Hear from an esteemed panel of speakers including historian Rowan Cahill; feminist and anti-racism activist Dr Meredith Burgmann; independent filmmaker and ex-builders labourer Pat Fiske; and activist and builders labourer Andy Mason as they discuss the legacy of the Green Bans activism today. Following the panel, Pat Fiske will introduce a screening of her documentary Rocking the Foundations 1986, that chronicles this important history.
Presented as part of the exhibition The Beehive at UNSW Galleries.
WHERE: UNSW GALLERIES
ADDRESS: CNR OF OXFORD ST & GREENS RD, PADDINGTON NSW 2021
This event forms part of the ‘Radical Sydney’ public program series. Taking its title from Terry Irving and Rowan Cahill's book on dissident politics and actions in Sydney this program of talks, documentary screenings and performances engages with the histories and futures of local activism concerned with housing, public space, sexuality and gender.
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Image: Rocking the Foundations 1986 (still). Image courtesy: Bower Bird Films and Ronin Films.
