Announcing Katie Sfetkidis – our new Emissary!
Katie Sfetkidis is a multi-talented contemporary artist and lighting designer. Her art is politically charged and doesn’t simply imitate life but makes it happen, as her run for Lord Mayor of Melbourne reveals. Katie has also recently been appointed Ambassador for the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre.
HOME TRUTHS: Lella
Lella left the rubble of post-war Italy to a home beside Melbourne’s bubbling Darebin Creek, and discusses what really makes a house a casa.
HOME TRUTHS: Nazli
Nazli has travelled from Sri Lanka, to India, to New York and Adelaide, and now calls a Melbourne filled with children and grandchildren home.
HOME TRUTHS: Aunty Zeta
Aunty Zeta is a 74 year old Aboriginal elder who is Wurundjeri through her father and Yorta Yorta through her mother; she lives on Wurundjeri land.
Ally Watson: a vocal champion for change in the traditionally male-dominated tech sector
Ally Watson is the Scottish-born, Melbourne based CEO of Code Like a Girl – a social enterprise that empowers and supports girls to enter and flourish in the world of tech.
HOME TRUTHS: Lesley
Lesley is a 73-year old Melburnian by way of Canberra and Colombo, who discusses how friendship, a good book (or two) and chillies all make her feel at home.
Annika Kristensen: a leader in Australia’s contemporary art scene
Annika Kristensen is a leader in Australia’s contemporary art scene. As the Senior Curator at ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art) she works with some of the field’s best and brightest artistic talents.
HOME TRUTHS: Helen
Created for a time when we’re all spending much more of it at home, Home Truths is an interview and illustration project that explores the meaning of ‘home’ from the perspective of eight different women over 70.
Home Truths: Zvezdana
Created for a time when we’re all spending much more of it at home, Home Truths is an interview and illustration project that explores the meaning of ‘home’ from the perspective of eight different women over 70.
Kate Robinson is the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre’s inaugural Feminist in Residence.
Kate Robinson is the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre’s inaugural Feminist in Residence. I’m so delighted to speak with this incredible woman who wears her heart on her brightly coloured sleeve and find out what makes her tick.
Recipe: Harira soup by Hana Assafiri
Many Moroccans will be eating this hearty dish to break their daily fast during Ramadan. Hana Assafiri of Fitzroy North's Moroccan Soup Bar presents her take on the traditional Iftar soup.
Dramageddon
Dramageddon is a genre-bending choose-your-own-adventure podcast set in the year 2050. Created by Jean Tong (playwright) and Lou Wall (comedian)
Hoda Afshar is an Iranian born, Melbourne-based photographer whose work treads the line between staged image and reality.
Hoda Afshar a winner of many awards, including the prestigious Bowness Photography Prize for her 2018 portrait of Kurdish refugee and activist Behrouz Boochani, taken on Manus Island, Hoda turns a lens to the issues of the invisible in our society and gives them shape and form.
Annette Creek working closely with local Nhill communities to foster connections
Annette Creek is the Executive Officer of the Nhill Learning Centre. Nhill is a small town in western Victoria’s Wimmera region, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne. With a population of approximately 2000 people, over the past 10 years Nhill has welcomed over 200 Karen people – around 10% of its total population – and helped them make Nhill their home.
Azmeena Hussain is a lawyer whose life and career have been fuelled by a commitment to social justice
Azmeena Hussain is a partner at law firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers and, as the manager of their Workplace injuries division, defends the rights of workers to feel safe on the job, all day, every day.