SPEAKING FIRE – OPENING CEREMONY
WHERE: Redfern Community Centre
29–53 Hugo St, Redfern NSW 2016
COST: $10–$15, free for Aboriginal and Zenadth Kes peoples.
Your ticket gives you access to stay for the whole program of events or to feel welcome to drop-in.
Speaking Fire: a gathering of First Nations truth-tellers and truth-listeners, celebrating survival, resistance and Blak brilliance.
Speaking Fire – Opening Ceremony: 12 pm–1 pm
Speaking Fire begins, as we have always done, with a Smoking Ceremony, clearing and cleansing the way forward for a day of discussion, deliberation and deliberate conversations. Followed by an address by Guest Curator Rob Waters and a Keynote Address from Aunty Jenny Munro.
This activity is part of Speaking Fire – First Nations Stories and Ideas. The Speaking Fire events include an Opening Ceremony, performances, talks, workshops, show, stories and conversation – your ticket gives you access to stay for the whole program of events or to feel welcome to drop-in.
Read more about Speaking Fire and book your tickets here.
SPEAKING FIRE EVENTS FEATURE: Ali Cobby Eckermann, Beni Yanthan (Yanbeni), Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, Jason Munro Jr, Jayden Kitchener-Waters, Jenny Munro, Laurie May, Lizzie Jarrett, Lorna Munro, Luke Patterson, MICKILLAKID, Merinda Dutton, NSW Aboriginal Languages Trust language practitioners, Rob Waters, SOLCHLD and William Jarrett
CURATOR: Rob Waters
Content Warning: Most poetry events are all ages and some content may not be suitable for children. Performances may include strong language and / or adult themes.
Event times local time.
Speaking Fire artwork – artwork design Klo Davies, Ngundaan Marketing. Concepts: Rob Waters and Miles Merrill.
