Embassy Program: OCCURRENT AFFAIR: JUSTICE NOW - proppaNOW Collective, 12 July | Event in Cairns | AllEvents

Embassy Program: OCCURRENT AFFAIR: JUSTICE NOW - proppaNOW Collective

Court House Gallery

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Sat, 12 Jul, 2025 at 12:00 am

5 hours

38 Abbott Street, Cairns, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4870

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Sat, 12 Jul, 2025 at 12:00 am to 05:00 am (AEST)

38 Abbott Street, QLD, Queensland 4870

38 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia, Cairns

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Embassy Program: OCCURRENT AFFAIR: JUSTICE NOW - proppaNOW Collective
Join us for the proppaNOW Collective Embassy Program at Court House Gallery.

Free event, no registrations necessary.

'The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is many things. To most Aboriginal people it is a symbol of resistance to the colonial power structure that still oppresses us while to some, it is an abhorrent aberration that upsets their master/servant paradigm. So what on earth are Blackfellas doing setting up an embassy within our own country? Internationally, the move was seen as a distress signal from the Aboriginal peoples on the land now known as Australia. Blackfellas’ discontent with the policies of assimilation around the country demanded a line in the sand to be drawn. That line in the sand is a work of art.' – Richard Bell, 2014.

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SESSION 1: 10AM – 12PM

Theme: Blak politics / the arts / curatorial exhibition and translating local histories

Local leaders, curators and story tellers share their journey through the arts and how they maintain their culturally safe and significant practices within a rapidly changing industry.

- Shannon Brett (Chair)
- Nerelle Nicol
- Aven Noah

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SESSION 2: 1PM – 3PM

Theme: Land & Sea rites

Local leaders, keepers and activists share and discuss significant stories about their connection and dedication to land and sea rights/rites in Far North Queensland.

- Peggy Lane (Chair)
- Kenny Bedford
- Gavin Singleton

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This program is run as a part of the OCCURRENT AFFAIR: JUSTICE NOW – An exhibition by the proppaNOW Collective

https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/experience-cairns/arts-and-culture/arts-venues/court-house-gallery/exhibitions/proppaNOW-occurrent-affair-justice-now


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Embassy Program: OCCURRENT AFFAIR: JUSTICE NOW - proppaNOW Collective, 12 July | Event in Cairns | AllEvents
Embassy Program: OCCURRENT AFFAIR: JUSTICE NOW - proppaNOW Collective
Sat, 12 Jul, 2025 at 12:00 am