the history of this land.

What I do know from my education. By the time it gets to the top, it will be narrow. That applies to anything. As I’ve said before, love is on the ground. But the Uluru Statement came from the ground. Gifted to all the people on the ground. #UluruStatement

So I’m voting for Uluru. For the Statement from the Heart. For the unfinished business. For the men, women and children in detention. For the families experiencing intergenerational trauma. For my own trauma growing up in a silent Australia. #UluruStatement

For the celebration of the oldest living culture on this planet. The constitution, tiny in comparison to 60,000 years. Yet, we are bound by laws and the laws have to change. So I’m also voting yes to constitutional enshrinement and a voice. #UluruStatement

Uluru is indeed alive, whether Dutton likes it or not. A gift so powerful, that Dutton is willing to single mindedly shut it down, to keep us where we are. Rather than let us come alive and grow and move forward together, is even more motivation to vote YES. #UluruStatement