The New Gathering:
Melbourne Knowledge Week

In May 2021, a group of people met at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre to discuss these questions. Round table conversations were hosted by women from across the arts, community and health sectors. Discussion revolved around how the pandemic had impacted our ability to gather, and our relationship to the digital.

Discussion Facilitators : Mandy Nicholson, Wurunjeri, artist Claire G Coleman, Noogar, writer Alisa Pedrana, epidemiologist Burnett Institute   Elizabeth Reed, artist Merren Ricketson, arts worker and educator Urvi Majumdar, producer and comediaN Veronica Pardo, CEO of Multicultural Arts Victoria Anna Barnes, writer Stella Wiedemeyer, climate activist.
Hosts: Katie Sfetkidis & Jo Porter
Photos by Edwina Hollick

WOMXN’S COVID-19 ARCHIVE:IN CONVERSATION
MPAVILLION

In December 2020, Katie hosted a conversation with two of the archive participants Hope Mathumbu and Kate Sulan. The conversation spoke to how the pandemic has exacerbated pre-exisiting structural inequalities affecting women, how COVID-19 has impacted their life, their work and their relationships

Panel Discussion between: Kate Sulan (theatre maker), Hope Mathumbu (health worker and nursing student) & Katie Sfetkidis (artist)