Explore the collective future of BIPOC artists and community leaders.
This virtual gathering is a response to the 2022 Youth Week WA theme, Booraka Korangan-ak, with a focus on how ideas are transformed into work/spaces that go on to serve communities and how these spaces can be sustained.
Organisers who are behind spaces that are clearly actionable courageous steps to creating change will be joining us. Together, through conversations, we will be investigating the body of space creation.
Panelists
Abuk Lual and Nidal Saeed - Founders of Friends of Friends, a Sudanese women-run spoken word and music event collective that homes Bla(c)k and Queer stories on Noongar Boodja.
Ayebatonye - Gadigal Land-based DJ, curator, and founder of irregular fit, a DIY arts platform made by and for Bla(c)k, Brown, and POC folk. Follow them on Instagram here.
China Aleisse - Founder of Floating Key, a nomadic platform prioritising Black elevation, Indigenous reverence, and sustainable community activation.
Tobiasz ‘Toby’ Millar - a teacher, model, and activist who’s part of Boorloo Justice, a grassroots collective fighting to dismantle systemic racism.
Details
When: Monday 11 April, 6 - 8pm
Where: Zoom Webinar (click below to register)
About Soul Alphabet
Soul Alphabet is a platform that supports our bla(c)k and brown community through art, music, and other creative work. We believe that creative outlets should encompass all viewpoints of society. Soul Alphabet was created with the aim of supporting the often marginalised narratives and viewpoints of people of color.
Our mission is to create an engaging and interactive platform that allows creatives of color to showcase their work. Secondly, we believe in the importance of creating a safe and non-judgmental space that enables creatives of color to freely express themselves.
We empower artists by creating collaborative events in Australia and various Afrikan countries. Diversity and inclusion are showcased at every event, and it can be seen through the nationalities of every artist, gender, and type of artistic outlet. Every event aims at working with filmmakers, musicians, photographers, poets, and much more.
About the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival
Presented by Propel Youth Arts WA, the KickstART Festival has been the flagship event of Youth Week WA for 12 years running. KickstART offers over 60 free events - including workshops, talks, performances, mentorships, exhibitions, markets, and other special events - between 8 - 16 April, for young people aged 12-26.
Due to growing concerns about COVID-19 and the anticipated continued spread of Omicron across our communities in Boorloo (Perth) and WA, the Propel team has decided to pivot towards digital and hybrid formats for the delivery of the KickstART Festival this April.
The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2022 is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also supported by Lotterywest, the City of Perth, the City of Stirling, the City of Fremantle, and the City of Vincent.