Tree of Life Storytelling with Luisa Mitchell

Learn how to tell a story about you and your family through drawing your own "Tree of Life" with poet and storyteller Luisa Mitchell from Centre for Stories. After hearing Luisa's own "family tree" story, you will learn how to share a short spoken story of your roots and what connects you to Country through the language of trees and the narrative "tree of life" activity.

Date: Friday, July 11th 2025
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

What to bring:

Water bottle/snack
Passion for storytelling
All materials provided

Suitable age group: Children 8+ accompanied by adults

Event location: The Wetlands Centre Cockburn, 184 Hope Road, Bibra Lake WA 6163

About the Presenter:
Luisa Mitchell is a Whadjuk Nyungar Australian poet and arts producer born and raised in Rubibi/Broome but now living in Boorloo/Perth. Her work has been published by Westerly, JASAL, Liquid Amber Press, Portside Review and more. She won the Highly Commended Poem and Best Emerging Poet Awards from Liquid Amber Press and was shortlisted for the Richelle Prize for Emerging Writers in 2023. She has facilitated many oral storytelling workshops and creative writing workshops with Centre for Stories. She is passionate about helping young people to find meaning and fulfilment through practising the arts.

This program is sponsored by: Community Bank Fremantle – Bendigo Bank and supported by the City of Cockburn.

This event is supported by funding from the Western Australian Government’s State NRM Program.

This program is strictly for children and families. Adults are welcome to attend only as guardians accompanying children (for reasons of child-safety). We cannot accept bookings from adults not accompanied by children.