4/6/11

No Disrespect! Say No in Plural to the 'say no to burqas' Mural




Come to an exhibition to create opposition and alternatives to the 'say no to burqas' mural in Newtown: a visual, aural and sensory display of creative dissent!
  • Friday 6th of May, 6pm:  Opening night, featuring music and performances including Rimi aka Soul Beats
  • Saturday 7th of May, 2pm: Panel discussion on race, difference, feminism and the burqa in Sydney and perfomance by Fear of a Brown Planet
 Newtown Neighbourhood House, Opposite the Newtown Train Station
 No Disrespect is collaboratively hosted by the Justice and Arts Network, Muslim Youth of Sydney and Cross Border Sydney

Contact: crossborder.sydney@gmail.com
 Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=205726962787413

2 comments:

Las Vegas Foreclosures said...

Hopefully I'd be able to go to the event.. ;) That'd be exciting!

Newtown Ninja said...

Check out this blog regarding the "Say no to Burqas" mural
http://banthebogan.blogspot.com/
which has tried to document the every changing mural and capture the community responses before they are painted over