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Upcoming event

LTUIS Spoken Word featuring Nour Abouzeid and Joumana Soueid

When

Thursday, September 20 @ 6:00pm

Where

La Trobe University, TLC412
La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus
Plenty Rd & Kingsbury Drive
Bundoora VIC 3086

Price

Gold Coin Donation

Has an Open Mic?

Yes

Registration Information

La Trobe University’s Islamic Society presents a Spoken Word event in honour of its imminent Islamic Awareness Week. The night celebrates the themes of the Muslim identity and multiculturalism in the Australian society. LTUIS invites everyone of all ages and races to participate or enjoy the night.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE / ALL AGES / ALCOHOL-FREE

GOKxTTEOV Feast and Beats featuring Vista Rajan and Ela Fornalska

Open Studio

A blended night like no other. Your yearly fix of spoken word with live music backing. Come and read your poems along with the band or jam with the hip hop and jazz musicians of O’Stranger-tang. In association with Girls on Key, To the Ends of the ‘Verse and EntwineArts

This event is a part of the Darebin Music Feast.

Video — October 10

Zuleyha Gurdag / Woman

By Benjamin Solah

Winner of September’s slam, Zuleyha Gurdag, performs ‘Woman’ at Slamalamadingdong on September 26, 2018 at The Melba Spiegeltent.

Zuleyha is a Melbourne born and raised poet who takes pride in her Turkish heritage and Australian nationality. Her passion and goal is to raise awareness of intersectionality and empower Muslim youth, particularly women, from the stereotypes and stigmas that surround them. For the long term run, she hopes to become a gynaecologist to advocate female independence and power in disadvantaged communities to change the gender roles accustomed to the people in her community and inspire women to reclaim their rights and increase their knowledge. In her spare time, she enjoys writing poetry, spending time with her cat and educating herself on interfaith dialogue and her Turkish history.

Video — September 19

Tariro Mavondo / Black Boy

By Benjamin Solah

Tariro Mavondo performs ‘Black Boy’ at the closing night of the Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival at Howler Melbourne on June 3, 2018.

Tariro is a Melbourne/Naarm based artist who uses multiple disciplines to connect through creativity. Tariro writes and performs poetry as well as facilitates workshops around Australia. She sees art as a conversation, a dialogue and her practice focuses on creativity as a facilitator of change. She also works as an actor on the Australian stage (MTC, STC, Bell Shakespeare, Belvoir, Red Stitch) and screen (Neighbours, Winners and Losers), has been an actor in the internationally acclaimed, awarding winning web series Shakespeare Republic and has done voice overs for La Trobe, AFLW and Thomas The Tank Engine (UK).

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