12pm - 1pm — SCREENING: 88.9 Radio Redfern Documentary

Join us for the screening of this observational documentary looking at Sydney’s first community Aboriginal radio station, 88.9 Radio Redfern. Set against a backdrop of contemporary Aboriginal music, 88.9 Radio Redfern offers a special and rare exploration of the people, attitudes and philosophies behind the lead up to a different type of celebration of Australia’s Bicentennial Year. Throughout 1988, 88.9 Radio Redfern became an important focal point for communication and solidarity within the Koori community. The film reveals how Aboriginal people are adapting social structures such as the mass media to serve their needs. ***

1pm - 3pm — PANEL: Race & Diversity in the Media Radio Skid Row take over the panel discussion space for the afternoon, more details soon Speakers Luke Pearson is a Gamilaroi man living in NSW. He is the founder and CEO of IndigenousX.

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Amplify: Story, Resistance, Radio staging a gallery take-over that is part live ‘Pirate Radio’ performance, part futuring workshop, and part sound exhibition about the importance of amplification and listening in urban politics. Amplify is a living, breathing example of how stories occupy urban space and generate solidarity. It responds to long-standing calls to protect music and creative spaces in our cities, to create more diverse media landscapes and to champion First Nations music and journalism. This takeover invites people to share stories about sound and activism in the city through live radio broadcasts from the gallery and visual conversations covering key moments of amplification of the past, present and futures. Show up. Listen up. Get involved.

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