https://www.rrr.org.au/subscriber-giveaways/footscray-west-writers-fest-stolen-lands-stolen-languageCloses 25 March 2025, 8 pm
Footscray West Writers Fest - Stolen Lands, Stolen Language
On Sunday 30th March, 11am-12.30pm at the West Footscray Library
Join Dr Vicki Couzens in conversation with Daniel James, discussing Vicki's extensive work understanding restorative justice and restitution through language and cultural reclamation and revitalisation.
Vicki is Keerray Wooroong Gunditjmara from the Western Districts of Victoria. She is a Senior Knowledge Custodian for Possum Skin Cloak Story and Language Reclamation and Revival in her Keerray Woorroong Mother Tongue. And a Research Fellow at RMIT, developing her Project 'Mother Tongue: Language revitalisation through immersive practice'.
Daniel is a Yorta Yorta Melbourne-based writer and broadcaster, raised on Taungurong country in North East Victoria. He is co-host of the 7am podcast and hosts The Mission on RRR, examining issues affecting Aboriginal people.
More details at westfootscrayarts.org
Tickets are free for First Peoples. Email
westfootscrayarts@gmail.comEnter now