The Freilich Project organises a range of events including public lectures, conferences and seminars, many of which are free and open to the public. These events draw on the expertise of some of Australia—and the world’s—most prominent intellectuals and public figures on subjects related to bigotry.
First Nations Peace Poetics
Lecture
Despite the unsettling advancement of weapons technology in the 21st century, storytelling remains one of the most powerful technologies for promoting conflict resolution and peace. This lecture explores the power and potential of First Nations poetry in Australia to contribute to conflict…
Inaugural 'Beyond The Book' Book Club
Seminar
Join us for the inaugural Beyond the Book Book Club. This book group is for you if you love reading and want to go deeper into some of the social questions you encounter when you read. We welcome the perspectives of anyone working in related policy and research areas or engaged in activism on…
Staging Social Change
Panel discussion
Theatre spaces as sites for transformative civic dialogueAt a time of increasing polarisation, how can we create better civic discourse? Could the theatre be a useful place for hard conversations? Historically and today, theatre serves as a rare space where people from different social,…
Freilich Research Seminar: Rebel Sistah Cypher: Research, activism and creative practice
Seminar
This research project collaboratively investigates how women in Khayelitsha, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, are using hip-hop to address issues of racism, sexism, economic oppression and the lasting effects of colonialism and apartheid. Since 2015 the activist hip-hop crew, Soundz…
Does Intergroup Contact and Attitudes Change Across Time? Results of 14 Person-Centered Latent Trajectory Models
Seminar
Recent high-quality investigations of intergroup contact have failed to detect a temporal and potentially causal association between intergroup contact and attitudes. In turn, scholars have attempted to reconcile why longitudinal effects rarely emerge despite the strong and well replicated cross-…
We Bleed the Same: Unity
Performance
Celebrate the diversity and strength of our community during challenging times. This upcoming exhibition is hosted by Jozo's in Paddington, Sydney. Features photography by Tim Bauer. Speakers include: Liz Deep-Jones - co-curator of the We Bleed the Same exhibition Craig Foster Cocoa…
2024 Alice Tay Lecture: Panel on Human Rights and the NDIS
Panel discussion
The 2024 Alice Tay Lecture on Law and Human Rights will be taking place Thursday 23rd May. This year we are hosting a panel discussion considering the NDIS and its intersection with human rights. The discussion will be facilitated by Dr Melissa Lovell (Australian National University). Our…