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In 2017, Aretha Brown delivered an impassioned speech at the Invasion Day Rally in Melbourne, fighting to make Indigenous history education mainstream. Her delivery and ideas led her to be elected as Prime Minister of the National Indigenous Youth Parliament, the youngest ever person — and the first woman — to hold this position. An accomplished artist, Brown is currently studying painting at the Victorian College of the Arts.

Past Events

Beyond Your Command: Youth Activism Today

Aretha Brown, Paige Burton, Reginald Chang, Maiysha Moin

Past event

3 Apr

Broadside

Things My Mother Never Told Me

Aretha Brown, Ariel Levy, Bhenji Ra, Courtney Barnett, Clare Wright, Curtis Sittenfeld, Fran Kelly, Nayuka Gorrie, Maria Tumarkin, Mehreen Faruqi, Nicole Lee, Patricia Cornelius, Raquel Willis

Past event

9 Nov

Broadside

Weekend Pass

Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Aminatou Sow, Aretha Brown, Ariel Levy, Bhenji Ra, Caroline Martin, Clare Wright, Courtney Barnett, Curtis Sittenfeld, Fatima Bhutto, Fran Kelly, Gala Vanting, Helen Garner, Intan Paramaditha, Jamila Rizvi, Jax Jacki Brown, Jia Tolentino, Maria Tumarkin, Mehreen Faruqi, Michelle Law, Mona Eltahawy, Monica Lewinsky, Nayuka Gorrie, Nicole Kalms, Nicole Lee, Patricia Cornelius, Raquel Willis, Ruby Hamad, Santilla Chingaipe, Sarah Krasnostein, Sisonke Msimang, Sophie Black, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Zadie Smith

Past event

9 Nov ⸺ 10 Nov

Broadside

Saturday Pass

Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Aretha Brown, Ariel Levy, Bhenji Ra, Clare Wright, Courtney Barnett, Curtis Sittenfeld, Fatima Bhutto, Fran Kelly, Helen Garner, Intan Paramaditha, Jamila Rizvi, Maria Tumarkin, Mehreen Faruqi, Michelle Law, Nayuka Gorrie, Nicole Lee, Patricia Cornelius, Raquel Willis, Ruby Hamad, Sarah Krasnostein, Zadie Smith

Past event

9 Nov
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