Intersectional Feminism in Dunedin: Story-Telling Evening

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This was the final event of our two-week long travelling exhibition and publication ‘Intersectional Feminism in Dunedin: From Suffrage to Today’ – a project to commemorate the 125th anniversary of suffrage in New Zealand.

In this intimate event, speakers told tales of their experiences relating to Intersectional Feminism in Dunedin. Hot drinks were served along with a piece of vegan chocolate cake.

STORYTELLERS:

Julia Young is an artist of Studio2 and the Margaret Freeman Gallery whose practice comments on issues of diversity and openness to difference. 

Janet De Wagt is a community artist with international experience who operated in the Women’s Art Movement in New Zealand in the 1970s. De Wagt has worked on hundreds of community-based projects and is interested in helping people to express themselves in the arts. 

Sam Fleury has an honours degree in philosophy, economics and politics. He is part way through his Dip-Grad in computer science and is interested in narrative in video games and film. Fleury is passionate about creating a dialogue around - and space for- bisexuality. 

 Kari Schmidt is one of the co-curators of the Intersectional Feminism in Dunedin exhibition and has an LLB(Hons) and BA (Hons) in Art History. She is interested in the nexus between art and the social, public and legal realms. She has written for numerous exhibition and gallery publications and curated various art projects. 

 Lydie Schmidt is one of the co-curators of the Intersectional Feminism in Dunedin exhibition and has an LLB and a BA (Hons) in Art History. Her honours thesis examined how contemporary artists used the moving image to decolonise and reimagine past representations. She works in disability research at the Donald Beasley Institute in Dunedin. 


PERFORMERS:

Swaroopa Unni Is a dance instructor and choreographer at Natyaloka School of Indian Dance. She will perform one of her dances that celebrate her culture and heritage and will be open for questions after. 

SUFFRAGE 125 

This project is proudly supported by the Ministry for Women's Suffrage 125 Community Fund. To find out more about Suffrage 125 and other events in New Zealand follow this link: http://women.govt.nz/about/new-zealand-women/history/suffrage-125/events-celebrations












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