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

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’

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: Teach, organise, resist!

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

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

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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Becoming Beautiful: Anarchist Geography and Hope Beyond Hope

When?       6.30pm – 8.30pm, Wednesday 6th July, 2016 Where?      People’s Park, 157 Boundary Street, West End Speakers? Cathy Howlett: Cathy is a Senior Lecturer in the Griffith School of Environment and currently inhabits a space at … Continue reading

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POSTPONED!! “Decolonising the City”

Hey folks, Please note that tonight’s scheduled talk “Dispersed: Decolonising the City” has been POSTPONED until further notice. Next week’s talk by Simon Springer and Catherine Howlett will go ahead as planned. Please spread the word! Warm wishes, BFU crew

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WINTER PROGRAM ANNOUNCED!

Hey BFUers! It’s time to get your blankets packed, a thermos of tea brewed and your thoughtful frowns at the ready…the BFU winter program is here! Join us every Wednesday evening for the next six weeks of winter for thoughtful discussions, heated … Continue reading

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DISPERSED: Decolonising the City

When?   6.30pm – 8pm, Thursday 21st July, 2016 Where?   People’s Park, Boundary Street, West End What?     Presentations and panel discussion Join us on Thursday evening for the second of our Winter Program series on the critical socio-political context … Continue reading

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BFU presents: More than Concrete and Steel

When?  6.30pm, Tuesday 31st May, 2016 Where? The Bearded Lady, Boundary Street, West End A historian, an indigenous activist and an urban designer walk into a bar, to talk about community organising in South Brisbane…. “More than Concrete and Steel” … Continue reading

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