Opening Night Party
Friday 22 July

7:00pm
The Workers Club
cnr Brunswick and Gertrude Streets Fitzroy
* Free * 

Stories Around the Fire: the Hidden History of Aboriginal Fitzroy
Sunday 24 July (weather contingency Wednesday 27th July)

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Atherton Gardens Estate: The old meeting place
Gertrude St Fitzroy
*Free*

In the time before boutique salons and soy lattes, Fitzroy was an altogether different place. For 40,000 odd years before European settlement, the area now known as Fitzroy belonged to the Wurundjeri. From the 1920s onwards, Fitzroy became the thriving hub of Aboriginal Victoria - the known meeting place for linking in with family, the rallying point for political activism and the birthplace for many important Aboriginal organisations. This hidden history of Aboriginal Fitzroy will be showcased in a special, one-off event to be held at the old meeting place on the Atherton Gardens Housing Estate.

Featuring stories from:
Wurundjeri Elder Ringo Terrick will talk about the cultural significance of fire and
pre-contact Wurundjeri history.
Playwright John Harding will talk about family, identity and community in Fitzroy.
Political activist Robbie Thorpe will talk about the birth of Aboriginal community
controlled organisations in Fitzroy and the fight for civil rights.
Office of Housing resident and daughter of the late Aunty Denise Lovett, Lorina Lovett, will talk about her tough upbringing and her calling to work with the Parkies community.

With music by:
Dave Arden and Kutcha Edwards
For further information, please call Dan Ducrou on
9205 5107, or at Daniel.Ducrou@yarracity.vic.gov.au

Gertrude Art Tours Thursday 28 July

7.00pm (1 hour tour)
Meet cnr Smith and Gertrude Streets, Fitzroy
*$2 *

Join a walking tour of the street, learn more about the artists, the sites and how it's all done.

Sensory Overload
Friday 29 July 8:00pm