Acknowledgement We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country on which we gather, the Yuggera and Turrbal peoples of Magandjin/Meanjin, and their continuing connection to land, waters, and skies.
We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to all First Nations Peoples, whose cultural knowledge remains in their own custodianship. Sovereignty never ceded.

Held at Mitchelton Library

Session Reports and Learning Companions

What each speaker told the room, and where to go next

Missed a session, or want to go back to one? For each session you will find the report of the afternoon, with photographs; a learning companion to follow up what the speaker raised; and a place to tell us what you took away.

Debbie West, beside the title Standing Beside First Nations Women, a learning companion.

Coming up · Sunday 1 November 2026

Prepare for Debbie West’s Session

Debbie West, Wakka Wakka and Wulli Wulli woman, advocate for First Nations women in the courts and prisons

Hear Debbie tell her aunt Queenie Hart’s story on the Curtain podcast, then follow a book, a film, and a report into First Nations women’s fight for justice in Queensland’s courts and prisons.

Open the Learning Companion Read Debbie West’s Story

Brett Leavy, in a brown hat, gestures beneath a projected screen that reads “Country is the original classroom” at Mitchelton Library.

Sunday 4 October 2026

Brett Leavy Shows Us the Country and Culture Beneath Our Settler Landscapes

Brett Leavy, Kooma man and creator of Virtual Songlines

Every Brisbane suburb began as a First Nations camp, beside fresh water and above the flood line. Brett showed how digital reconstruction lets you walk that Country again, and how Elders and custodians decide who may see what.

Read the Session Report What Is a Learning Companion?

Learning Companion Seeing Country Beneath the City Watch the Brisbane River before the city, then follow four threads from Brett’s talk. Were you in the room? Tell Us What You Took Away A sentence or two in your own words, and whom you would like to hear next.

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