Julie McCrossin: The First Mardi Gras: Antidote

Date/Time
Date(s) - 3 Sep 2017
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Location
Playhouse, Sydney Opera House


Antidote Festival:  Julie McCrossin.

GoTheatrical! Open Captioned Session on Sunday, 3 September 2017 from 3.30pm to 4.30pm

To book tickets:
https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/visit-us/accessibility/accessible-performances.html

Special note: This is a General Admission event, so please let staff know when you arrive at the theatre that you would like to be seated in an area of the auditorium that is close to the caption screen.

About the Session:
(For details of other Antidote captioned sessions, please see bottom of page)

Mardi Gras is an international model for how to achieve justice for a minority.” Julie McCrossin

Sydney’s first Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras ended in shocking violence and multiple arrests. Julie McCrossin was there. Forty years on, the celebration’s activist roots remain urgently relevant. Join Julie as she reflects on the cultural change that still needs to happen.

What are we fighting for today?

24 June, 1978 – International Gay Solidarity Day, and the first ever Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Over five hundred activists paraded along Oxford Street, calling for an end to the criminalisation of homosexual acts. Their peaceful parade ended in shocking violence and multiple arrests.

Broadcaster Julie McCrossin was one of the demonstrators, and she well remembers the events around Sydney’s first Mardi Gras that left many traumatised. She reflects on the mood of the time that created this iconic event, and its ongoing importance forty years later. While the parade today is an internationally recognised celebration, discrimination in the law and society remain – so what are we fighting for today?

More about Julie McCrossin…

Julie joined Gay Liberation in 1973, and met many fellow activists in the cells of Liverpool Police Station in the 1970s. Best known for her role as team leader on the quiz show Good News Week between 1996 and 2000, Julie has worked as a broadcaster with ABC Radio National, ABC TV, and Network Ten. She is now a freelance journalist and facilitator with qualifications in the arts, education and law, and is an Ambassador for Targeting Cancer and TROG Cancer Research.

ANTIDOTE FESTIVAL: OTHER OPEN CAPTIONED SESSIONS

Micah White: The End of Protest: Sunday, 3 September 11am to 12pm

James Thornton & Martin Goodman: Justice for the Planet: Sunday, 3 September 12.30 to 1.30pm

Shashi Tharoor: Inglorious Empire: Sunday, 3 September 2pm to 3pm

Reni Eddo-Lodge: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race: Sunday, 3 September 5pm to 6pm

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh: Muslim Girl: Sunday, 3 September 6.30pm to 7.30pm

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