Join us as we celebrate the launch of the Radically Soft Society.

Radically Soft Society is a collective that strives to prioritise marginalised bodies and hold space for fat bodies to find community, liberation and support. 

This first collab will talk:

• truly radical intersectionality and inclusion

• fast fashion vs slow fashion for fat bodies

• cross-community solidarity

What to know:

• bring up to FIVE quality pieces of SUMMER clothing, accessories or shoes to swap for an equal amount of items

• drop off is at 1.30pm & 2.30pm for curating for swapping to start at 3.00pm and finish around 4pm

• A short panel convo, introducing the Radically Soft Society from 2.15-2.45pm

• BYO a reusable bag

What you'll get:

• community who love sustainable and radical fashion!

• to hear from body activists with lived experience

• an updated Summer wardrobe

Tickets @ Humanitix.

Head to this link for accessibility information and a social story.

🙀 We are so honoured to be partnering with Hunar for their inaugural symposia and even more so to be invited to be a part of the public program.

💆🏾‍♀️ Wind the down the year-that-was as we immerse ourselves in these cosy, creative and community-care focused workshops at Thirning Villa.

Join us Sat, 3rd December

🍃 10-11.30am for an ekphrastic poetry workshop inspired by the exhibition. Special live performance from Adrian Mouhajer.

✍🏼12.30-2pm for life drawing with model, Taj.

🎶 Both sessions include lunch by our dear friends at Parliament on King and the soothing sounds of Zeadala.

🎫Tickets and registration.

❤️All welcome!

✨ Come celebrate the end of 2022 with us.

🙏🏿This project is generously sponsored by Inner West City Council.
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we are the mainstream will be in conversation to reflect carefully on intersecting and ongoing histories of State violence, colonialism, dispossession, and
other forms of traumatic social upheaval.

Join Aunty Kath Dodd-Farrawell, Dr Bilquis Ghani and Priyanka Bromhead at Hunar Symposia as they unpack the year that was, interrogate collective arts and cultural spaces.

Join us as we examine art/conflict on Thursday, 17th of November @ UTS.

Tickets and registration here.

International Women’s Day | A day-long exploration into how communities of colour continue to survive and thrive despite pandemic-related restrictions, White supremacy and heteropatriarchy.

Featuring:

• Amani Haydar

• Amao Leota Lu

• April Hélène-Horton

• Raisera McCulloch

• Sharlotte Tusasiirwe

• Suzy Wrong

• Talica Tamanitoakula

• Yatungka Gordon

Program

8.00 || Yoga

9.00 || Welcome to Country

9.30 || Opening Panel

11.30 || Long Lunch + Live performances

1.30 || Workshops

3.30 || Short Film

4.00 || Closing Panel

6.00 || Close

Join we are the mainstream for our first online offering during Red Room Poetry’s Poetry Month

An evening featuring First Nations, Gender Diverse and Women of Colour who examine the ways in which COVID-19 has exaggerated and heightened our individual and collective experiences, the hyper nature of the world around us, while shedding light on whether or not there is still room for hope.

Contact us for Pay What You Can tickets.

Tickets here.

we are the mainstream, with the generous support of Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) present our first short course!

Learn about social media through the First Nations and Pasifika female lens with this workshop run by First Nations woman Lorna Munro and Talica Tamanitoakula. Join them for the day at Parramatta’s Story Factory to discuss the intricacies of social media discussing social media literacy, strategy, content creation, personal safety and community building. 

This short course will give participants an insight into:

- the difference between social media platforms

- generating content

- building one's brand

- netiquette

- dealing with White supremacy, trolls and caring for one's self in the cyber world.

This workshop is supported by the Australian Film, Television and Radio School as part of AFTRS’ commitment to First Nations & Outreach initiatives.

To access Pay What You Can tickets please email payments@wearethemainstream.org

Grab your tickets now - click on the link below

Oooof! Can you believe that we have been around for just over a year!

Since our inception we've:
- hosted our first IWD event
- facilitated 24 hours in courageous conversations
- held space with fierce and fabulous folk
- launched our crispy new website
- paid artists to share their powerful works on our platform and at our events
- engaged over 3000 likeminded individuals IRL and online

And all of this with just under $11k in the bank and the generous support of our volunteers, community and core team.

Swipe to see how and where we've spent this cash and how we'd like to continue on with 2021.

we are the mainstream is a volunteer-led collective that has been self- and community-led since our inception and we are committed to economic and racial justice and reimbursing all folk who we work alongside with.

So that we can continue the good trouble in 2021 and beyond, as well as expanding our program to schools, we will be having a virtual fundraising party on Tuesday 8th December.

It’ll be a great opportunity to jump on, say hi, ask the team any questions about plans for 2021 and say hi to familiar faces.

Open to anyone who believes in elevating and celebrating First Nations, Women of Colour and Gender Diverse People of Colour.

RSVP via the link in our bio and tag a friend below who you know will love being a part of showing up for First Nations, Women and Gender Diverse People of Colour.
The fundraiser launch party will be hosted on Google Meets on Tues 8 Dec @ AEDT 8pm.

Please complete the form by Dec 1 to confirm your attendance and look out for an email from us in your junk mail.

Email us @ hello@wearethemainstream.org with any questions or concerns.