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'Women of Fire' presented by Queen Victoria Women's Centre and Mother Tongue

A night of poetry, performance and stories shared by five incredible artists.

Dates 19 Oct
Time 8:00pm (70 minutes)
Venues Digital Fringe, Queen Victoria Women's Centre - Wayi Djerring

$15.00 - $30.00

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A powerful woman with long curly black hair stands fiercely gazing into the viewers eyes, with arms by her sides, and flames surrounding one side of her, framing her face.

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Image Credit: Fleassy Malay and Martin Adams

Presented by: Queen Victoria Women's Centre
Presented by: Mother Tongue Poetry
Hosted by: Fleassy Malay

We invite you to an inspiring evening of spoken word, storytelling, and performance.

‘Women of Fire’

This one-off special event celebrates the powerful voices of women and gender diverse individuals who identify as women. The evening will feature a curated lineup of some of Melbourne's most inspiring voices. Five passionate poets, including Fleassy Malay, and Sevgi Boga, will take the stage, sharing their lived experience while you soak up the magic, leaving you inspired and energised.

Mother Tongue is committed to amplifying and equipping women’s voices. Passionate, Powerful, Vulnerable, Honest. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to celebrate and support the rise of women’s voices!

‘Women of Fire’ is a hybrid event, offering both in-person and online attendance (Digital Fringe), for expanded accessibility.

Queen Victoria Women’s Centre and Mother Tongue Poetry acknowledge that we live, work, and create on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation—land that is and always will be Aboriginal Land.

There will be light snacks and alcohol-free beverages available for purchase, and a small break between sets.

About Mother Tongue Poetry

The Queen Victoria Women's Centre's vision is that all women and gender diverse people have a place where they are welcomed, valued and celebrated and have the power to determine their present and future. Our purpose is to hold and create space for Victorian women and gender diverse people to thrive.

Mother Tongue is an organisation passionate about supporting the voices of women, and gender diverse people who identify as women.

The organisation centres around our live events and has become Melbourne’s biggest Woman’s Spoken Word event and one of the most established Spoken Word events in the city. A place for passionate, powerful, vulnerable and honest performance; it stands aside from most Spoken Word events in its depth and authenticity.

The organisation has been running since the end of 2012 and has evolved from a monthly event to the NFP organisation it is today. Mother Tongue supports these marginalised voices and showcases all forms of the Spoken Word, including poetry, comedy, rap, song and storytelling.

Some of these stories are hard to hear, others are filled with joy and sensuality. All of these stories are welcome in our space. Mother Tongue is proud to have been a catalytic force in the emergence of many incredibly talented writers and performers.

mothertonguepoetry.com

Duration: 70 minutes
Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Partially Accessible
Age suitability: M
Event warnings: Mild Coarse Language, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.
Content warnings: Violence Against Women, Misogyny, Racism, Queerphobia Or Homophobia, Sexual References, Mental Health.

Digital Fringe

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Queen Victoria Women's Centre - Wayi Djerring
210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

Wheelchair Access

Queen Victoria Women's Centre - Wayi Djerring is wheelchair accessible.

Short term parking (15 mins) is available at the Lonsdale St front entrance.

There is a ramp on the left-hand-side of building (Shilling Lane) which takes guests to the rear entrance via QV courtyard.

Alternative access is from Russell St and Artemis Lane or from QV shopping centre carpark. From QV carpark, there is a lift to the ground level QV Square lawn area (noted Level 2), then a lift down the stairs (near QVWC SHOP) to the rear entrance on the building.

There is a lift in the building to access all venues.

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