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Writing as Activism: Debra Dank and Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts

Voices of resistance and change that echo off the page

Debra Dank
Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts
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Saturday 24 May 2025
11am-12pm
Event Code: N26
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Free, bookings required through Inner West Council Libraries.

With Terraglossia, the name of her latest release and a term coined by Debra Dank in response to the first Europeans’ description of Australia as ‘terra nullius’ – no one’s land, Debra takes action to reclaim a stolen voice. Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts shares her incredible story in Long Yarn Short to drive positive change for First Nations youth. Both are fighting for change through their writing.

Join award-winning writer Debra Dank and debut memoirist Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts as they discuss the past, present and future of writing as activism.
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Ashfield Town Hall
260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, NSW, 2131