Did you know?
Western SYD is home to over 100+ languages and the largest urban First Nations population in the country, making it one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse regions in Australia.
In collaboration with Think+DO Tank, SPEAKINGTRUTH is taking over 40 Harris Street, Fairfield on Saturday October 24 for Multi-lingual 4 Eva - inviting young people especially to celebrate linguistic diversity, think about what multiculturalism means on Aboriginal land and learn from multilingual creatives who celebrate language in their practice. Come as you are!
SPEAKINGTRUTH is a First Nations-led multilingual project, working to make truth-telling accessible with multilingual and multicultural communities in mind. We welcome anyone eager to learn and start conversations.
What can you do?
Engage in our zine maker station, including access to multilingual zines and posters in 12 languages;
Bring some clothes to up-cycle or create a tapestry with our pre-cut fabric to screenprint ‘We all live on Aboriginal land’ in 6 languages (Vietnamese, Arabic, Cantonese, Spanish, Farsi, Mandarin) at our printing station, and;
Listen to talks from First Nations and migrant creatives on celebrating their language in graphic design, picture books, poetry, screen-printing and zines.
The day is about celebrating our communities, hearing from a diversity of creatives and unpacking different approaches to sharing our cultures.
On-site there will be drinks and sweets available to purchase through cafe WAYWAY, a menu featuring iced long blacks/matcha/iced chocolate and herbal teas featuring native ingredients.
RSVP needed to estimate ink and drinks needed on the day.
This event is FREE TO ATTEND, however there are two ticket options at check-out:
$15 paid tier that comes with a goodie bag to pick up on the day
Free community ticket tier
There is also a donation tier at check-out for anyone who can't make the event IRL but still wants to support.
Funding for IN THIS HOUSE, OUR HOME has been provided by the NSW Government through Multicultural NSW.