This two-day conference drew together thinkers from within and beyond the church to consider the place of a public theology and Christianity in the aftermath of trauma and abuse.

From Royal Commissions into institutional handling of sexual abuse and disability care, to the role of the church in colonial policies and practices, this conference make space for difficult and crucial conversations between academics, poets, ministers, survivors. Hosted by Janice McRandal of the cooperative, Brisbane, 3-4 November 2023. Loud Fences might be a page of interest, if you want to know about grassroots responses here.

To be able to hold space amidst this significant conversation was profound. We closed out with this sung poem…

begin
begin
begin anywhere
set out
step out
that is where you start
one day you do it
different than yesterday
ever so slightly
and it changes the world

Talitha Fraser