Experimental

Irreligious blessing

Blessings for people who don't believe in blessings.

FREE EVENT
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Cartoon picture of a woman of colour in a blue and white cape, holding a goblet and a book of fairy tales.
A woman of colour in a blue and white cape, holding a goblet and making the Vulcan salute.
A woman of colour in a blue and white cape, holding a glass whiskey and a book of fairy tales.
Past Event

Image Credit: Connor Bashford

Cartoon picture of a woman of colour in a blue and white cape, holding a goblet and a book of fairy tales.
A woman of colour in a blue and white cape, holding a goblet and making the Vulcan salute.
A woman of colour in a blue and white cape, holding a glass whiskey and a book of fairy tales.

  • Presented by: Sharmini Kumar

Drop in to a space where you can explore non-religious spirituality. Sit with some reflective music. Contribute to an interactive installation about need or hurt or gratitude. The high priestess of nonsense will have a menu of blessings for you to choose from, using popular culture as our sacred text. Stay as long as you want, interact in whatever way you want. There will be no preaching or 'conversion' or even any belief...maybe just a little bit of hope in our shared humanity.

  • Duration: Come and go as you please

  • Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Partially Accessible, Deaf or Hard of Hearing Rating: Partially Accessible

  • Age suitability: G

  • Event warnings: Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Content warnings: Misogyny, Death, Mental Health, Religion, Colonialism.

  • Free Event

*Prices are subject to change without notice. Standard terms and conditions apply.

Sessions: In Person Events

Date Time Venue

Saturday, 07 October 2023

1:00pm

Brunswick Uniting Church

Free

Sunday, 08 October 2023

12:30pm

Brunswick Uniting Church

Sold Out
 Past Event

Sessions: Digital Events

Date Time Venue

Saturday, 07 October 2023

1:00pm

Digital Fringe

Free

Sunday, 08 October 2023

12:30pm

Digital Fringe

Sold Out
 Past Event

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