Event Clare Land & Bogaine Spearim

Clare Land & Bogaine Spearim

In Conversation

24 May 2018
6pm–8pm

  • Event Cost:
    Free

Hear activist and writer Clare Land in conversation with activist Bogaine Spearim, presented in conjunction with Tom Nicholson’s exhibition at the IMA Drawings and correspondence.

Land is the author of the book Decolonizing Solidarity: Dilemmas and Directions for Supporters of Indigenous Struggles (2015)She is a non-Aboriginal person who has been an active supporter of Aboriginal struggles since 1998. Her book Decolonizing Solidarity is based on interviews with Aboriginal community members and non-Aboriginal activists, and includes what Land has personally learned through her own activist work in southeastern Australia.

Bogaine Spearim, Kooma & Gamilaraay person, is a member of Warriors Of The Aboriginal Resistance. He is one of the co hosts of the ‘Let’s Talk’ program on 98.9FM radio.

This talk is a must for anyone with an interest in the complexities and responsibilities of activism. Register your free spot on Eventbrite here.

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