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BFU and Undercurrent Community Education Project present: Relationships, Sex, Consent.

BFU is excited to present and promote the great work being done by Melbourne based organisation, Undercurrent Community Education Project. Undercurrent Community Education Project is a non-profit organisation focused on challenging and preventing violence in relationships, with a particular focus on … Continue reading

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BFU presents: Redirective Practice and Design: Rethinking the Future of Design

When?  6.30pm, Wednesday 1 April Where?  Carpark under Westpac Bank, 89-91 Boundary Street, West End. What? Rethinking the Future of Design In this session, designers Chenoa Pettrup, Bec Barnett, Lennah Kuskoff, Christine Moulder and Tristan Shulz will explore the role … Continue reading

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BFU Presents: Music, Language and Creativity

On Thursday 5th March, Brisbane Free University presents Music, Language and Creativity: a session about music and creativity in the everyday. Rob Davidson is a lecturer in music at the University of Queensland, a composer and a musician. In this … Continue reading

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Brisbane Free University Election Eve Special: Politics, Participation and the Democratic Process

When?  6.30pm, Friday 30 January, 2015 Where?  Carpark under Westpac Bank, 89-91 Boundary Street, West End What? Brisbane Free University brings together a panel of activists, academics, artists and political candidates to talk about political participation and the parliamentary process. … Continue reading

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BFU at the Woodford Folk Festival

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

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First as tragedy, then as farce: A double take on G20 prohibitions

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

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BFU to chair Forum: Civil liberties and other casualties of Abbott’s war in Iraq

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

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BFU presents: Fat Cats and Water Rats: The Future of West End

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

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BFU & Sisters Inside session this week!

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

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BFU & Courting Blakness Present ‘Reflecting Blak: The Impact of Courting Blakness at UQ’

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

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