Thread by @DiversityArtsAu

We need to come together to come up with a solution to this problem

Aunty Colleen Wall on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: un.org/development/de…

Queensland Human Rights Act 2019: qhrc.qld.gov.au/your-rights/fo…

#Pacesetters:

Today is about truth-telling, storytelling and listening.

- Yvette Walker, Artistic director of BlackBleep Productions, producing partner of today's event

#Pacesetters QLD LIVE:

We set the terms of engagement...It's time for you to walk behind us...For years, you have sat in the seats of power.

- Nadine McDonald-Dowd, Executive Producer @QPAC on Indigenous power.

#Pacesetters LIVE:

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”

#Pacesetters emcee @BustyBeatz of @hotbrownhoney quotes Angela Davis!

LIVESTREAM:

The spirit of the land is within us...What's important is to be proud of who you are.

- Aunty Heather Castledine on being deadly and Blak..And the power that #Indigenous creatives share with each other with each generation.

#Pacesetters LIVESTREAM:

Artist @emily_wurramara performs the beautiful track, Black Smoke on stage!

#Pacestters LIVESTREAM:

As long as we keep our culture alive, we show care to our communities

- Yvette Walker, Rita Pryce & Pauline Lampton on the loss of life-changing work when funding goes away from #Indigenous arts companies & goes to non-Indigenous companies

#Pacesetters:

Performers: Tibbs and Hope One performs a piece, Vika Mana performs #spokenword poetry, and Polytoxic / Ensemble on stage!

Jason Gann (TV series Wilfred) on the need to support Indigenous screen initiatives locally in QLD.

#Pacesetters LIVESTREAM:

- Aunty Kathy and Yvette Walker in conversation on the need to support Indigenous youth in the arts.

- Grace Edwards performs #SpokenWord poetry - "I am my ancestor's wildest dreams but the dream doesn't end here."

#Pacesetters LIVESTREAM:

David Pine - shares the arts initiatives history that came out of QLD and need to support more in the future.

Karen Crone - It's not good for the soul if QLD theatre industry is not accessible, affordable, safe & inclusive for First Nations.

#Pacesetters

We need immediate change now. We need to see it happening. What was your legacy?

@BustyBeatz - Stand in solidarity with QLDIAA: qldiaa.org

#Pacesetters LIVESTREAM:

Today has been joyful, painful but positive...The stories that we have worth is all that money, knowledge of over 100 000 years.

Theatres are all built on sacred pathways, energy of our ancestors. Walk beside & behind us.

- Aunty Colleen - #Pacesetters

We're building the raft as fast as we can but if we're not employed, what of the future?

We don't want to be the Bla(c)k tick in that white box anymore.

- Aunty Colleen on support #Indigenous youth in the arts, paying it forward #Pacesetters LIVESTREAM:

Lana & Hope One performs and closes out the #Pacesetters LIVESTREAM with @BustyBeatz to a standing ovation and thank you to all the Aunties, the featured artists and the forum partners!

Catch up on the #LIVESTREAM: