Unspoken Words Storytelling

We're running a spoken word workshop 7pm tonight at the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre for Newtown Festival 2018! All welcome, $5 suggested donation. More details below.

Book club tonight! We're reading Rallying by Quinn Eades! All welcome, even if you haven't yet read this stunning local contemporary queer poetry collection (read it today!) 6.30 at @betterreadbookshop, free, with hummus xxx

We are at Story-Fest this weekend! Head to the Rocks for Bringing Everything, Sat 20th, 2.30-4pm. This session on participation in arts communities is hosted by Unspoken Words producers Gabrielle Jones (right) and Wilfred Roach. Tix online: http://www.wordtravels.info/…/2018/10/2 0/bringing-everything
Shout-out to Honora Jenkins (left) and Lillian Rodrigues-Pang, who are running their fab Story Gifting workshop also at Story-Fest.
Thanks to Word Travels for this whole deal.
... #storyfest #bringingeverything
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Story sessions for you all in Newtown! We're running the workshop and open mic soon in support of the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre and their amazing work. All welcome 💜💜

We are part of Word Travels' annual extravaganza, Story-Fest!
Sat Oct 20, 2.30-4pm, we're hosting Bringing Everything.
What are the barriers to participation in your arts community? When did you feel truly comfortable in a creative space, and why? How do you work through self-censorship?
... Unspoken Words presents our workshop Bringing Everything, on participation barriers, self-censorship, and bringing everything to the table. Hosted by Unspoken Words producers: spoken word artist and percussionist Gabrielle Journey Jones and poet and performer Wil Roach, they’ll share stories speaking from their own experiences as artists, community workers and as mental health practitioners.
As poets of colour, Jones and Roach have designed this workshop to be particularly valuable for people from marginalised groups in Australia, who often do not feel safe enough to bring all of themselves to their creative community.
http://www.wordtravels.info/…/2018/10/2 0/bringing-everything
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Betty Grumble at our closing night for the 2018 festival. Image by AbuBakri Mah.

Opening night of Unspoken Words festival. Photo by Bakri Mahmoud.

One of our R U OK Day scholarship recipients, Janette Hoppe, is organising a hip-hop workshop in Newcastle next Sunday. It's sure to be a killer one, so go along and spread the word!

Book club tonight! We're reading Citizen by Claudia Rankine -- a searing poetic essay on contemporary racism and aggressions in America. You can get your copy at the bookshop and all are welcome, even if you haven't read the book yet. We're upstairs at 6.30, free entry, and pls see friendly bookshop staff or get in touch with us in advance if you'd like to use their lift facilities to get upstairs. We have snacks.
#bookclub #tonight #claudiarankine #citizen #poetry

Tonight is for you.
Candy. We build this, and dedicate this, to you.
Paying tribute to you. Singing you.
... From 7pm tonight at The Imperial Hotel Sydney.
https://www.facebook.com/events/247528562 539854/
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See you soon for today's workshop on Small Business and Safer Spaces! We're at the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre from 1pm, tickets online or at the door.
Some reading for the way in: safer spaces guidelines from Twenty10.
https://www.twenty10.org.au/ge…/social- support/safer-spaces/

Morning cuties! Listen back to 2serfm to hear artist Joseph Pepe Butch and producer Emma Rose having a chat with the breakfast hosts today. Thanks for having us!
Joseph is performing poetry and video installations tonight at our Closing Night: Artivism gig. 7pm at The Imperial Hotel Sydney, BE THERE. Lineup includes Melanie Ree, Makedonka Stoilova and Jesse Oliver. We are hosted by the inimitable Betty Grumble!!! And the show is Auslan interpreted.
https://www.facebook.com/ev...ents/247528 562539854/
Image: a photo of two people smiling into the camera. Joseph, on the left, wears a grey tshirt. Emma, on the right, has a floral pink and purple collared shirt.
#2ser #radio #breakfast #closingnight #unspokenwords
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Closing Night: Artivism at Unspoken Words festival 2018. Photo by Bakri Mahmoud.

Story Gifting at Unspoken Words festival. Photo by Elena Cortez.

Where Are You Speaking From? at Unspoken Words festival. Photo by Elena Cortez.

Today at 2pm! Doors will be open from 1.30. The artists have some of their books available too so bring your reading minds and your anticipation. We're upstairs at the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre.

We're at Newtown Neighbourhood Centre all day today! It's warm, there's a market outside, and killer stories within. All are upstairs, with lift access available.
Just started on Masculinity with Wil Roach, Wilo Muwadda and Jesse Oliver.
At 2pm we have Where Are You Speaking From? with Sumithri Venketasubramanian and Winnie Siulolovao Dunn and Maryam Tayyaba from the SWEATSHOP collective.
... Then at 3.30 come and play with Story Gifting with Lillian Rodrigues-Pang and Honora Jenkins.
Tix online or at the door! Help us run the stage for these independent artists.
#newtown #saturday #masculinity #feminism #criticalracetheory #storytelling #today #community
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Masculinity discussion at Unspoken Words festival. Photo by Elena Cortez.