Well Well Well

26 Sep 2019

Queer Displacements: Sexuality, Migration & Exile

Advocacy and Activism, Health, Society & Culture

This week Cal talks to Renee & Tina Dixson, conveners of Queer Displacements: Sexuality, Migration & Exile. The upcoming conference is the first of its kind in Australia as it looks at LGBTIQ people seeking asylum and refugees on 14-15 November at Australian National University in Canberra. Renee & Tina talk through how the conference has come about, the Queer Sisterhood Project, and the unique challenges faced by LGBTIQ people seeking asylum.

During the episode, a few ways to get involved with the conference are mentioned, including:

• Queer Displacements Facebook Page – for up-to-date info on the conference
• Queer Displacements Conference Registration Page
• Queer Sisterhood Project – a peer support network for LGBTIQ women who’ve sought asylum in Australia
• Queer Displacements Crowdfunding Initiative – Funding LGBTIQ refugees to attend the upcoming conference

Toward the end of the show, Cal also mentions the upcoming Northside Bizarre street festival coming up on Saturday 19 October and how you can get involved in the annual fundraiser benefiting JOY 94.9 and Thorne Harbour Health’s David Williams Fund – www.northsidebizarre.com

This show, Episode #690 originally aired Thursday 26th September 2019.

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