Black Thoughts Matter Launch

Join us at the Gadigal launch of the extraordinary Professor Chelsea Watego's new book Black Thoughts Matter for a celebration of Black love, Black power, and Black joy.

Hosted by Racial Justice Centre and in conversation with brilliant Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO, we’re bringing together the community for a special Saturday afternoon with music, food and of course, Black thoughts!

Details:

3-6pm, Saturday 25th October
Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre, Level 1, 405 Crown Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010 (next door to Surry Hills Library)
Tickets are $15 per person. Please consider purchasing a supporter ticket for $30 to help cover the event's costs. [Space is limited so please buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment]
Kallico Caterings will supply antipastos & Indigenous desserts platters included in the ticket!
"Black Thoughts Matter" by Chelsea Watego for $35, Chelsea will be signing your copy at the launch!
Stalls selling limited edition Black Thoughts Matter t-shirts - also available for preorder with your ticket for $30 online or at the launch for $35.

On Black Thoughts Matter: This book weaves together Prof. Chelsea Watego's thinking on race and representation over the last decade that spans sporting fields, iconic pop culture moments and Indigenous affairs more broadly. It is a confessional of the challenges and possibilities of texts that are typically classified as 'non-traditional' academic outputs, and offers new writing that serves as a guide and a gift for the Black thinker who is trying to find purpose in writing that is of service, not to the academy or the colony, but to Blackfullas. Providing critical context to some of the groundbreaking essays published across a range of digital platforms, 'Black thoughts matter' honours the Black thinkers that have shaped Watego's intellectual and political formation to date. It is a testament to the love, power and joy that is at the heart of Black thinking and writing in the fight against racial violence in so-called 'Australia'. Art by Anna Carlson @ayesee

Getting here:

By train: We are a 12-14 minute walk from Central Train Station (900m)

By bus: From Central Station on Elizabeth Street, you should be able to get a bus to Crown Street.

Parking: There is metered street parking on Crown Street, but difficult to find.

Registration is essential so that we can manage venue capacity and event planning. Please contact info@racialjustice.au if you have any issues getting tickets or need more information before booking.

Accessibility: This event is wheelchair accessible, including accessible bathroom facilities. We acknowledge that accessibility is different for everyone. If there is other accessibility information you need, please contact us.

We acknowledge the Gadigal People, the rightful owners of the Eora Nation and the surrounding areas where our work predominantly takes place. We stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities here and everywhere, in the fight for sovereignty, justice and liberation