A Young Wiradjuri-Italian Woman on the Voice to Parliament
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On the ground perspectives are one of the most important perspectives to consider within the Voice debate.
However, even further than that, young First Nations within immediate communities reach further in sharing advice as they are not only the generation that will live with the outcome longer but also be responsible for its continuation.
Brydie Zorz is a young Wiradjuri-Italian woman who is at the forefront of advocating for The Voice to not only her immediate community, but the next generation of Australia.
Brydie Zorz via Blue Mountains Australia
She has seen firsthand the issues of being a First Nations person within Australia that hasn’t experienced change is chasing healthcare, childcare and constantly focused on closing that gap.
The Voice, she believes, is the first real change that has been presented to Indigenous people from the Australian Government in response to the Uluru Statement of the Heart, and thinks it has the first distinct ability to make people heard.
As Brydie is encouraging young people to vote Yes, I asked her how young people could tackle the concept ‘if you don’t know, vote no’.
[I think it is really unfortunate that there is this slogan going around, ‘if you don’t know vote no’, because it kind of relies on people staying in the dark, and not exercising the only right and responsibility as citizens – voting citizens of this country – to get informed on what they are being asked to change.]
She understands that young people have been the First Nations communities’ biggest supporters from the start and that is why she trusts they will be the turn around in the polling results.
Social media also provides new age information and a platform for those to share their opinions. Brydie believes that while a lot of misleading information is out there, thorough research will produce informed decisions.
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