David Hunter Memorial Lecture

26 Oct 2015 - by

The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, in partnership with ANTar ACT, will host the David Hunter Memorial Lecture on Thursday 29 October 2015, with distinguished journalist Stan Grant as guest speaker on the topic 'Countering racism in the media'.

David Hunter was one of the founding members of ANTaR, and an enormously supportive and inspiring activist on Indigenous issues. In October 2000 he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, and he died in December 2003. At the time current members of ANTaR ACT decided to host an annual memorial lecture in memory of David's contributions to reconciliation and Indigenous rights.

Stan Grant is a multi-award winning journalist, current affairs host, author and speaker, with Kamilaroi and Wiradjuri heritage. He is Indigenous Editor for the Guardian Australia, Managing Editor for National Indigenous Television and International Editor for Sky News.

You can download the flier for the event here.

David was inspired by his Christian faith and membership of the Baptist community in Canberra. He tirelessly worked for reconciliation between non-Indigenous and Indigenous Australians, especially among the Baptist and broader church communities, but also in community groups such as ANTaR. In this work he had a commitment towards healing and wholeness which was reflected in his own writings and reflections, including his PhD topic "Signs of Life" which focused on the miracle stories in the gospel of John (David's PhD was conferred posthumously in June 2006). These themes have also formed the basis for the annual lectures.

Event details

Thursday, 29 October 2015, 6pm (refreshments served) for 6.15pm start

The Chapel, ACC&C, 15 Blackall Street, Barton ACT 2600