Tales of the Wind – A night of Uyghur poetry

Tales of the Wind – A night of Uyghur poetry

On the 13th of July PEN Sydney hosted “Tales of the Wind,” an evening of Uyghur poetry, food and dance to help raise money for The World Uyghur Writers’ Union. “To write in an indigenous language today is far more than a political statement: it is a heroic act of...
Words and images that escaped from prison

Words and images that escaped from prison

Behrouz Boochani made many public appearances and attend many events during his recent visit, including a dinner held by the Kurdish Youth Association in Blacktown, Sydney, in late January attended by members of Sydney PEN. His appearance at Parliament House was in...
Hefty new penalties now applied to protesters

Hefty new penalties now applied to protesters

Protesters support Coco Violet. Photograph by Kate Geraghty courtesy of The Sydney Morning Herald Deanna “Coco” Violet wept with relief inside the NSW district court in March this year when she learned that her 15-month prison sentence had been set aside. Almost a...
The Black witness must be believed

The Black witness must be believed

The annual PEN Lecture at the Sydney Writers Festival.  The Black Witness must be believed, insists Amy McQuire. Black Witnesses have been silenced for two centuries, their accounts only accepted when legitimised by White Witnesses. In order to begin telling the truth...
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