Sistas Green Sea Dreaming Launch
Event description
Join Bruce Pascoe, award-winning author of Dark Emu, and Ngana Barangarai (Black Wallaby) project leader Aunty Barbara Nicholson for the launch of Sistas Green Sea Dreaming: Voices from Dillwynia Correctional Centre.
Thursday 6 July
6pm-8.30pm
Wollongong Art Gallery
Sistas Green Sea Dreaming is an anthology of writing from First Nations inmates at Dillwynia Correctional Centre, overseen by Aunty Barbara Nicholson with the aim to assist inmates in improving their literacy skills, and resulting in higher self-esteem, greater cultural awareness and an increased ability to understand their own feelings.
Bruce Pascoe has published widely in both adult and young adult literature and has won numerous awards, including the 2018 Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature.
The night will consist of cultural dances and an art auction.
Entry by donation - registrations essential
Read more about the Ngana Barangarai project here.