Weaving Three Stories - Workshop 3

Workshop 3:  Saturday 26 July, 2-5 pm   The Third story of Place and artefact making

Our final workshop weaves together intercultural stories of ancient, regenerative and inclusive futures.

Keynote speaker: Stevie Thorpe, Gunai Kurnai Gundjitmara, Yorta Yorta, Palawan man founding director of Sustainative

( sustain native) https://sustainative.com.au/ 

Explore circular design in context to Caring for Country in an urban context with Indigenous generational perspectives.

Understand the role of reciprocity in restoring natural systems. Prioritize pathways for material flows with cultural regeneration over depletion and extraction.

Participants will be guided by Boonwurrung weaver Bianca Easton in creating feather flower keepsakes. Some participants will be invited to exhibit their artefact with Aboriginal Melbourne on October 29 alongside the screening of documentary '"Weaving Stories of Change"

Venue: Fishermans Bend Circular Design Cluster. Entrance via Munro Street (rear of 262 Normanby Rd), South Melbourne VIC 3205
Tickets are $65 and $45 concession and includes materials.

Guest presenters

We are thrilled that circular economy thought and heart leaders Dr Dominique Hes and Alexi Freeman will be joining us for the yarn. They will present a short overview of their pioneering work in Regenerative development and biodesign and as allies how they walk together with First Nation leaders in their field.

Dr. Dominique Hes is a regenerative development thinker, educator, and award-winning author with over 25 years of experience in sustainability, placemaking, and systems thinking.

Alexi Freeman is an interdisciplinary creative practitioner exploring textile research, artisanal jewellery and  regenerative biodesign through circular economy principles and poetic material storytelling.

Weaving Three Stories  is a series of three yarning and weaving workshops led by First Peoples to promote intercultural engagement in rapidly changing neighbourhoods like Fisherman’s Bend. The project aims to create an ongoing sense of belonging and inclusion by sharing  stories about the embedded narrative of place, cultivate appreciation of First Peoples' culture and untangle intercultural differences. 

Open to all genders and children over 10 years of age from across Melbourne .Each workshop is designed to be independent from each other. Have a yarn with Trawoolway woman Merilyn Merm Duff at her cultural artefact exhibit and pop up shop.

Collaboration partners Bianca, Sarah and Michael are proudly supported by Fisherman's Bend Ideas https://www.fbideas.org/ and Initiatives of Change Australia.https://iofc.au/turruk

• Bianca Easton a Boonwurrung traditional cultural educator, creative workshop facilitator, and weaver who lives locally. 

• Sarah Naarden is the co-founder of Turruk yarning circles at non-profit organisation Initiatives of Change Australia. An architect, co-design facilitator and social ecological designer passionate about community development.

• Michael Woods,  documentary filmmaker from Pacific Studio, who will be creating a short film that follows the journey over the three workshops and screened at an Aboriginal Melbourne event in October . https://pacific.studio/