“Why do audiences go to author readings and line up to get their books signed? How much proof do we need that authors can read and write?”
After sold-out comedy festival shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Jennifer Wong brings it back to where it all began: a love of books and writing.
The tiny country township of Bodgy Creek has seen better days: unable to find even one full side, the local footy club will have to fold or merge with their arch rivals, the Hudson’s Flat Redbacks. But prodigal son, coach Troy Carrington has other ideas; he embarks on a program to recruit asylum seekers as players. Will the new players cope with pre-season training while fasting for Ramadan?
The Merger is a clever and hilarious one man show by award-winning comedian Damian Callinan (Spicks and Specks, Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala, Skithouse). Presented by Seymour Centre, as part of Sydney Fringe 2012.
Thanks to our friends at Seymour Centre we’re giving away 2 double passes to see The Merger next Tuesday 18 September @ 7.30pm. To win, just email us your name and answer this question: “what is Ramadan?” We’ll let you know if you’re a winner this Friday!
We *love* Luka Lesson’s “Please Resist Me”. Luka told us that “Please Resist Me is a response to oppression in Australia. It is a call to empowerment for those constantly bombarded by reminders in Australia that different isn’t good enough.”
“With members from South Sudanese, Greek, Korean, Malaysian, Lebanese, Zimbabwean, Aboriginal and many more communities the video epitomizes the strength and resilience of Australians from all walks of life.
“Please Resist Me however is not angry, nor does it ostracise other other members of the community. Please Resist Me is a call to all who have felt marginalized in their lives, which is something we can all relate to on some level.”
– Luka Lesson
All Together Now is a major supporter of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s campaign to promote the prevention of racism in Australia.
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We welcome the government’s National Anti-Racism Strategy, and are a key supporter of both the strategy and the accompanying campaign Racism. It Stops With Me.
In summary, All Together Now believes the National Anti-Racism Strategy should:
The One Parramatta project, funded by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, provides young people with information about how to speak up when they witness racism in the community and encourages them to reflect on their behaviour towards people of different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds.
We’ll be filming for Episode 3 of the One Parramatta project on Thursday 16 August in Church Street mall from 5pm. Come and talk to us about what you think about racism!
Episode 2 will be released on Thursday 23 August at Parramatta Events Cinema and online. This episode focusses on multicultural Parramatta. We took these pics while filming Episode 2 at the Barramatta family fun day celebrating NAIDOC week:
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All Together Now imagines and delivers innovative and evidence based projects that promote racial equity.
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