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The Bogong: Belonging

June 2022

26 August 2022, 7.30pm-9pm A featured event in the Byron Writers Festival: Radical Hope program, The Bogong: Belonging celebrates the lived experience in crafted spoken word. A cherished Blak & Bright event, this Arakwal Country iteration presents eight acclaimed First Nations storytellers hosted by Danny Teece-Johnson. At Brunswick Picture House, join Melissa Lucashenko, Evelyn Araluen,…

The Bogong: Belonging

26 August 2022, 7.30pm-9pm

A featured event in the Byron Writers Festival: Radical Hope program, The Bogong: Belonging celebrates the lived experience in crafted spoken word. A cherished Blak & Bright event, this Arakwal Country iteration presents eight acclaimed First Nations storytellers hosted by Danny Teece-Johnson.

At Brunswick Picture House, join Melissa Lucashenko, Evelyn Araluen, Fiona Foley, Megan Albany, Paul Callaghan, Gary Lonesborough, Mykaela Saunders and Jane Harrison for a cabaret style event that will explore the theme ‘Belonging’.

Feel the love – this event is a feast for the ears, heart and soul.

A Byron Writers Festival x Blak & Bright partnership, curated by Jane Harrison.

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