Hi,
As a friend of the Victorian Women's Trust, you are invited to attend
the following event:
Irati Wanti - the poison leave it
FILM FUNDRAISING EVENT
Featuring the Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta - the Victorian premiere screening
of
'We of Little Voice'
+
'Trespass'
This event offers a unique opportunity to view two new Australian
documentaries on the one bill.
WHEN: Wednesday July 9th
WHERE: Cinema Nova, Lygon St, Carlton
TIME: 7pm
TICKETS $10/$7
available at the Nova Box office ph:93495201
Please pre-purchase tickets if possible.
We of Little Voice
Synopsis
We of Little Voice reveals the effects of uranium mining and nuclear
testing on indigenous communities in South Australia. In the 1950's the
British Government tested nuclear bombs in northern South Australia.
These days, there are mines and waste dumps. The indigenous communities
in the region have concerns about how the fallout from the testing and
the risks of mining leaks impact on their communities.
Indigenous anti-nuclear campaigner, Kevin Buzzacot, goes on a journey
through northern South Australia to hear the stories of Aboriginal
elders who have experienced the effects of the nuclear industry.
This is the first time many of these elders have told their stories to
the public.
Trespass
Synopsis
Impossible odds, a culture threatened with extinction, an inspirational
fight for survival. Less than thirty Mirarr people remain alive today.
Their language and cultural survival is threatened with extinction. But
their gently spoken leader, Yvonne Margarula, has led the Mirarr on a
campaign of resistance that has stopped successive Governments and two
of the world's largest mining companies, in their tracks. Trespass is a
poetic statement of defiance from a woman who will make you believe that
any fight for freedom can be won.
This event is held in conjunction with Cinema Nova - Novadose
Proceeds to the Irati Wanti Campaign
Irati Wanti is the inspiring and unrelenting campaign of the Kupa Piti
Kungka Tjuta. The Kungka Tjuta are senior Aboriginal women from
Antikarinya, Yunkunjatjara and Kokatha nations who have been campaigning
to defend their land and their culture against a proposed national
radioactive waste dump on their land.
For more information go to www.iratiwanti.org
The Victorian Women's Trust www.vwt.org.au
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