It s the end of the world as we know it
Corflute essay
It started with the corflute wars, two-dimensional politics, the roadside photos larger than life. In the first week they were clustered together in prime eye-line sites, blue and red and green.
And, then the wars revved up. The corflutes were turned to face away from the road, hidden behind opposition posters, uprooted, flung facedown, driven through and over, piled in heaps, disfigured with horns, pointed teeth, strangely shaped ears. Annotated with lezzo, poofter scrawled across the portraits.
Public exorcisms for being gay didn’t work. The newly minted lezzo pollie (why would you do that to yourself?) stays in the race. Sonnets of revenge from the pollie’s ‘community’ turn into an uneasy-living-in-this-world kind of feeling for all of us.
Sophie Edwards, founder of “She’s On The Bill”.
“CANBERRA Women In Music” is a new three-day festival with a line-up of 11 bands across three venues showcasing the music, event management and technical skills of women in Canberra, with all proceeds going to charity. First up, and to launch the project is “She’s On The Bill”, young professionals Sophie Edwards, Kirrah Amosa, Lucy Sugerman, Kim Yang and Dana Hassall, 7-11pm, Friday, March 12 at ANU Kambri.
THEN on Saturday, March 13, 11 local acts will perform at The Polo, 38 David Street, Turner, from midday until midnight in three shows for three charities. The night time show, “Women Who Rock For Karinya House” starts at 8.30pm with MC Jen Seyderhelm. The festival also has “Soulful Sunday” at Sideway on Sunday, March 14. All details here.