Olympic Spirit and Experience

Sat 13 May 2023

Samantha Faulkner + Paula Dewis + Benny Mills

kuril dhagun, slq

Free event / Main Festival

BWF069

#Performances

#About the event

Duration: 60 minutes

With Brisbane set to be the Olympic host city in 2032, excitement is building. Listen to experienced voices on what it is like to participate as an Olympian, be a volunteer and proud family member. You will be inspired, moved and motivated by their Olympic spirit. Curated by Samantha Faulkner.

#Artists

Samantha Faulkner

Samantha is a Torres Strait Islander (Badu and Moa Islands) and Aboriginal (Wuthathi/Yadhaigana) woman. She is the author of Life Blong Ali Drummond and editor of Pamle: Torres Strait Islanders in Canberra. She has poetry and short stories published nationally and internationally and is the Treasurer, First Nations Australia Writers Network and Us Mob Writing Group. She is currently editing Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia, due for publication by Black Inc. in 2024.