anti-imperialist discussion group

Shrishti सृष्टि presents anti-imperialist discussion group @ Cross St Music Hall, 28th February 2025 

We are dedicated to the promotion of diverse experimental music, embracing improvised, notated, and electronic approaches to music-making. 

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Eastern Kulin Nation on whose lands we live, make, and share music. Sovereignty was never ceded; these lands, waters and skies always were and always will be Aboriginal Country. 

anti-imperialist discussion group will incorporate group conversation, free improvisation, lecture/presentation and archival video and audio to explore issues surrounding colonialism. The group discussion element will be based on questions and issues raised in a set of short, relatively accessible readings that are available here: https://drive.google.com/drive...

If you get the chance to read one or two of these texts (or all of them!) before the end, that would be great for facilitating a rich conversation. We will take a short break of 15-20 minutes in the middle of the show, according to the following schedule:

DOORS | 7.30pm
come and enjoy a drink, snack, and a chat!

SET 1 | 8pm
part 1 - how did it all begin? origins of capitalism, decolonial feminism, ecology, and more!

SET 2 | 9pm
part 2 - anti-colonial resistance, settler-colonialism, and self-preservation

Aditya Ryan Bhat | percussion, electronics
Isabel Finucane | piano
Sibu Maswaure | bass clarinet, voice
Yona Su | viola

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Cross St Music Hall is located at 16-22 Cross St, Brunswick East just behind the Brunswick Bowls Club and next to Fleming Park. It's a short walk from the number 1 and 6 trams at Lygon and Albert Streets; and there is plenty of on-site parking for both cars and bicycles.