Join Bruce Pascoe and Professor Ray Norris with Natasha Mitchell to discuss their eye-opening new book Big Sky: When the Emu Left the Earth. Then go outside, look up, and wonder about what connects humans rather than divides us. Humans have always gazed at the night sky, and (when we could) into the far reaches of our galaxy, to make meaning and sense of life here on Earth. The stories we tell about stars, planets, the Sun, the Moon, and more offer powerful lessons for us all — and for our relationships.This event was hosted by the Melbourne Writers Festival (find out more at<a href="https://mwf.com.au/"> mwf.com.au</a>), <a href="https://museumsvictoria.com.au/scienceworks/">Scienceworks</a>, <a href="https://museumsvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/">Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre</a> on the country of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation and the <a href="https://www.bunuronglc.org/">Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation.</a>Speakers<a href="https://www.magabala.com/collections/bruce-pascoe">Bruce Pascoe</a>Author, poet, Aboriginal farmer based on Yuin CountryAuthor of Dark Emu and coauthor, Big Sky: When the Emu Left the Earth (Magabala Books, 2006)<a href="https://people.csiro.au/n/r/ray-norris">Professor Ray Norris</a>Astrophysicist and honorary fellow at CSIROCoauthor, Big Sky: When the Emu Left the Earth (Magabala Books, 2006)Thanks to <a href="https://museumsvictoria.com.au/about-us/board-and-staff/staff/dr-tanya-hill/">Dr Tanya Hill, Senior Curator of Astronomy</a> at the Scienceworks, and <a href="https://mwf.com.au/news/a-q-a-with-mwf-festival-director-veronica-sullivan">Veronica Sullivan</a>, CEO and Director of the Melbourne Writers Festival.

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