Presented by the WA Chapter of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc. (AACAI) and the Anthropological Society of Western Australia (ASWA).

AACAI and ASWA, in collaboration with the ‘Remembering the 1946 Pilbara Strike’ working group, are pleased to host a screening of the 1987 documentary by David Noakes, How the West Was Lost, followed by a Panel Discussion on the film's theme, the 1946 Aboriginal Pastoral Workers' Strike in the Pilbara.

Panellists:

• Rose Murray: Nyangumarta artist & educator, co-founder of Wangka Maya Aboriginal Language Centre, Port Hedland

• Michelle Broun: Curtin Art Gallery curator and Yindjibarndi woman; worked as curator with Aboriginal communities all over WA on the new WA Museum exhibition

• Paul Roberts: film maker and principal of Strelley School (1979-1982); co-writer with Don McLeod of the book How the West Was Lost; producer of the documentary shown on the night

• Nick Everett: historian and activist; his Masters thesis on Human Rights discusses the role of the Communist Party in the Pilbara Strike and the struggle for Aboriginal rights

When: 6-8.30pm, Wednesday 11 May 2022

Where: The Left Bank, 15 Riverside Road, East Fremantle WA 6158

Cost (includes pizza!): $15 (general admission), $10 (AACAI/ASWA members & students)

To register: https://events.humanitix.com/aacai-wa-aswa-how-the-west-was-lost

For more information: see the flyer here