Cultural Dissent

  • Film and Q&A: Palestinians Don’t Need Sidewalks – Genocide, Resistance, Complicity

    • Burramattagal/Parramatta

    Doors open 6.30pm, film starts 7pm. Food and drinks available Followed by Q&A with the filmmakers. Ticket prices: $20/$15 concession Booking essential. Buy tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/CYYXN Dare to Struggle Films, makers of Palestine under Siege, has released its latest documentary on the Palestinian struggle for self-determination. Palestinians…

  • Cultural Dissent - Coral's Last Stand: The fight to save Scott Reef

    • Western Australia
    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    Scott Reef, an ancient coral atoll 300km off the Australian mainland, is home to over 1,200 species, including endangered sea snakes, green turtles, and rare cetaceans that rely on its krill-rich waters. However, this unique ecosystem is under threat as Woodside and its partners plan to drill 50 oil and gas wells in the surrounding waters, arguing the project will aid…

  • Palestine Under Siege screening and Q&A with filmmakers in Parramatta

    • Burramattagal/Parramatta

    Palestine Under Siege takes you into the heart of the struggle for Palestinian self-determination. Survivors of Al Nakba along with Palestinian and Jewish activists, share their experiences and insights of living under Israeli apartheid. Three Australians, Dr Peter Slezak, Rand Darwish and Lee Rhiannon, travelled to Palestine to conduct interviews and…

  • Cultural Dissent Screening: Desire Lines

    • Western Australia
    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    An Iranian-American transman, Ahmad, searching for his place in history, finds more than a just link to the past in the archives. Drawing from first-person accounts, as well as fictionalized segments, filmmaker Jules Rosskam explores the lines of desire as they intersect with identity for many transmen. Join us for a screening of Desire Lines. Followed Q&A featuring Nova…

  • Genocide in the Wildflower State Film Screening

    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    This crucial film sheds light on Western Australia's colonial history. Join us to hear first-hand accounts from Stolen Generations survivors and witness their inspiring journey towards healing and justice. The screening will be followed by a panel featuring members of the film's creative team.

  • How The West Was Lost

    • Western Australia
    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    On 1 May 1946, 800 Aboriginal station workers walked off sheep stations in the north-west of Western Australia, marking the beginning of a carefully organised strike that was to last for at least three years, but never officially ended. This award-winning documentary captures the story of the historic struggle.