Jun 19, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

State Library Theatre at the State Library of Western Australia

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How did a modern-day David beat a modern-day Goliath? How did the Yindjibarndi people, the traditional custodians of land rich in iron-ore deposits, take down a multi-billion dollar mining company in a famous court case, when the odds were stacked against them? And what will happen next?

Join us in hearing the incredible stories of resilience, determination and leadership from Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation CEO, Michael Woodley, alongside Paul Cleary, journalist and best-selling author of the book Title Fight, which explores the Yindjibarndi people’s 13-year battle to assert their spiritual connection to Country.

In this special Disrupted Festival of Ideas 2022 event, facilitator Robert Wood (author, activist and our Creative Director at the Centre for Stories) will ask Michael and Paul to reflect on the politics of the Pilbara, their personal stories, and where First Nations people and knowledge will take our country next.

This event is part of the State Library of WA’s Disrupted Festival of Ideas 2022, made in partnership with the Centre for Stories.

This event is FREE and bookings are not required, but remember to save the date and time in your calendar. More information can be found on the SLWA’s website.

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  Robert Wood

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  Dr. Robert Wood (BA, B.Econ, Hons, AM, PhD) is interested in community, ideas and language, and the author of five books with an international profile. In 2021, he is one of ten Westpac Social Change Fellows. Robert was an Endeavour Research Fellow at Columbia University from 2017 to 2018 working with Nobel, Booker and Pulitzer Winners. In 2018, he was a Copyright Agency Emerging Critic with Sydney Review of Books, and had a monthly column with the Los Angeles Review of Books from 2017 to 2020. Between 2013 and 2016, he edited for the journals Cordite, Peril, and Overland, and was on the Faculty of The School of Life in Melbourne. Robert is responsible for developing partnerships with artists and social change organisations; planning a program of activities, including writing, publishing and mentoring; quality control of all creative outputs; and implementing best-practice models that improve wellbeing.      

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