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Presidential elections are pivotal in US politics and culture- but 2020 has taken this to the next level. In this radica...

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Antidote: The End of America? 2020

Presidential elections are pivotal in US politics and culture- but 2020 has taken this to the next level. In this radica...

SeniorsLearning is a bespoke- interactive and personalised learning experience designed with you in mind. Our mission is...

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Seniors Learning online workshops 2020

SeniorsLearning is a bespoke- interactive and personalised learning experience designed with you in mind. Our mission is...

The Art Syndicate is proud to debut the exhibition Bill Posters will be prosecuted curated by- Saxon Strauss.A long-time...

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Bill Posters will be prosecuted 2020

The Art Syndicate is proud to debut the exhibition Bill Posters will be prosecuted curated by- Saxon Strauss.A long-time...

The culmination of four years documenting violent race rallies in Melbourne. The rise of far-right- anti-immigration gro...

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Jake Nowakowski: Neo Pride 2020

The culmination of four years documenting violent race rallies in Melbourne. The rise of far-right- anti-immigration gro...

Head On Spotlight -is a series of online- monthly- live discussions featuring acclaimed members of the photography world...

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Head On Spotlight: Murray Fredericks talk 2020

Head On Spotlight -is a series of online- monthly- live discussions featuring acclaimed members of the photography world...

Award-winning comedian -Madeleine Stewart -charms audiences everywhere with a sweet demeanour and razor-sharp wit. -Roby...

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Tea Time 2020

Award-winning comedian -Madeleine Stewart -charms audiences everywhere with a sweet demeanour and razor-sharp wit. -Roby...

In the 1970s- the number of heroin addicts exploded in New York. The Black Panther party saw the epidemic as a form of chemical warfare against the poor and people of colour. So what do you do?With the charismatic Dr. Mutulu Shakur (Tupac's stepfather) at the head- a core of activists from the Black Panthers and the Puerto Rican Young Lords occupied an entire hospital in Harlem and gave thousands of people free treatment in the form of acupuncture instead of methadone. Their success was a thorn in the side of Nixon.Mia Donovan weaves fantastic archive footage together with today's continually inflamed disparity between race and drug abuse in the United States- and Dope is Death tells a highly up-to-date story about racism- guerrilla politics- civil disobedience and an unresolved bank robbery- which may have been a cover-up. The fact that the story is new to most of us is an important part of it. The lines can be drawn all the way down to today- as we begin to realise why we have never heard about it before.Australian Premiere- presented as part of Antenna Selects- a year-round program of physical screenings and events- featuring some of the best local and international documentaries.

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Dope Is Death documentary screening 2020

In the 1970s- the number of heroin addicts exploded in New York. The Black Panther party saw the epidemic as a form of chemical warfare against the poor and people of colour. So what do you do?With the charismatic Dr. Mutulu Shakur (Tupac's stepfather) at the head- a core of activists from the Black Panthers and the Puerto Rican Young Lords occupied an entire hospital in Harlem and gave thousands of people free treatment in the form of acupuncture instead of methadone. Their success was a thorn in the side of Nixon.Mia Donovan weaves fantastic archive footage together with today's continually inflamed disparity between race and drug abuse in the United States- and Dope is Death tells a highly up-to-date story about racism- guerrilla politics- civil disobedience and an unresolved bank robbery- which may have been a cover-up. The fact that the story is new to most of us is an important part of it. The lines can be drawn all the way down to today- as we begin to realise why we have never heard about it before.Australian Premiere- presented as part of Antenna Selects- a year-round program of physical screenings and events- featuring some of the best local and international documentaries.

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