Sovereign Ideas (Premiere)
Digital Season | Free Stream | Recorded in the Joan Sutherland Theatre
Presented by Biennale of Sydney, University of Sydney and Sydney Opera House
On Demand
Genre: First Nations, Kids & Families | Recommended for Years 9 - 12
Celebrate National NAIDOC Week with an inspirational line-up of iconoclastic young Indigenous Australian cultural thinkers and leaders.
As part of the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, titled NIRIN, Sovereign Ideas invites all Australians to embrace the true history of this country and look to the future.
The panel will offer an encouraging narrative of possibilities that counter stereotypes, stigmas, and tropes from one of Australia’s most iconic locations. Speakers include Emily Johnson, Corey Tutt, Lille Madden and DOBBY. Hosted by Rachael Hocking.
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