Minutes: MAV (Multicultural Arts Victoria) Annual General Meeting 2023 Date: Monday 29 May 2023 Venue: Edinburgh Gardens Community Room, Brunswick St, Fitzroy North. The Meeting opened at 6.10pm
1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES 1.1. Acknowledgement of Country With the deepest respect MAV acknowledges that we live, work, and celebrate on unceded Aboriginal land. We thank all Elders, past and present, for their care, knowledge, and generosity, as custodians of the world’s oldest continuing culture. We pledge our support towards truth telling, reparation and decolonisation. We open our hearts and minds to deep listening, learning, sharing, and connecting – in solidarity with First People here in Australia and around the world. On behalf of MAV, MAV’s Chairperson acknowledged the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people as the Traditional Owners and true sovereigns of the land where our organisation is based in the City of Darebin. We also acknowledge the significant contributions made by other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to Victorian culture. We pay our respects to the Elders' past, present, and future. 1.2. Welcome guests and other dignitaries Chair Michael Van Vliet welcomed everybody to the MAV Annual General Meeting and acknowledged special guests tonight, Ms Gabrielle Di Veitri MP, Member for Richmond, and our founding Chairperson, Mike Zafiropoulos, our patron Jason Yeap OAM. 1.3. Apologies We have received apologies from Steven Dimopoulos, Minister for Creative Industries, Colin Brooks, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Board Members Marcus Wong and Sandeep Agrawal, Patron Ted Baillieu, Nela Trifkovic, Jill Morgan and Adrian Pearce. 1.4. Election for board vacancies Michael reminded the audience that only financial members can vote, using the voting slips provided. Two staff members will be counting the votes and the results will be announced the following day by email.