Ballarat has a long history of people organising, speaking up, challenging power and demanding a say in the decisions that shape their lives.
But what does that history mean for us now?
For the third edition of Deep Dive Ballarat, we’re diving into democracy, protest, organising and the people who have helped shape political and social life in our city.
We’ll be joined by Megan J Riedl, Ballarat writer, artist, facilitator and creative troublemaker, who’ll draw our attention to the women of the goldfields and the stories that don’t always make it into the traditional telling of Ballarat’s democratic history.
Joining Megan will be Brett Edgington, immediate past Secretary of the Ballarat Trades and Labor Council, to explore Ballarat’s long history of unionism, workers organising and collective action - and the role ordinary people have played in pushing for change.
