Black thoughts matter: Essays on Black love, Black power, and Black joy

Saturday, 6 December 2025 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Aerial close up view of someone opening the cover page of Black Thoughts Matter, hand-signed by Chelsea Watego the handwriting reads Dear 3CR, thank fuck for Community Radio - Love your work! Chelsea

Discussion from the Naarm launch of Black thoughts matter: Essays on Black love, Black power, and Black joy, hosted by the Institute of Postcolonial Studies in North Melbourne on Friday 14 November 2025.

Facilitated by Associate Professor Crystal Mckinnon, Professor Chelsea Watego sat down in conversation with Professor Gary Foley, followed by musical performances by Philly and Pataphysics.

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Saturday 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Ratbags, Peaceniks and Agents of Change. Resistance radio that explores the movements that made us, drawing from the activist archives through to voices of resistance today. We take you under the hood to see how collectives and campaigns are formed, mobilise people, work cooperatively to transform systems of oppression and are sustained over time.