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Resilience in Isolation: Ngootyoong Laka Yana – Walk & Talk with Respect

26 Aug 2020

Brett Clarke | Gunditjmara Kirrae Whurrung Ngootyoong Laka Yana – Walk & Talk with Respect is a taking back of…

Black and white image of Black lives matter protest in Melbourne with big group of people holding signs. Buildings and trees in background.

Resilience in Isolation: No Justice, No Peace

17 Aug 2020

Alan Stewart | Taungurung No Justice, No Peace captures the breadth and depth of the Black Lives Matter Protest in…

Image of two artists wearing black T-shirts standing with heads tilted back, one with eyes closed and one looking up at sky. Smoke floating in front of artists and background has trees all around with different coloured lights shining on them.

YIRRAMBOI; continuing the legacy of leading the way

24 Jun 2020

It’s no easy feat to stand on the shoulders of giants and carry on a legacy of over 4,000 generations…

Blak Bloggers: Ziggy Lee

19 Jun 2020

By Kristy Lee Dickinson © | Wiradjuri My name is Kristy Lee Dickinson and I am a proud Wiradjuri woman,…

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Blak Bloggers: Misplaced Fright

29 May 2020

By Anonymous/Worimi man © Stop pretending, stop deflecting. •Start acting, start taking responsibility. •Or, just stop …………. The last two weeks have been draining….

Two sheds in a green country yard with green trees and mountains in the background.

Blak Bloggers: Widjiwa (notes from my phone)

22 May 2020

By Alice Skye © | Wergaia/Wemba Wemba I miss my CountryI miss being at home.The way the mountains feel like…

Comedian wearing glasses and black T-shirt with Aboriginal flag on it standing in middle of picture holding a microphone and pointing at camera with a grin on face. Cream coloured wall with art and 2 posters on it in the background.

Blak Bloggers: Without it, I wouldn’t be Kimmie!!!

15 May 2020

By Kimberley Lovegrove © | Ngarrindjeri My story into comedy is unlike no other. In 2013 I decided to move to…

A performer wearing orange long sleeve dress standing with arms extended out straight like a bird. Dark background with a tree to the left and blue lighting.

Blak Bloggers: Urban Dreaming

08 May 2020

By Monica Jasmine Karo © | Gunai Kurnai/Gunditjmara Performed for YIRRAMBOI Festival Opening Night, 2 May 2019 Laced in the…

Blak Bloggers: A Fleeting Moment in Paris

04 May 2020

By Nathalie McLean © | Gubbi Gubbi/Wakka Wakka Nathalie was a saltwater-desert woman from Queensland who belonged to the Gubbi…

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Blak Bloggers: ANDNOWYOUCHOKE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and LANGUAGE

24 Apr 2020

By Nelson Baker © | Nyikina ANDNOWYOUCHOKEACKNOWLEDGEMENT My Ancestors were chosen by the commonSlaves in their own landFor whatThe wealth…

Upper-body shot of person sitting on a wooden bench drinking out of a white mug. White wall in background with large painting hanging.

Blak Bloggers: Isolation-ship; A love story.

09 Apr 2020

By Tuuli Narkle © | Yued/Wiilman So late last year I fell in love. HARD. After a couple years of…

Upper-body shot of an artist wearing hoop earrings and hair in a bun. Standing in a green and black room with two paintings of another person and a couch covered with a pink sheet to the left.

Blak Bloggers: The End of the World as We Know It

03 Apr 2020

By Rosie Kalina © | Wemba Wemba/Gunditjmara From midnight, Victoria will be in Stage 3 shutdown in an effort to stop…