Being settlers in a colony like Australia means we find ourselves engulfed within the colonised narrative of Indigenous bodies, land rights and sovereignty.
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Honi wants a Voice that implements the wishes of First Nations people, that gives true control over their lands and waters. We should not settle for less.
In real terms, a constitutionally-enshrined Voice has the potential to enable greater exercise of sovereignty.
There is little prospect that a “No” vote would provide an impetus for a move towards Treaty and Truth. Instead, it would deter any government from pursuing meaningful steps towards justice for First Nations communities.
As students, the Editors of Honi Soit support a “Yes” vote. However, we do not wish to reduce the scope of the Voice debate to simply a decision to vote “Yes” or “No”.
To be handed pamphlets and bombarded with filibusters on the candidate pool is not the burden it is made out to be: engaging in StuPol actually matters.
I hope that you find something in this edition that speaks to you. If you don’t, please consider writing for us. We would love to hear you, whether it is an article or a letter.
This is not 1770 or 1901. This is not the First Fleet or federation. This is 2023. This is decolonisation in action.
I come from a community of weavers who were subjugated to casteist hate through the fascist propaganda that overwhelms my country. For that, I promise to destroy every form of structural colonialism I hold and the religious doctrines that perpetuate this violence.
The key to transcending division is a process by which we embrace radical love.
