Harmony Week Talk - Santilla Chingaipe

Join author and journalist Santilla Chingaipe, in an insightful conversation exploring race, identity and belonging. Audience: Adults

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• This event is for adults.
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Event Info:

Join author and journalist Santilla Chingaipe, author of Black Convicts: How slavery shaped colonised Australia, in an insightful conversation exploring race, identity and belonging in modern Australia.

Through history, personal stories and hard truths, Chingaipe offers a powerful, urgent perspective on reconciliation, community and what Harmony Week really means today. Light lunch provided.

Discover the range of events for 2026 Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival events online at brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au

The 2026 Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival is proudly supported by Brimbank City Council, Victoria University, Creative Brimbank and Vision Australia Radio.

Find out more about this events presenter at:

· Author and Journalist Santilla Chingaipe

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