We sit down with Kirli Saunders to discuss decolonization, feminism, Queer space & the importance of language.

Kirli Saunders is a proud Gunai Woman and award-winning multidisciplinary creator and consultant. An experienced speaker and facilitator advocating for the environment, gender and racial equality and LGBTIQA+ rights, Kirli was the NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year (2020).

"Queer shame doesn’t glimmer

so I wear glitter to hide it

find rainbow sequins

on sale

I smile and thank the Sister

as we leave

Grandfather Sun

gives a blessing of his own

and with it

I shimmer

everywhere I go."

Kirli Saunders - Returning (Magabala 2023)