Black Diasporas Boorloo-Perth
Dates
Wednesday 2 - Monday 7 April | 9:30am - 5pm
Community Launch Event
Saturday 5 April | 2pm - 5pm
RSVP below
Location
City Room
Free | Drop-in
Site access information
WA Museum Boola Bardip is fully accessible. Call 1300 134 081 for assistance. Accessible resources and programs >
Black Diasporas Boorloo-Perth highlights the experiences of the African diaspora in Boorloo. Take a seat in the City Room and enjoy 10 short films and over 100 audio stories featuring over 150 local residents.
Join us for the launch of this digital installation, where Boorloo's African community share over 500 stories through captivating short films and audio stories.
Following the success of editions in Naarm (Melbourne), Tkaronto (Toronto), and Manhattan (NYC), this project celebrates the tradition of African oral storytelling. By hearing people tell their own stories, we uncover the rich diversity of Black life in Boorloo.
Explore our digital map and archive, showcasing stories from the anti-apartheid movement to everyday life, family joys, mental health challenges, and the impact of racial stereotyping. Covering suburbs from Fremantle to the Swan Valley, Joondalup to Mandurah, and beyond.
The joys of our success, joys of family life, playing as a child — the history of our suburbs.
Our voices telling our stories.
Partners
Sponsored by the Scanlon Foundation.
Hosted by the WA Museum Boola Bardip.
With the support of the Australian Multicultural Foundation, Curtin University | Centre for Australia-Africa Relations, BN Collective, BGLU, Kaya Radio, Curtin African Students Association and Murdoch University African Society.
