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BFU presents: “Don’t be Evil” – Data Activism and Digital Rights

Posted on November 6, 2017 by brisbanefreeuniversity

When? 6.30pm – 8pm, Wednesday 8 November, 2017 Where? Bunyapa Park, cnr Thomas St and Vulture St, West End What? Public panel discussion and community conversation Details: What is “big data”? Who is collecting it? And how are processes of … Continue reading →

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BFU presents: Decolonisation, Indigenous sovereignty and ‘the City’

Posted on August 8, 2017 by brisbanefreeuniversity

What? Public lecture and discussion When? 1pm – 2.30pm, Saturday 12th August, 2017 Where? Cnr Russell St and Boundary St, West End, Brisbane. Who? We are absolutely honoured to present Uncle Sam Watson and Debbi Jones in conversation with facilitator/s Adam … Continue reading →

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BFU presents: “The artist as facilitator”

Posted on May 15, 2017 by brisbanefreeuniversity

Join us tomorrow night from 6.30pm – 8.30pm at Wandering Cooks for the next in a series of talks co-hosted with People-Art-Place, investigating the politics and poetics of public art projects in “The Artist as Facilitator.” When? Tuesday 16th May, … Continue reading →

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BFU presents: Brisbane’s Shrinking Public Realm

Posted on April 21, 2017 by brisbanefreeuniversity

Brisbane’s Shrinking Public Realm (revisited): Gentrification, privatisation and the social impacts of urban enclosures BFU is proud to present a session in collaboration with the Right to the City Brisbane as part of the 24-hour “Instead of a Casino” occupation … Continue reading →

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BFU presents: Now you see it, now you don’t

Posted on March 7, 2017 by brisbanefreeuniversity

  Now you see it, now you don’t:  The Value of Temporary Art in Public Space BFU is super excited to present a collaboration with p + a + p, an arts project based in Brisbane that aims to challenge … Continue reading →

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Brisbane Free University Radical Reading Group

Posted on February 27, 2017 by brisbanefreeuniversity

***PLEASE NOTE: We have decided to postpone the reading group for Wednesday 15th March. We will update the reading list to reflect the changed dates.  We’ll be meeting as usual at the Hope St Cafe next Wednesday (22nd March) at … Continue reading →

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BFU Radical Reading Group

Posted on January 22, 2017 by brisbanefreeuniversity

Brisbane Free University are hosting our very first Radical Reading Group! The idea is pretty simple: a bunch of folks getting together to think through some big ideas, drink tea, embrace our deeply earnest enthusiasm for critical theory and gooey … Continue reading →

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BFU presents: Teach, organise, resist!

Posted on January 5, 2017 by brisbanefreeuniversity

When? 6.30pm, Wednesday 18th January 2017 Where?  People’s Park, Boundary Street, West End. **Wet weather contingencies will be updated closer to the event. Keep an eye on this page and the facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/events/1870986119809092/?active_tab=about) for updates. What? A public discussion and panel … Continue reading →

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Let the Kids Go: Ending youth detention

Posted on October 16, 2016 by brisbanefreeuniversity

Presented by: Sisters Inside, the Cloudland Collective, and Brisbane Free University. When? 7 – 8.30 pm, Wednesday 19th October, 2016. Where? AHEPA Hall, 126-128 Boundary St, West End What?  Thousands rallied around the country following Four Corners’ and Amnesty International reports exposing … Continue reading →

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Gendered Landscapes: Imagining feminist cities

Posted on July 9, 2016 by brisbanefreeuniversity

When?     6.30pm – 8.30pm, Wednesday 13th July, 2016 Where?    People’s Park, 157 Boundary Street, West End What? This is the second workshop in our winter program, looking at the critical context of global “right to the city” … Continue reading →

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