Organized by Luisa Mitchell Join Palestinian artist Aseel Tayah and friends in Boorloo for a screening of Motherhood in the Colony (30-minutes), following by a performance by Aseel about motherhood in Palestine and a discussion on motherhood and resistance, and a shared morning tea. All ticket sales go towards a family in Gaza, more details below.

Come join us for a screening of Motherhood in the Colony followed by a discussion with creative director , Palestinian’s advocate and Filmmaker Aseel Tayah!

About the film

Motherhood in the Colony is a storytelling project, an offering of shared stories, of listening and learning, and of gathering to envision a liberated future beyond the oppressive structures of colonisation. 

With Common Ground’s support, celebrated Worimi filmmaker Genevieve Grieves and renowned Palestinian artist, Aseel Tayah, explore the connections and shared struggles of Indigenous women through the lens of motherhood, which emerges as a transmission of wisdoms across generations, a promise of a culture’s survival and of its flourishing. 

@MotherhoodInTheColony is a @Bukjeh and @GA.RU.WA Film, in association with @CommonGroundFirstNations. Created on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation in Victoria. 
Co-Directors: @GenGrieves (Worimi) and @AseelTayah (Jerusalem born, Qalansawa and Taybe, Palestine)

Images: Rah Dakota

From the river to the sea. Always was, always will be.

About the event

• 9:30am – Doors open and morning tea

• 10:00 – 10:30am, Film Screening (33 minutes)

• 10:30-11:00 – Discussion and open reading

• 11:00 – 11:30 – Continued yarning over morning tea

Speakers

-We are grateful to hear from Aseel Tayah, Sisonke Msimang, and other speakers will be listed soon.

– Rashida Murphy
– Randa Khandis

Host

This Boorloo screening is being organised by Aseel Tayah and Luisa Mitchell with generous sponsorship of the venue offered by The Backlot. If you are a business and would like to support the event and Aseel, please contact us.

Ticket donations & cause

100% of ticket sales are going towards Yafa Abu Akar, a mother and journalist in Gaza. Yafa is using the funds to support other families in Gaza and is directly on the ground buying food for children. More information on Yafa is coming soon. Please donate what you can using pay-what-you-feel, starting from $15. Example donations might be $30, $50, $100 or more- whatever you would like to give to Yafa Abu Akar.

Here is an ABC article about Yafa Abu Akar’s reporting. We will share more photos and information from Yafa soon.