Brown Girl in the Ring Podcast

03/06/2020

May Gianna Floyd grow to know radical love and compassion.

03/06/2020

Erasure is the tool of the oppressor.

The tool has been used in government policies to remove children from their mothers, it has been used in the teaching of history, art, and literature, it has been used for urban planning and countless other ways one group claims superiority over another when physical violence is not used.

It is no surprise then, in the beginning of a revolution calling for equality and justice, that the powers that be used a simple mechanism we are all so familiar to lull some of us into a space of supposed comfort and action.

All that has been achieved is the activation of the algorithm of erasure.

It appears that some need permission to act to do the right thing. Adding a blank tile with a hashtag is not the thing this moment requires of us/you/me.

If you posted a black tile this week, here’s your permission to delete it now and do better.

Do the needful.

02/06/2020

Hashtags. Quotes. Muted Grids. All are irrelevant when it’s life or death for you or your loved ones. All it does is erase a reality that isn’t yours.⁣
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If you’re not directly impacted by systems of oppression and police brutality is not part of your lived experience now is the time to dig deep, do your own research, listen, and never stop doing the work that is called for to be anti-racist. ⁣⁣
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Listen to Black and Indigenous women, men, non-binary, trans, elders, and the young. ⁣⁣
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Support Black and Indigenous owned businesses everyday, tomorrow, next year. ⁣⁣
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Donate, volunteer, support organisations directly working with Black and Indigenous communities, especially those focused on supporting the education of young people. ⁣⁣
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Read, share, discuss original content by Black and Indigenous writers, artists, and creatives. ⁣⁣
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Most importantly listen in solidarity. These voices have always been here, loud and clear. Make space for them in your life every day. ⁣⁣
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No justice no peace. 💛 ⁣
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[Posting in solidarity and respect as a non-Black, non-Indigenous woman of colour.]

22/03/2020

Culturally Diverse Creative Sector Workers and Artists
LOST WORK SURVEY

Thank you for the incredible response to our survey. If you haven’t already completed it, please take 5 minutes to do so. We will be publishing the preliminary results online from tomorrow and updating them regularly. We will also be reporting these results to arts and government bodies, and using them to lobby for assistance to creative sector workers.

We’ve been contacted by creatives and artists of colour about xenophobia and racism as a result of the reporting of COVID19. You can also include these experiences in the survey or message / email us if you prefer:

http://diversityarts.org.au/advocate-lost-work-artists-creatives-colour/

An apology. Shortly after we published this survey, it was brought to our attention that people could not tick multiple categories for some questions. We immediately rectified this. Please accept our apologies.

17/02/2020

Good day, Monday! 📸

14/02/2020

HEY. Every day is love day and Professor Toni Morrison on the purpose and need for love is the kind of thing we need to hear today. ⁣
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It’s been quiet around here (life!), but we haven’t forgotten the work that needs to be done. Sharing our stories is resistance in action and we can’t wait to share more. ⁣
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Most importantly hop on over to to witness what love looks like when we bring like-minded BIWoC folks together to create something special. If you’re in Sydney (or close by) and you need to fill you cup in time join us for a day made for us by us. Plus there’s a special ❤️ offer ready for you until midnight today

07/02/2020

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26/01/2020

Always was, always will be. ⁣
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Australia has the wonder of being home to one of the world’s oldest living culture. One who’s people have faced genocide and where systemic discrimination is still an every day reality. We need a time every year that acknowledges and respects the past and celebrates the contributions of Indigenous Australians. ⁣
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Australia, we need to be accountable and respect our elders.

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21/11/2019

Well deserved! Sampa The Great is the hero we’ve been waiting for. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Sampa The Great has won our J Award for 2019

20/11/2019

Here for the stories, here for the lived experiences, here for the slow and some times tedious work that leads to radical change for the better. What are you here for?

Let your eyes roll over the work of .

18/11/2019

Episode 26 of with .shakti is up!

Tune in to listen us talk about what self love really means for us as third culture kids and adults, finding a creative flow when you’ve got bills to pay, and building your own community that serves your purpose.

15/11/2019

Amritha Shakti is shaping her own path one song at a time. By tapping into her musicality and vision to explore identity and belonging she is putting into place a new way of being as a young woman of Australian-Indian Tamil background.

In our next episode of Brown Girl Pod Amritha talk about her version of self love, how a trip to India changed her path, and how she had to put trust in herself to lead the way.

Stay tuned for .shakti episode on , , and browngirlpod.com/listen