Language, Feminism & The Queer Space with Kirli Saunders
On The Couch5 Jul 2024

Language, Feminism & The Queer Space with Kirli Saunders

Maddy catches up with Kirli Saunders and dives into the importance of language, decolonization, feminism and queer space. Kirli is a proud Gunai Woman and award-winning multidisciplinary creator and consultant. Awarded NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year in 2020, Kirli is an experienced speaker and facilitator advocating for the environment, gender, racial equality and LGBTIQA+ rights. In this episode Kirli shares her passion for continuing connection to Country and reads a powerful poem called Based On Us from her book Returning.

This episode was recorded in October 2022

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this episode contains the name of and discussion around a deceased person. This episode may contain words, descriptions and terms which may be culturally sensitive and reflect the views of those at the period in which the content was created.

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Based On Us – Poem from Returning

Credits

Host: Maddy Stratten

Guest: Kirli Saunders

Producers: Maddy Stratten & Winnie Adamson

Music: Little Pastries Instrumental (descript)

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