WINTER—SPRING - Canberra 100

Image: Jimmy Clements at opening of Parliament House 1927. Image from the National Library of Australia.
Inside Out: New Actions for Change by First
Australians
10 – 11 July
‘Inside-out’ is a forum for powerful ideas that explore new directions for social and political
change. From the streets to the boardroom, the change-makers of today work from inside
the political structures that once kept them out. How has activism given way to new forms of
campaigning? What is the new-look radicalism and the role of advocacy and diplomacy? The
audience will interact with diverse panels of critical thinkers to exchange and contest ideas in a
supportive and progressive format.
The two day gathering will kick off by paying respects to the first leaders and by recognising
their foundational work as pivotal to the next generations who are charged with keeping the fires
burning. From there, the focus will turn towards the future and how emerging and seasoned
campaigners agitate for change via new physical and conceptual sites furnished with new tools.
A session on how the arts have influenced change will feature singer, songwriter Kutcha Edwards.
International partnerships with First Nations people of Asia-Pacific and North America, among
others, will broaden the debate to countries where there is a shared history of colonisation and
resistance, and where different pathways towards recognition have been taken.
The forum will be complemented by a tour of significant locations in the history of activism,
including a visit to the Tent Embassy, Museum of Australian Democracy and Megalo Print’s Wave
Hill/Jinparrak/Canberra Exchange.
The Inside Out Forum will include a dinner on Wednesday 10 th July, with entertainment featuring
award winning stand up comedian Kevin Kropinyeri, Diva D with singers Emma Donovan, Deline
Briscoe and drummer Neda Rahmani performing soulful original songs, and the flamboyant drag
queen Constantina Bush and her Bushettes.
AIATSIS and National Convention Centre
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NAIDOC BALL: Back to Canberra
6 july
Each year the Canberra and District NAIDOC Committee host the
NAIDOC Ball to celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
culture and to honour their high achievers. The 2013 Canberra Ball
theme is Back to Canberra. This will see a celebration and a return
to Canberra for many people who have worked and lived in the
capital over the past 40 years.
EXHIBITION PARK IN CANBERRA
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