Art & poetry

A year after it was viciously attacked, Camp Sovereignty in Naarm/Melbourne was filled with light, love and music, as it hosted Rock Against Racism, celebrating community and resilience, reports Candice Alisha.

While mass rallies and marches are often the go-to approach for activists, there has always been scope for creative activity to play a part in shaping how wider society thinks about an issue, writes Cas Smith.

In a break from the usual loud protests, more than 200 people joined a silent protest in Boorloo/Perth to demand an end to the genocide of children in Gaza. Cas Smith reports.

Delegates to Labor’s national conference were greeted by two large protests, as well as smaller actions, demanding that AUKUS be scrapped and communities and climate action be funded. Markela Panegyres reports.

Arts venue Divine Playhouse was told its lease would not be renewed after religious extremists waged a campaign against the LGBTIQ-friendly venue. Dalton Ball reports. 

Trans Queer Solidarity and Trans Action Network organised a “noise demonstration” in opposition to the anti-trans group Street Action Victoria’s rally. Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud reports.

Bill Nevins attended the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, which drew about 20,000 attendees to the Santa Fe Community Convention Center in New Mexico, from May 15–17.

Andrew Chuter dropped in to see View from the Docks, a free exhibition of works by Naarm/Melbourne-based graphic artist Sam Wallman at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Gadigal/Sydney.

An exhibition of recent works by Gazan artist Majed Badra and a selection of historic Palestine solidarity posters was opened at the Muloobinba/Newcastle Resistance Centre. Peter Boyle reports.

Bill Nevins travelled to New Orleans for the Folk Alliance International Conference in January.

At a time when political views are often pieced together by social media content, cultural meeting points are valuable spaces that must be protected from censorship, writes Mariota S.