This past weekend, the Wheeler Centre presented the inaugural Broadside festival of feminist ideas – with a blockbuster line-up of speakers and discussions. Complicated questions were posed. Difficult issues were surfaced. Creativity was celebrated – and deep, independent thinking, too.
Over two long days, a huge range of subjects were talked about. Graphic recorder Sarah Firth offers her summary of the discussions of Broadside 2019 – rendered in full colour and real-time.
Illustrated portraits of Helen Garner and Sarah Krasnostein, with cartoons and quotes reflecting their onstage conversation.
Illustrated portraits of Curtis Sittenfeld, Nayuka Gorrie, Michelle Law, Raquel Willis and Ariel Levy, with cartoons and quotes reflecting their onstage conversation.
Illustrated portraits of Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Fatima Bhutto, Intan Paramaditha, Jan Fran and Ruby Hamad, with cartoons and quotes reflecting their onstage conversation
Illustrated portraits of Zadie Smith and Jia Tolentino, with cartoons and quotes reflecting their onstage conversation
Illustrated portraits of Nayuka Gorrie, Bhenji Ra, Ariel Levy, Nicole Lee, Maria Tumarkin, Courtney Barnett, Clare Wright, Patricia Cornelius, Raquel Willis, Fran Kelly, Aretha Brown, Curtis Sittenfeld and Mehreen Faruqi, with cartoons and quotes reflecting their onstage conversation
Illustrated portraits of Aminatou Sow, Jia Tolentino and Jan Fran, with cartoons and quotes reflecting their onstage conversation
Illustrated portraits of Sisonke Msimang, Fatima Bhutto and Mona Eltahawy, with cartoons and quotes reflecting their onstage conversation
Illustrated portraits of Aminatou Sow and Tressie McMillan Cottom, with cartoons and quotes reflecting their onstage conversation
Illustrated portraits of Jax Jacki Brown, Gala Vanting, Caroline Martin, Nicole Kalms and Jan Fran, with cartoons and quotes reflecting their onstage conversation
Illustrated portraits of Santilla Chingaipe, Fatima Bhutto, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Aminatou Sow and Jia Tolentino, with cartoons and quotes reflecting their onstage conversation
Illustrated portraits of Monica Lewinsky and Sophie Black, with cartoons and quotes reflecting their onstage conversation.