We are proud to be part of Australia’s philanthropic community that has joined together to sign a collective response of support to the Uluru Statement From the Heart.

Open letter from philanthropy to the First Nations of Australia

We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart

Thank you for your Uluru Statement from the Heart, an invitation to Australia and the Australian people.

We make this response as members of the philanthropic community in Australia, committed to a reconciled Australia and one that is respectful of the spirit of self-determination.

We share your vision for Australia’s First Nations to take their rightful place in Australia and fully embrace your vision for your children to walk in two worlds. We thank you for and embrace this gift of your culture, which will give us all a fuller expression of Australia’s nationhood.

We recognise the Uluru Statement as a historic mandate for change and understand that all Australians have a great responsibility to walk alongside our first Australians in the call for constitutional reform and in the need for truth-telling about the history and impact of colonisation.

We hear and support your call for the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution and for a referendum to achieve this as a national priority.

We hear and support your call for a Makarrata Commission to supervise a process of agreement-making between governments and First Nations, and truth-telling about our history.

We commit to working with you and standing by you and all Australia to achieve the aims of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

SIGNED BY

1. Alison Otieno
2. Annamila Foundation
3. Arnie Bax
4. Australian Communities Foundation
5. Australian Social Investment Trust
6. Australian Women Donors Network
7. Besen Family Foundation
8. Black Dog Institute
9. Broadley Trust
10. Cathy Scalzo
11. Craig Winkler
12. Diane Balnaves
13. Dominique Jones
14. Dr Pete Gill, Blue Whale Study Inc.
15. Dusseldorp Forum
16. English Family Foundation
17. Equity Trustees
18. Euan Murdoch
19. Fay Fuller Foundation
20. Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal
21. Fremantle Foundation
22. Genevieve Fitzgerald
23. Genevieve Timmons
24. Helen Macpherson Smith Trust
25. Impact Generation Partners
26. James N Kirby Foundation
27. Julie Rosenberg
28. Julie Sanders
29. Kilfinan AUSTRALIA
30. Koda Capital
31. Kristin Stegley OAM
32. Maple-Brown Family Foundation
33. Matana Foundation for Young People
34. Melbourne Welsh Church Foundation
35. Michal Fagan, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation
36. Ninti One Limited
37. Paul Metcalfe, Cape York Partnership
38. Paul Salteri AM, Chairman of CAGES Foundation
39. Perpetual
40. Reichstein Foundation
41. Ruffin Falkiner Foundation
42. Sharon Landy
43. Simone Clancy
44. Sue Westwood
45. ten20 Foundation
46. Tessa English
47. The Aesop Foundation
48. The Balnaves Foundation
49. The Caledonia Foundation
50. The Kimberley Foundation
51. The Myer Foundation
52. The R E Ross Trust
53. The Skrzynski Family Sky Foundation
54. The Smith Family
55. The Snow Foundation
56. The Wyatt Trust
57. Thea Kleiber
58. Trawalla Foundation
59. Wendy & Rod Brooks
60. Wheelton Philanthropy
61. Woor-Dungin
62. Yarraville Community Centre