An Unfree World: Randa Abdel-Fattah, Evelyn Araluen and Cheng Lei

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When

Saturday

March 28
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Where

Cummings Room Newcastle City Hall
1st Floor
290 King Street
Newcastle NSW 2300

Genres

Non-Fiction

Tickets

$30
+ Transaction fee
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An Unfree World: Randa Abdel-Fattah, Evelyn Araluen and Cheng Lei

From the rise of autocracy and resurgent racism to widening inequality and the tightening grip of censorship, there are pressures shaping an increasingly unfree world. Randa Abdel-Fattah, Cheng Lei and Evelyn Araluen explore how these forces play out in daily life – and how we can reimagine the future. Hosted by Josh Bornstein.

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A green and black book cover with pencil drawings of half a woman's face and half a man's face, torn down the middle and put together. The title "discipline" is written on a strip of red across where the drawings' mouths would be.

Discipline

A green book cover featuring a Chinese woman in a pink dress with the shadows of cranes flying behind her. The author "Cheng Lei" is in uppercase lettering at the bottom with "a memoir of freedom" in smaller font below.

A Memoir of Freedom

A red book cover with an illustration of eucalyptus leaves, in another shade of red, and the title "The Rot" in large, spaced, cream letters.

The Rot

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Working for the Brand

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