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Brisbane Free University is very excited to announce our exciting programme scheduled as part of the Woodford Folk Festival!  Check out our huge line-up here: BFUSchedule-WFF (1) … and come along if you’ll be at the festival.  As usual, all … Continue reading →

BFU is proud to host the following images, created by a Brisbane-based artist: They are from Seeing Through The G20: A Peoples’ Zine For information on responses to the G20, check out http://brisbaneblacks.com/g20 and http://www.briscan.net.au   Look after yourselves and each other, … Continue reading →

BFU will be chairing this upcoming public forum, the purpose of which is to support the Muslim community, defend civil liberties and promote peace. Speakers: Dr Peter Slezak – Associate Professor of History and Philosophy, University of NSW Salam El … Continue reading →

Brisbane Free University is proud to present a panel for the West End Festival, on a topic dear to our hearts. This is a chance for community members to come together and discuss West End’s community values, share ideas and … Continue reading →

A reminder that the BFU/Sisters Inside session, ‘Why the Prison Abolition Movement Must be Global’, is set to take place this week, on Wednesday the 8th of October.  More details can be found on our poster (attached), and this post on our … Continue reading →

BFU invites you to a panel to take place amongst the artworks of Courting Blakness, currently installed in the University of Queensland’s Great Court.  The groundbreaking exhibition, curated by Fiona Foley, sets new pieces by Aboriginal artists in the heart of the campus, … Continue reading →

Brisbane Free University is excited to join with Sisters Inside  to present a panel conversation: “Why The Prison Abolition Movement Must be Global”. The event correlates with “Is Prison Obsolete?” the prison abolition conference that will be held over the … Continue reading →

BFU invites you to our upcoming session, which focuses on Gaza in the context of Israeli-Palestinian relations, and international human rights legislation.    The session features two excellent speakers (see details below), plus ample time for open discussion, questions and answers.  … Continue reading →

Brisbane Free University is excited to invite you to an upcoming panel session on the underground economies of trash and treasure.  Who decides what gets consumed and what gets thrown away?  How does that affect our political economy more broadly?  And … Continue reading →