January 28, 2025 • 28 mins
In this powerful and uplifting episode, recorded live at Yabun Festival 2025, we celebrate Survival Day on January 26. Join me as I connect with incredible voices from across the community in a spirit of resilience, pride, and joy.
Set on Gadigal Country at Victoria Park in Sydney, guests share their reflections on the significance of January 26, the challenges faced by First Nations people, and the importance of coming together as a community to celebrate survival, connection, and black excellence. Highlights include stories of thriving Indigenous businesses, the growth of Yabun over the years, and the safe, joyful energy that defines the festival.
Whether you’re a regular attendee or someone new to Yabun, this episode invites you to feel the love, solidarity, and vibrancy that make this gathering truly special. Don’t miss this celebration of culture, connection, and community! ✨
Links & Resources:
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Yabun Festival
Learn more about Yabun, its history, and upcoming events:
Yabun Festival Official Website -
13 YARN
Australia’s first 24/7 national crisis support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Call 13 92 76 or visit:
13 YARN Official Website -
Support Indigenous Businesses
Explore and support Indigenous businesses like those featured at Yabun:- Clothing the Gaps Merchandise: Clothing the Gaps Store
- Gammin Threads: Gammin Threads Instagram
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Watch '88' Documentary
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Follow the Artists
Keep up with some of the incredible talent featured at Yabun:- JK-47: JK-47 Instagram
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The Walkabout Barber
Learn about their incredible work in mental health, trauma recovery, and community building:
The Walkabout Barber Website -
Deadly Mentors
Explore mentorship programs and resources by First Nations people:
https://www.instagram.com/deadly_mentorz/reels/
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Black Cast, Unite our voices.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Black Magic Women Podcast acknowledges the traditional owners of the
land we have recorded this episode on. We also acknowledge
traditional owners of the land where you, the listener or
viewer are tuning in from.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
We would like to pay our respects to.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Our elders past and present and acknowledged that this always
was Aboriginal land and always will be Aboriginal land.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Both for me, Evan's been a part of my Love
is survival day for us.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
When you're around your mob, youn a lot, it spirit
is energized and it's about being proud of who you are,
where you come from.
Speaker 5 (00:38):
It's fantastic to see so many Indigenous businesses that are here.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
This is the only place I want to be. On
Jane twenty six.
Speaker 6 (00:44):
Welcome to the Black Magic Woman Podcast with Mandanara Bail.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Welcome to this special edition.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Of the Black Magic Woman Podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
It is our Jan twenty six special. It is a
mishmash of mob from different places that have come to
celebrate yab and here on Gadigle Country in Victoria Park.
If you haven't been down here before, it's here in Sydney.
Every single year Corey Radio put on.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
The biggest celebration.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
It has so many averaginal businesses. Here there is a
lineup of talent from Electric Fields, Troy Cassa, Daily Barker,
Dean Brady, Miss Kanina and so much more. I cannot
even get my head around the program. There's so much
to do for young people.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
So I brought my.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Daughter, Tiger Lily, who will appear in this special app.
I hope you enjoy this amazing celebration of black success,
black voices and.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Just black joy.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Here at Yarbin on the Black Magic Woman podcast. Hello,
my sister, thank you for jumping on the pod. Let
me well, instead of introducing yourself, tell our listeners and
viewers on YouTube, your name and where did you grow up?
Speaker 6 (02:04):
My name's prop and I grew up in South Australia.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
I can't and here you are at Yarbon Yeah, tell
us you know what's your thoughts and feelings when it
comes to January twenty sixth.
Speaker 6 (02:15):
January twenty sixth, it's a day I stand intentionally in
solidarity with mob. You know, I'm here to listen to
your history, to your pain and do whatever I can
as an l I to support the movement to change
the date.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Before you leave, what would you say to people that
have never come to this festival here on Gaddigle Country.
Speaker 6 (02:39):
Make your way down. It is so beautiful, the energy,
the love is really palpable in the air. My friend
and I were saying how it really does feel like
a safe space. I felt quite emotional walking in, particularly
with what's happening around the world and the amount of
you know, viitriol and misinformation which is now seeping unfortunately
(03:01):
into Australia, and you know, the weak politicians trying to
win quick, cheap political points. So just to be here
around mob and allies has just been really cathartic.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Love it your mind, Sarah Dylan.
Speaker 7 (03:15):
I think I came to yab in the first time
a few years back and I instantly felt like this
is the only place I want to be on Jane
twenty six. It weighs heavy on my heart that we
still celebrate this as a national holiday without having reconciled
with that Aboriginal history, and I think this is a
safe place where we can come and really do what
I think we should be doing on a national holiday,
which is celebrate the amazing indigenous culture that defines this
(03:36):
country and We'll continue to find this country and I
love coming here, the joy and just that expression of
really cultures coming together in celebration.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
You've been around this massive park. What's been your highlights? Like,
is there any sties there that you can share?
Speaker 1 (03:49):
Plug the remote plug? I mean, it's incredible. What I
love is it? It's grown so much. There's so much
like amazing like.
Speaker 7 (03:56):
Artwork and the food, and then I loved it the
corroboree this morning, like watching some of the dancing and
singing was just incredible and so moving and yet so joyful.
Such an excellent place for so many different excellens companies
come together and offer amazing goods.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Deadly Well, thank you so much for coming and supporting us,
and more importantly for jumping on the podcast.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
Thanks so much, Thank you.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Hello, welcome to the Black Magic Woman podcast. Can you
tell my listeners your name and who's your mob? Where
do you come from?
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Name is Sally Peace, Tylerly Peace? Who's your mob? I'm
Aboriginal Kie and Deadly.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
So what's been the best part of this festival?
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Jims?
Speaker 1 (04:37):
What do you do in the jar? Jumps tenth.
Speaker 8 (04:39):
There's lots of activities, playing with Plato making Braceless and netlistens.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
There's painting Arell. I hope you have a Deadly day.
Thank you for coming on the podcast. Hello my sister.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Do you want to talk to my listeners and also
have viewers on YouTube?
Speaker 1 (04:56):
Tell us your name and your mob.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
I'm Krystal Lee Houghton. I'm a Peter, Peter, my Wally,
Carawally woman and Murray from Queensland.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
To Deadly What brings you here to Yarbin Here on
Gadigle Country.
Speaker 5 (05:08):
I haven't actually been to Yarbin for about ten years,
so I was excited to come back this year. I
thought it would be nice to just do something a
little bit different, come and have a celebration with the
mob and really be around some positivity at this time.
I think the last couple of years been a bit heavy,
so it's nice to really be here to celebrate.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
What do you think in terms of the difference from
ten years ago to now, what's been the biggest change.
Speaker 5 (05:33):
I think the change here is that there is so
much more diversity and people.
Speaker 6 (05:37):
It's grown.
Speaker 5 (05:38):
It's not just be mob, it's not mom, It's lots
of allies and supporters that are obviously walking with us,
which is fantastic to see and.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
So far, I know the day is only kind of
just begin. What's been your highlight, the.
Speaker 5 (05:50):
Highlight of seeing all the stores. So it's fantastic to
see so many indigenous businesses that are here, all different
types of products as well. I think that's really different.
Previously I think it was like government organizations and community
services and things like that, which I think, you know,
it's really nice to have, but having the indigenous businesses
showcase their products just.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Like mob grassroots, Mums, little Fullers, jar Jim Dollies.
Speaker 5 (06:13):
Yeah, and I want to highlight my nephew's actually got
it still next door to you, Guck. So he's a
game designer.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Wow.
Speaker 5 (06:19):
Yeah, run in Melbourne. Fantastic look for him.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Opportunity to plug people and plug stores.
Speaker 5 (06:25):
Here, Elijah McDonald, Guck.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
Well, enjoy the day. See you very much. What are you?
What are you doing here at Yarbin.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
I'm a proud Gomorroy descendant. My name is Shri Johnson
and I actually used to march.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
With my nan when Yarbin was at Lapa.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
So for me, Yarbin's been a part of my life
is survival day for us, it's a day where you
come together because sometimes we don't quite know what to
do with ourselves because it does drop a lot of emotions,
but when we're together, it's just solid. Yeah, it's really good.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
It's so deadly, just speak.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
So many mob here, yeah yeah, yeah, and nearly every
usually you know every second person because there's so many
non Aboriginal people. You kind of like, wow, I'm blown
away with the turnout. Every year it's getting bigger and bigger.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
And the stools, yeah, so is there any stools that
you've kind of bought from?
Speaker 1 (07:21):
Is there anyone that you would have plug.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
Yeah, I just brought a beautiful dress of Rachel Perkins.
Oh my gosh, I can't wait to get it on.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Or Rachel Perkins has fashion.
Speaker 6 (07:31):
It's just now.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Yeah, nice, we've got We've gotta get Rachel on the.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Tops, shorts, long pants.
Speaker 9 (07:38):
There was dresses with the thick with the thin.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Your school going on.
Speaker 6 (07:41):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Yeah, there's a couple of lines there which was nice
to deadly. Thanks for coming and you're the rest of
the day. Thanks Bob.
Speaker 9 (07:47):
My name is Savannah Shira. My mom's Kimilleroy Anduel Way.
I am Queensland born and bred.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Though I'll go the blues. We're here.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Tell us why did you come to Yarborn when you
live in Queensland.
Speaker 9 (08:02):
Yeah, well I have been to the oven for years
and I thought it was a great time to come
again when I haven't been feeling the best in myself
and like being around Malvern community. And this must be
one of the I don't know the stats, but it
has to be one of the biggest places for Indigenous people,
probably in the southern hemisphere. This is what I needed
and I feel so good to be here here.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Well, last night I was a little bit restless and
could get to bed, turn on the TV and DOCO
eighty eight came on and my grandmother's voice to my
dad's voice, I could.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
Not believe, and I was like, you know what. It
was actually.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
Capturing the Jan twenty six convoy back in nineteen eighty eight,
and it was the first probably national gathering of blackfellows
here in Redferd. And here we are today on Jan
twenty six, still coming together, and still it's all about
just finding for rights. It's more about letting people know
that we're here. We're deadly. Look at the black excellence
(09:01):
in this park today. So for peace that have never
been to yarb and what will they experience at this festival.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 9 (09:08):
I encourage all people to come. And I think that's
the difference in the journey over the year, is that
we see more allies, more accomplices, people standing in solidarity
with us, walking alongside us. And if you come here, yeah,
you're going to learn more about excellence, but you'll also
learn about what's some of the issues that Indigenous people
(09:30):
face and you actually realize those issues are no fault
of our own and what you can do to support
that and work with us.
Speaker 10 (09:38):
It's a bit of.
Speaker 9 (09:39):
Outcome for everyone.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Of course, we just need to make time for each other.
We do, and today's an opportunity for a lot of
non Aboriginal people to actually come and yearn with people.
Go and sit in different tents, go and listen to
the elders, Go and see who's on stage. There's Barker
Electric Fails, Troy Cassa Daily.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Yeah, there's so much here.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
There's a massive investment obviously from the local council here
that I don't think he's anywhere else in the country.
Speaker 9 (10:05):
Yeah, I haven't seen it. You know, we have, you
know up in me engine when we have musk Grave
and yeah, that is a great is great, but this
is just the next level up. And yeah, I encourage
people also to go listen to the performances, listen to
our stories. Our musicians are amazing storytellers. You know, it's
part of our culture and extension for us to again,
(10:26):
as I mentioned before, you hear about some of the struggles,
but you hear about the excellence and how far we've come.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
Yeah, of course. Well, it looks like you are dressed
in black.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
I am always Sola tell us the Black Fellow Barbie.
Speaker 9 (10:40):
I got the Black Fellow Barbie game and threads, and
also their hat is the Game of Threads, which says
aunties and on the side it says something that I
can't say. Yes, I have earrings from Kurry Circle. Even
my eyeshadow and my mascar is from my Black Mom.
Speaker 10 (10:54):
You can a.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
Glow, she's w a.
Speaker 9 (10:56):
I have custom kicks as well, which are done by
Regina who's.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
Here, Jenny's Girl Gang bit shout out.
Speaker 9 (11:03):
And I've already wad heap of stuff. I bought these
glasses here and a jersey from a t I mob
called Ripping Mob. I'm all about Yeah, buying black and
that's just one small way you can help contribute to,
you know, empowering a mob.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Yeah, and just breaking that cycle of intergenerational poverty. Is
it through you know, supporting black businesses.
Speaker 9 (11:23):
And it's things that you by all the time. There's
so many amazing things. Things I hadn't even seen before
that I didn't realize our mob were making and producing.
So yeah, get around and have a look and spend up.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Dad makes you when you come to Yrbor makes you
you get money. Yeah, I've been watching you on Instagram.
You are the walk About Barber. But for people that
don't know who you are in terms of your name
and your mob, do you want to share that with
our listeners and view ers on YouTube?
Speaker 10 (11:50):
Thank you my sister.
Speaker 4 (11:51):
First, it's the privilege to be and speaking to you,
big supporter of you and what you're doing, the movement
you created. My name is Brian down on the Walk
About Barber. I'm from the Millerroy nation of Kuna Abron
out northwest New South Wales.
Speaker 10 (12:03):
My mob raised on barbar d Mission.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
So that's Camilla or a country.
Speaker 10 (12:07):
Yeah and wow one goes into wol one country are so.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
What brought you here to Jabs Jan twenty six.
Speaker 4 (12:14):
I'll come here to plug in, you know, like plug
in my spirit. When you're around your mob, you know,
like your spirit gets energized and it's about being proud
of who you are, where you come from and where
else can you do that today? Then around all your
mob and there's mobeer from all over, and there's mainstream
mobia too, which is deadly to see because you know,
we got allies and we've also got brothers and sisters
(12:36):
from all walks of life that support who we are
and what we do.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
Of course, and if you think about other kind of
I don't know Jan. Twenty six, is that you've celebrated
or marched. What makes us Yarbin Festival so special.
Speaker 4 (12:50):
Just like the knockout, you know, like this is where
everyone comes and everyone congregates and this is the big
corrobberie space and people are dancing, people are smiling, people
are saying hello. You get to see mob that you
haven't in for a while. And for me, you know,
that's amazing and we need more of that because you know,
unfortunately sometimes we're by ourselves, we're alone, and you know,
(13:15):
us mob, we're going to remember We're not alone. We've
got people out there that, look, you know, love each
love you and love what you do and just keep
on supporting you.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
What's happening with Walk about.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
Bar Yeah, based in Newcastle, we travel out to communities
across Australia from newy We do about fifty five programs
a year across Australia. So you know, we get the
mobile buses, trucks, trailers, We've got all Aboriginal tires, Straight
Island employee sector. So we give our mob our first
(13:45):
crack at jobs and get them out amongst it. And
it's all about cutting hair and having conversations and mental health,
first aid and suicide prevention.
Speaker 10 (13:53):
I went down that path when I was.
Speaker 4 (13:54):
Younger and now I'm at war against suicide and it's
about helping other people to help themselves.
Speaker 10 (13:58):
And what better way to do that?
Speaker 4 (14:00):
And then you do it from behind a barbergeare and
you know, have a young under people and I'm just
lucky enough that I've got a degree in traum and
recovery work and I can give them professional advice. And
this is our little part of the jigsaw puzzle. There's
many pieces of the jigsaw puzzle. Floating around in communities
and we're just one piece. But if we all put
our piece in the right spot, the full picture appears,
and you know, it shows what we can do.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
Of course, and in terms for our mob, we've got
the highest rate of suicide, especially amongst our youth in
the world, so we need more, especially organizations with grass roots,
people that have lived it, experienced it and studied it
and then cut here, while are you having these yarns?
Speaker 1 (14:40):
How deadly?
Speaker 9 (14:41):
Look?
Speaker 4 (14:41):
It is deadly because when people come into our spaces,
they don't you know, they don't have the pressure sitting
in a clinical space in four walls talking to a
psychologist or a psychiatrist.
Speaker 10 (14:50):
They're with their own mob. They're in a space where
there's music going. It's comfortable.
Speaker 4 (14:54):
And when we put the cape on, especially men, they
start talking from a different place. And that makes me
proud because if men want to share this stories, well,
we've got to be there to listen. And old lady
once come up to me, she said, son, if you
fix my man, you fix my family.
Speaker 10 (15:07):
And that's always stuck with me.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
So our women have been the backbone of communities for
a long long time, and now it's time for us
men to rise up and not rise above them, but
walk beside them and do our thing and make our
families and our communities are not just a protective place
to be, but a space where everyone is well and
we're doing well in.
Speaker 2 (15:27):
I've got goose films all over me, and I'm sure
people that are listening are also feeling the strength and
the power within your message.
Speaker 1 (15:34):
Just to let people know that there.
Speaker 2 (15:35):
Are organizations and there are about there that are ready
to have a yarn and to be able to listen
to your stories. So I know there is a national
number right, one three.
Speaker 4 (15:44):
Yarn, Yes, one three yarns out there. There's quite a
few out there, but they're across most socials. Whatever you do,
just don't be afraid to ask for help. And help's
not a dirty word, and it's not a word that
don't show you're going to be judged. Yeah, yeah, Look,
I ask for help all the time. And I'm fifty
two years of age now, and you know I was
raised not that's for help and not to show that
(16:05):
I was hurting or show that I you know that
I was unwell. But you know that was the old
way of raising men. But now we've got to change that.
We've got to unprogrammed that and reprogram the right tools
so men are standing on the rain two feet and
can actually look after themselves when there's nobody.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
Around to Dedlar, thank you so much, big love.
Speaker 2 (16:25):
Out of all of the excitement the activities to do here,
you drop by to jump on the Black Magic Woman.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
So thank you.
Speaker 10 (16:31):
I did and love your work dead. Thank you.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
Were some of the listeners and some of them of
that don't know who are Do you want to share
your name.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
Your mob and a little bit about where you grew up?
Speaker 10 (16:46):
Are you doing your mob?
Speaker 11 (16:47):
My name is Jacob Peter Paulson aka JK forty seven.
I'm Bunge Lung Mob, but I'm also South su Islander
and I recently found out that I'm also mon and
Jarlie and could you're not all up in Kate York
there and yeah this experience at yard and I was
here last year, but not as an artist. I was
just checking out the dancers and everything, like I feel
like it's bigger than last year.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
You know every year.
Speaker 2 (17:09):
I came here about eight years ago when my little girl,
Tiger Lily, who keeps coming in and up from the
camera Tiger Lily was three months old when she came
to her first yard and that's the.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
Last summer was here. So just from eight.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
Years ago, the growth and all of these stools. It's
pretty deadly because you're seeing so many black faces, and
if you don't know them, there's an opportunity to build
these relationships and get to know some of the people
that are here.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Jan.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
Twenty six, This day means so many different things for
different mob. As a young black man on stage, you're
mixing it up, you're riding, you're wrapping. Do you find
that Jan. Twenty six is you know, a day to celebrate,
Like in terms of today, there is a celebration here,
but then there's also this kind of sadness as well.
(17:59):
Where I've been yarning with people and they're quite emotional.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
What does this day mean to you?
Speaker 11 (18:04):
You've got to guard your heart sort of thing, you know,
and look after your spirit. You know, that's what it
means to me. I think it's a time to like,
you know, reflect, and it's always a time to reflect,
you know. It's just one of those markers, you know,
like you've got to know like what the day represents,
and if you don't know that's just as simple. You
just don't You just don't know, and people too late
(18:25):
to learn.
Speaker 12 (18:26):
Ye right.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
We can always say to people, yeah, there's a lot
of information, have a look, and at the same time
come along to an event like Yarbin and really experience
the love and enjoy that Black Fellows.
Speaker 1 (18:43):
Bring right to a gathering when.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
We all come together. The vibe here is electrifying. I
can't imagine what it's like then to be on stage
with a massive audience. Brother, I better let you go
because you've got to get on stage sooner.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
Here at Yarbin.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
On jan twenty six, JK forty seven, Thank you for
jumping on the Black Magical Podcast.
Speaker 13 (19:04):
Thank you.
Speaker 12 (19:05):
I'm bondam Alone. I am from the Torres Strait, from
the beautiful Erob Islands, and my mob is from the
Padu and the Yupungathi from Cape York. So I have
best of both world's aboriginal Tasha and a loud and
proud black loud and proud, really really good to be
here and to have this lovely surprise and discussion here
(19:26):
today with you, sister. Yes, I happened to come down
because I wanted to be with mob this Survival Day.
I have done lots of things in Queensland and the
Torres Strait, but I've never been to Yarbin. So I've
been so first, Yeah, my very first. My sister's been
involved in yarbon for many years and I just didn't
(19:46):
have the opportunity. And now I'm here and it's great.
Speaker 1 (19:50):
It's a great feeling.
Speaker 2 (19:51):
Well for people that are listening to this episode that
have never been to Yarbin, how would you describe the festival,
the feeling, the emotion.
Speaker 12 (20:01):
It really makes you proud of who you are are
and the diversity that we have, The strength and the
unity that you feel, and so seeing I guess everyone
wanting to unite and to just I guess reflect on
our journey, where we come from and how we've got
(20:22):
so much more to give. I think in this time
and era, we really need to stand strong together and
knowing that we have so much that a lot of
other Australians have not even tapped into. So the rich culture,
how we have survived, how we are still thriving, and
(20:42):
how we still staying strong. But we still need to
unite and to have that broader message across the greater
Australian nation because we've got so much more to give.
Speaker 2 (20:53):
Of course, and there's opportunities like January twenty sixth where
the whole community is welcome, like everybody from all walks
of life are welcome to come into this space and celebrate.
Speaker 1 (21:07):
Yeah, it's played in the festivity.
Speaker 12 (21:09):
So it feels safe, it feels inspiring and like you say,
you never know who you run into. And I think
this is a really important timeline for me to be
able to connect with our beautiful mob from across the country.
So this today is very.
Speaker 2 (21:27):
Special for me to the biggest So for jumping.
Speaker 12 (21:30):
On basis biggest days.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
What brought you here to Yabin?
Speaker 8 (21:35):
Certainly delighted to be here.
Speaker 10 (21:37):
My name is Naomi.
Speaker 8 (21:38):
I run my own first Nations black business called Deadly Mentors.
I'm a proud youngual woman. So my mob on my
mother's side of my family come from Borahlula, a golf country,
and but I'm here today just to be amongst it,
be black cloud and proud and enjoy that spirit that
is about our culture being together walking gently on Guttigal Country.
(21:58):
I've worked here in Sydney for many years, so I
always come back here for business. But today it's about
rival day and celebrating who we are.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
Your T shirt says it all. I was like, we've
got to give him a plug. Who who's behind that
T shirt?
Speaker 8 (22:13):
One T shirt is from closing the gaps in obviously
undery country. Brunswick Street in Melbourne. Was there down there
last year? I thought I needed a shirt for today
and wearing it proudly.
Speaker 2 (22:26):
And in terms of all the deadly black businesses that
are here, is that anyone that stands out so far?
Speaker 8 (22:31):
There's so many, you know, like everyone just needs to
go around have a yarn and it's all about us
promoting each other, building ourselves up and just celebrating how
deadly we are no pun intended, you know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
There's this feeling, there's this vibe like here today where
you're feeling the energy of the excitement, the positivity, like
the positive vibes, feeling.
Speaker 8 (22:55):
Safe as well, Like you know, you're walking around and
everyone is just smiling and vibing and I think feeling
that strength together and really see that we are.
Speaker 10 (23:05):
We're here.
Speaker 8 (23:06):
We know we've got so much to give, We've got
so much to accomplish in the future, and we need
to do that walking together for our allies too.
Speaker 2 (23:13):
So you know, and it's a great message for people
that are listening. You know that we are here and
we are willing to share everything with you. And that's
why these festivals are so important, to bring people together,
so true and connect with people like you.
Speaker 8 (23:26):
And not Yeah, that's right, you know, And it's just
about all of us. Like we all come from such
diverse backgrounds this nation, and they don't tap into you know,
it's not about making assumptions or presuming we are black
in all different shades. I always say that's people when
I'm running workshops and like when when I'm working with
our young people and like, be proud of your identity.
It's not about if you don't know, it's about just
(23:47):
growing together and walking gently. That's always my mantra, you
know what I mean. We come from people of giants
on our shoulders, so we can't forget that legacy. We've
got to just keep keeping keep going, chipping away.
Speaker 1 (24:00):
Thank you. It's it's the first time at Yaban, it's
my second time in YRBN.
Speaker 8 (24:03):
It's been a long time between visits.
Speaker 1 (24:05):
But what have you noticed? What's the changes?
Speaker 8 (24:08):
If she feels roomy h yeah, you know, and it's
it's still warm as ever. Yes, but it's just I
don't know, just it's the spirit.
Speaker 9 (24:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (24:15):
For me, it's a great to be back back on
Gudigle country getting that strength and resilience and yeah, the
taking stock for the year ahead, get aheaded for a
massive twenty twenty five if we bring it on.
Speaker 1 (24:25):
My sister will lovely meeting you. Thank you so much.
Check out Deadly Mentors.
Speaker 2 (24:29):
Yep, Peros Live. Thank you today. Yeah, or make sure
it's in the show notes.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
Thank you so much. Have Deadly that you too, am.
Speaker 13 (24:36):
I'll just like that knowledge the traditional custodians the land
where we are to say, the Gutigle people of your
ow nation. And it's in no respect to all elders
both past president and are all emerging out there. My
name he's Wendel French aka for Alicia Fox, the Abergewenchantrance US.
And just being here today, you know, it just gives
me such a proud feeling to walk around and see
so much mob you know, representing with their apparel, with
(24:56):
their merchandise, just outing today with their black faces or smiles,
scene all the jarge and have fun. It just makes
me I feel really proud to your black fellow and
still have you know, the oldest living culture lives blood
gone through my bloodstream.
Speaker 2 (25:08):
And it's not always that feeling right sometimes, you know,
we're not feeling the love and the happiness and the
positive vibes, especially on a day like Jane twenty six.
Speaker 1 (25:18):
Our biggest kind of I would say.
Speaker 2 (25:20):
Advice to people our mobbs say off social media just
to protect ourselves at.
Speaker 13 (25:26):
One hundred percent. I just had to get on Instagram
just there and go through my comments on my post
this morning and had to get rid of about ten
or twelve comments already on there, and it's just like.
Speaker 1 (25:33):
I don't know, people waste their time.
Speaker 13 (25:35):
Yeah, I don't want none of my mob out there
today go to that post to be like, okay, this
is fact that my brother speaking here is but yeah,
I don't want them to go down my comment section
then and see all these nasty comments.
Speaker 2 (25:45):
Yeah yeah, And this is a day where we want,
especially here at Yarburn, it's a day to celebrate, right
survival day down here, I would say, is the best
celebration in the country.
Speaker 1 (25:57):
How many Arbans have you been do?
Speaker 13 (26:00):
I would have started when I was at at least
nine or ten. I came to my first Young Black
and Deadly was on the little Young Black and Deadly
stage over to the right.
Speaker 1 (26:06):
Yes, that was a year.
Speaker 13 (26:07):
Back in twenty nine, two thousand and nine, twenty ten,
so I've been to quite a lot. And then I
got to perform at one and in twenty eighteen first an.
It was amazing. We had that crowd packed out, the
Black Divers. Yes, of course I was the Beyonce of
the group, and I had my Kelly and my Michelle,
naw Gavin. But yeah, it's just every year I look
forward to coming to yarb and it's it's an event
(26:29):
that's in my annual colunder every year, come back here,
seeing all the mob, just seeing happy black faces, and
of course seeing our allies here as well. Today that's
probably one of the most amazing things for me, you know,
seeing them all like the rally, non Indigenous brothers and
sisters or in their Allies ship there and just being
deadly and supporting us.
Speaker 1 (26:44):
And what's been your highlight of the day so far?
Speaker 13 (26:48):
I think just Prince and Randy with my Man and
everyone coming up and you get to see how big
and Deadly Felicia Fox here.
Speaker 2 (26:55):
So for anyone that has not been to this festival,
what do you say to them?
Speaker 13 (26:59):
Get on down here January twenty six. Every year Victoria Park,
start off with the rally and get here, you know,
support the mob and get out there on the frontline
because if you're not doing nothing, then you're not doing
anything at all.
Speaker 2 (27:10):
And there's so much here they probably won't regret coming
and bring the family. Look at all these kids, and
I want people to know this is actually a family
friendly event.
Speaker 1 (27:20):
It's a festival in a gathering for everyone.
Speaker 2 (27:22):
On dred percent Black, White, Greek, Chinese, doesn't matter where
you come from. Come and mix it up, Come celebrate
and make memories with the mob. So on that note,
thank you for dropping in. What's on the cards for
twenty twenty five.
Speaker 13 (27:34):
Well, I've got some bookings already booked in, but just
a little you know, I'll give you the latest. But
Felicia Fox is dropping with a band this year, So
it's going to be Felicia and the Crooks.
Speaker 1 (27:45):
Wow.
Speaker 13 (27:45):
So I'm going to have my own live backing band.
I'm going to go touring in drag but seeing country
and Western expand that repertoire of mind and get out
there and do things that now the Drag Queen has
done before. So I'm very excited for this year.
Speaker 1 (27:56):
Watch the space and everyone knows where to find you. Yes,
Felicia Fox Felicia.
Speaker 2 (28:01):
Deadly Felicia on Instagram. Can't wait to see what twenty
twenty five brings for you. Love you, love you, and
thank you for having me, Thank you for coming in.
Speaker 13 (28:09):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (28:11):
A big shout out to all you Deadly Mob and
allies who continue to listen, watch, and support our podcast.
Speaker 1 (28:17):
Your feedback means the world.
Speaker 2 (28:19):
You can rate and review the podcast on Apple and Spotify,
or even head to our socials and YouTube channel and
drop us a line.
Speaker 1 (28:27):
We'd love to hear from you.
Speaker 2 (28:29):
The Black Magic Woman podcast is produced by Clint Curtis
Black Cast, Unite our voices.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Black Magic Women Podcast acknowledges the traditional owners of the
land we have recorded this episode on. We also acknowledge
traditional owners of the land where you, the listener or
viewer are tuning in from.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
We would like to pay our respects to.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Our elders past and present and acknowledged that this always
was Aboriginal land and always will be Aboriginal land.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Both for me, Evan's been a part of my Love
is survival day for us.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
When you're around your mob, youn a lot, it spirit
is energized and it's about being proud of who you are,
where you come from.
Speaker 5 (00:38):
It's fantastic to see so many Indigenous businesses that are here.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
This is the only place I want to be. On
Jane twenty six.
Speaker 6 (00:44):
Welcome to the Black Magic Woman Podcast with Mandanara Bail.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Welcome to this special edition.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Of the Black Magic Woman Podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
It is our Jan twenty six special. It is a
mishmash of mob from different places that have come to
celebrate yab and here on Gadigle Country in Victoria Park.
If you haven't been down here before, it's here in Sydney.
Every single year Corey Radio put on.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
The biggest celebration.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
It has so many averaginal businesses. Here there is a
lineup of talent from Electric Fields, Troy Cassa, Daily Barker,
Dean Brady, Miss Kanina and so much more. I cannot
even get my head around the program. There's so much
to do for young people.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
So I brought my.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Daughter, Tiger Lily, who will appear in this special app.
I hope you enjoy this amazing celebration of black success,
black voices and.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Just black joy.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Here at Yarbin on the Black Magic Woman podcast. Hello,
my sister, thank you for jumping on the pod. Let
me well, instead of introducing yourself, tell our listeners and
viewers on YouTube, your name and where did you grow up?
Speaker 6 (02:04):
My name's prop and I grew up in South Australia.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
I can't and here you are at Yarbon Yeah, tell
us you know what's your thoughts and feelings when it
comes to January twenty sixth.
Speaker 6 (02:15):
January twenty sixth, it's a day I stand intentionally in
solidarity with mob. You know, I'm here to listen to
your history, to your pain and do whatever I can
as an l I to support the movement to change
the date.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Before you leave, what would you say to people that
have never come to this festival here on Gaddigle Country.
Speaker 6 (02:39):
Make your way down. It is so beautiful, the energy,
the love is really palpable in the air. My friend
and I were saying how it really does feel like
a safe space. I felt quite emotional walking in, particularly
with what's happening around the world and the amount of
you know, viitriol and misinformation which is now seeping unfortunately
(03:01):
into Australia, and you know, the weak politicians trying to
win quick, cheap political points. So just to be here
around mob and allies has just been really cathartic.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Love it your mind, Sarah Dylan.
Speaker 7 (03:15):
I think I came to yab in the first time
a few years back and I instantly felt like this
is the only place I want to be on Jane
twenty six. It weighs heavy on my heart that we
still celebrate this as a national holiday without having reconciled
with that Aboriginal history, and I think this is a
safe place where we can come and really do what
I think we should be doing on a national holiday,
which is celebrate the amazing indigenous culture that defines this
(03:36):
country and We'll continue to find this country and I
love coming here, the joy and just that expression of
really cultures coming together in celebration.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
You've been around this massive park. What's been your highlights? Like,
is there any sties there that you can share?
Speaker 1 (03:49):
Plug the remote plug? I mean, it's incredible. What I
love is it? It's grown so much. There's so much
like amazing like.
Speaker 7 (03:56):
Artwork and the food, and then I loved it the
corroboree this morning, like watching some of the dancing and
singing was just incredible and so moving and yet so joyful.
Such an excellent place for so many different excellens companies
come together and offer amazing goods.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Deadly Well, thank you so much for coming and supporting us,
and more importantly for jumping on the podcast.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
Thanks so much, Thank you.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Hello, welcome to the Black Magic Woman podcast. Can you
tell my listeners your name and who's your mob? Where
do you come from?
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Name is Sally Peace, Tylerly Peace? Who's your mob? I'm
Aboriginal Kie and Deadly.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
So what's been the best part of this festival?
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Jims?
Speaker 1 (04:37):
What do you do in the jar? Jumps tenth.
Speaker 8 (04:39):
There's lots of activities, playing with Plato making Braceless and netlistens.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
There's painting Arell. I hope you have a Deadly day.
Thank you for coming on the podcast. Hello my sister.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Do you want to talk to my listeners and also
have viewers on YouTube?
Speaker 1 (04:56):
Tell us your name and your mob.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
I'm Krystal Lee Houghton. I'm a Peter, Peter, my Wally,
Carawally woman and Murray from Queensland.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
To Deadly What brings you here to Yarbin Here on
Gadigle Country.
Speaker 5 (05:08):
I haven't actually been to Yarbin for about ten years,
so I was excited to come back this year. I
thought it would be nice to just do something a
little bit different, come and have a celebration with the
mob and really be around some positivity at this time.
I think the last couple of years been a bit heavy,
so it's nice to really be here to celebrate.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
What do you think in terms of the difference from
ten years ago to now, what's been the biggest change.
Speaker 5 (05:33):
I think the change here is that there is so
much more diversity and people.
Speaker 6 (05:37):
It's grown.
Speaker 5 (05:38):
It's not just be mob, it's not mom, It's lots
of allies and supporters that are obviously walking with us,
which is fantastic to see and.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
So far, I know the day is only kind of
just begin. What's been your highlight, the.
Speaker 5 (05:50):
Highlight of seeing all the stores. So it's fantastic to
see so many indigenous businesses that are here, all different
types of products as well. I think that's really different.
Previously I think it was like government organizations and community
services and things like that, which I think, you know,
it's really nice to have, but having the indigenous businesses
showcase their products just.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Like mob grassroots, Mums, little Fullers, jar Jim Dollies.
Speaker 5 (06:13):
Yeah, and I want to highlight my nephew's actually got
it still next door to you, Guck. So he's a
game designer.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Wow.
Speaker 5 (06:19):
Yeah, run in Melbourne. Fantastic look for him.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Opportunity to plug people and plug stores.
Speaker 5 (06:25):
Here, Elijah McDonald, Guck.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
Well, enjoy the day. See you very much. What are you?
What are you doing here at Yarbin.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
I'm a proud Gomorroy descendant. My name is Shri Johnson
and I actually used to march.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
With my nan when Yarbin was at Lapa.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
So for me, Yarbin's been a part of my life
is survival day for us, it's a day where you
come together because sometimes we don't quite know what to
do with ourselves because it does drop a lot of emotions,
but when we're together, it's just solid. Yeah, it's really good.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
It's so deadly, just speak.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
So many mob here, yeah yeah, yeah, and nearly every
usually you know every second person because there's so many
non Aboriginal people. You kind of like, wow, I'm blown
away with the turnout. Every year it's getting bigger and bigger.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
And the stools, yeah, so is there any stools that
you've kind of bought from?
Speaker 1 (07:21):
Is there anyone that you would have plug.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
Yeah, I just brought a beautiful dress of Rachel Perkins.
Oh my gosh, I can't wait to get it on.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Or Rachel Perkins has fashion.
Speaker 6 (07:31):
It's just now.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Yeah, nice, we've got We've gotta get Rachel on the.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Tops, shorts, long pants.
Speaker 9 (07:38):
There was dresses with the thick with the thin.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Your school going on.
Speaker 6 (07:41):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Yeah, there's a couple of lines there which was nice
to deadly. Thanks for coming and you're the rest of
the day. Thanks Bob.
Speaker 9 (07:47):
My name is Savannah Shira. My mom's Kimilleroy Anduel Way.
I am Queensland born and bred.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Though I'll go the blues. We're here.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Tell us why did you come to Yarborn when you
live in Queensland.
Speaker 9 (08:02):
Yeah, well I have been to the oven for years
and I thought it was a great time to come
again when I haven't been feeling the best in myself
and like being around Malvern community. And this must be
one of the I don't know the stats, but it
has to be one of the biggest places for Indigenous people,
probably in the southern hemisphere. This is what I needed
and I feel so good to be here here.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Well, last night I was a little bit restless and
could get to bed, turn on the TV and DOCO
eighty eight came on and my grandmother's voice to my
dad's voice, I could.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
Not believe, and I was like, you know what. It
was actually.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
Capturing the Jan twenty six convoy back in nineteen eighty eight,
and it was the first probably national gathering of blackfellows
here in Redferd. And here we are today on Jan
twenty six, still coming together, and still it's all about
just finding for rights. It's more about letting people know
that we're here. We're deadly. Look at the black excellence
(09:01):
in this park today. So for peace that have never
been to yarb and what will they experience at this festival.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 9 (09:08):
I encourage all people to come. And I think that's
the difference in the journey over the year, is that
we see more allies, more accomplices, people standing in solidarity
with us, walking alongside us. And if you come here, yeah,
you're going to learn more about excellence, but you'll also
learn about what's some of the issues that Indigenous people
(09:30):
face and you actually realize those issues are no fault
of our own and what you can do to support
that and work with us.
Speaker 10 (09:38):
It's a bit of.
Speaker 9 (09:39):
Outcome for everyone.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Of course, we just need to make time for each other.
We do, and today's an opportunity for a lot of
non Aboriginal people to actually come and yearn with people.
Go and sit in different tents, go and listen to
the elders, Go and see who's on stage. There's Barker
Electric Fails, Troy Cassa Daily.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Yeah, there's so much here.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
There's a massive investment obviously from the local council here
that I don't think he's anywhere else in the country.
Speaker 9 (10:05):
Yeah, I haven't seen it. You know, we have, you
know up in me engine when we have musk Grave
and yeah, that is a great is great, but this
is just the next level up. And yeah, I encourage
people also to go listen to the performances, listen to
our stories. Our musicians are amazing storytellers. You know, it's
part of our culture and extension for us to again,
(10:26):
as I mentioned before, you hear about some of the struggles,
but you hear about the excellence and how far we've come.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
Yeah, of course. Well, it looks like you are dressed
in black.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
I am always Sola tell us the Black Fellow Barbie.
Speaker 9 (10:40):
I got the Black Fellow Barbie game and threads, and
also their hat is the Game of Threads, which says
aunties and on the side it says something that I
can't say. Yes, I have earrings from Kurry Circle. Even
my eyeshadow and my mascar is from my Black Mom.
Speaker 10 (10:54):
You can a.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
Glow, she's w a.
Speaker 9 (10:56):
I have custom kicks as well, which are done by
Regina who's.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
Here, Jenny's Girl Gang bit shout out.
Speaker 9 (11:03):
And I've already wad heap of stuff. I bought these
glasses here and a jersey from a t I mob
called Ripping Mob. I'm all about Yeah, buying black and
that's just one small way you can help contribute to,
you know, empowering a mob.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Yeah, and just breaking that cycle of intergenerational poverty. Is
it through you know, supporting black businesses.
Speaker 9 (11:23):
And it's things that you by all the time. There's
so many amazing things. Things I hadn't even seen before
that I didn't realize our mob were making and producing.
So yeah, get around and have a look and spend up.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Dad makes you when you come to Yrbor makes you
you get money. Yeah, I've been watching you on Instagram.
You are the walk About Barber. But for people that
don't know who you are in terms of your name
and your mob, do you want to share that with
our listeners and view ers on YouTube?
Speaker 10 (11:50):
Thank you my sister.
Speaker 4 (11:51):
First, it's the privilege to be and speaking to you,
big supporter of you and what you're doing, the movement
you created. My name is Brian down on the Walk
About Barber. I'm from the Millerroy nation of Kuna Abron
out northwest New South Wales.
Speaker 10 (12:03):
My mob raised on barbar d Mission.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
So that's Camilla or a country.
Speaker 10 (12:07):
Yeah and wow one goes into wol one country are so.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
What brought you here to Jabs Jan twenty six.
Speaker 4 (12:14):
I'll come here to plug in, you know, like plug
in my spirit. When you're around your mob, you know,
like your spirit gets energized and it's about being proud
of who you are, where you come from and where
else can you do that today? Then around all your
mob and there's mobeer from all over, and there's mainstream
mobia too, which is deadly to see because you know,
we got allies and we've also got brothers and sisters
(12:36):
from all walks of life that support who we are
and what we do.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
Of course, and if you think about other kind of
I don't know Jan. Twenty six, is that you've celebrated
or marched. What makes us Yarbin Festival so special.
Speaker 4 (12:50):
Just like the knockout, you know, like this is where
everyone comes and everyone congregates and this is the big
corrobberie space and people are dancing, people are smiling, people
are saying hello. You get to see mob that you
haven't in for a while. And for me, you know,
that's amazing and we need more of that because you know,
unfortunately sometimes we're by ourselves, we're alone, and you know,
(13:15):
us mob, we're going to remember We're not alone. We've
got people out there that, look, you know, love each
love you and love what you do and just keep
on supporting you.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
What's happening with Walk about.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
Bar Yeah, based in Newcastle, we travel out to communities
across Australia from newy We do about fifty five programs
a year across Australia. So you know, we get the
mobile buses, trucks, trailers, We've got all Aboriginal tires, Straight
Island employee sector. So we give our mob our first
(13:45):
crack at jobs and get them out amongst it. And
it's all about cutting hair and having conversations and mental health,
first aid and suicide prevention.
Speaker 10 (13:53):
I went down that path when I was.
Speaker 4 (13:54):
Younger and now I'm at war against suicide and it's
about helping other people to help themselves.
Speaker 10 (13:58):
And what better way to do that?
Speaker 4 (14:00):
And then you do it from behind a barbergeare and
you know, have a young under people and I'm just
lucky enough that I've got a degree in traum and
recovery work and I can give them professional advice. And
this is our little part of the jigsaw puzzle. There's
many pieces of the jigsaw puzzle. Floating around in communities
and we're just one piece. But if we all put
our piece in the right spot, the full picture appears,
and you know, it shows what we can do.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
Of course, and in terms for our mob, we've got
the highest rate of suicide, especially amongst our youth in
the world, so we need more, especially organizations with grass roots,
people that have lived it, experienced it and studied it
and then cut here, while are you having these yarns?
Speaker 1 (14:40):
How deadly?
Speaker 9 (14:41):
Look?
Speaker 4 (14:41):
It is deadly because when people come into our spaces,
they don't you know, they don't have the pressure sitting
in a clinical space in four walls talking to a
psychologist or a psychiatrist.
Speaker 10 (14:50):
They're with their own mob. They're in a space where
there's music going. It's comfortable.
Speaker 4 (14:54):
And when we put the cape on, especially men, they
start talking from a different place. And that makes me
proud because if men want to share this stories, well,
we've got to be there to listen. And old lady
once come up to me, she said, son, if you
fix my man, you fix my family.
Speaker 10 (15:07):
And that's always stuck with me.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
So our women have been the backbone of communities for
a long long time, and now it's time for us
men to rise up and not rise above them, but
walk beside them and do our thing and make our
families and our communities are not just a protective place
to be, but a space where everyone is well and
we're doing well in.
Speaker 2 (15:27):
I've got goose films all over me, and I'm sure
people that are listening are also feeling the strength and
the power within your message.
Speaker 1 (15:34):
Just to let people know that there.
Speaker 2 (15:35):
Are organizations and there are about there that are ready
to have a yarn and to be able to listen
to your stories. So I know there is a national
number right, one three.
Speaker 4 (15:44):
Yarn, Yes, one three yarns out there. There's quite a
few out there, but they're across most socials. Whatever you do,
just don't be afraid to ask for help. And help's
not a dirty word, and it's not a word that
don't show you're going to be judged. Yeah, yeah, Look,
I ask for help all the time. And I'm fifty
two years of age now, and you know I was
raised not that's for help and not to show that
(16:05):
I was hurting or show that I you know that
I was unwell. But you know that was the old
way of raising men. But now we've got to change that.
We've got to unprogrammed that and reprogram the right tools
so men are standing on the rain two feet and
can actually look after themselves when there's nobody.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
Around to Dedlar, thank you so much, big love.
Speaker 2 (16:25):
Out of all of the excitement the activities to do here,
you drop by to jump on the Black Magic Woman.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
So thank you.
Speaker 10 (16:31):
I did and love your work dead. Thank you.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
Were some of the listeners and some of them of
that don't know who are Do you want to share
your name.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
Your mob and a little bit about where you grew up?
Speaker 10 (16:46):
Are you doing your mob?
Speaker 11 (16:47):
My name is Jacob Peter Paulson aka JK forty seven.
I'm Bunge Lung Mob, but I'm also South su Islander
and I recently found out that I'm also mon and
Jarlie and could you're not all up in Kate York
there and yeah this experience at yard and I was
here last year, but not as an artist. I was
just checking out the dancers and everything, like I feel
like it's bigger than last year.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
You know every year.
Speaker 2 (17:09):
I came here about eight years ago when my little girl,
Tiger Lily, who keeps coming in and up from the
camera Tiger Lily was three months old when she came
to her first yard and that's the.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
Last summer was here. So just from eight.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
Years ago, the growth and all of these stools. It's
pretty deadly because you're seeing so many black faces, and
if you don't know them, there's an opportunity to build
these relationships and get to know some of the people
that are here.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Jan.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
Twenty six, This day means so many different things for
different mob. As a young black man on stage, you're
mixing it up, you're riding, you're wrapping. Do you find
that Jan. Twenty six is you know, a day to celebrate,
Like in terms of today, there is a celebration here,
but then there's also this kind of sadness as well.
(17:59):
Where I've been yarning with people and they're quite emotional.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
What does this day mean to you?
Speaker 11 (18:04):
You've got to guard your heart sort of thing, you know,
and look after your spirit. You know, that's what it
means to me. I think it's a time to like,
you know, reflect, and it's always a time to reflect,
you know. It's just one of those markers, you know,
like you've got to know like what the day represents,
and if you don't know that's just as simple. You
just don't You just don't know, and people too late
(18:25):
to learn.
Speaker 12 (18:26):
Ye right.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
We can always say to people, yeah, there's a lot
of information, have a look, and at the same time
come along to an event like Yarbin and really experience
the love and enjoy that Black Fellows.
Speaker 1 (18:43):
Bring right to a gathering when.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
We all come together. The vibe here is electrifying. I
can't imagine what it's like then to be on stage
with a massive audience. Brother, I better let you go
because you've got to get on stage sooner.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
Here at Yarbin.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
On jan twenty six, JK forty seven, Thank you for
jumping on the Black Magical Podcast.
Speaker 13 (19:04):
Thank you.
Speaker 12 (19:05):
I'm bondam Alone. I am from the Torres Strait, from
the beautiful Erob Islands, and my mob is from the
Padu and the Yupungathi from Cape York. So I have
best of both world's aboriginal Tasha and a loud and
proud black loud and proud, really really good to be
here and to have this lovely surprise and discussion here
(19:26):
today with you, sister. Yes, I happened to come down
because I wanted to be with mob this Survival Day.
I have done lots of things in Queensland and the
Torres Strait, but I've never been to Yarbin. So I've
been so first, Yeah, my very first. My sister's been
involved in yarbon for many years and I just didn't
(19:46):
have the opportunity. And now I'm here and it's great.
Speaker 1 (19:50):
It's a great feeling.
Speaker 2 (19:51):
Well for people that are listening to this episode that
have never been to Yarbin, how would you describe the festival,
the feeling, the emotion.
Speaker 12 (20:01):
It really makes you proud of who you are are
and the diversity that we have, The strength and the
unity that you feel, and so seeing I guess everyone
wanting to unite and to just I guess reflect on
our journey, where we come from and how we've got
(20:22):
so much more to give. I think in this time
and era, we really need to stand strong together and
knowing that we have so much that a lot of
other Australians have not even tapped into. So the rich culture,
how we have survived, how we are still thriving, and
(20:42):
how we still staying strong. But we still need to
unite and to have that broader message across the greater
Australian nation because we've got so much more to give.
Speaker 2 (20:53):
Of course, and there's opportunities like January twenty sixth where
the whole community is welcome, like everybody from all walks
of life are welcome to come into this space and celebrate.
Speaker 1 (21:07):
Yeah, it's played in the festivity.
Speaker 12 (21:09):
So it feels safe, it feels inspiring and like you say,
you never know who you run into. And I think
this is a really important timeline for me to be
able to connect with our beautiful mob from across the country.
So this today is very.
Speaker 2 (21:27):
Special for me to the biggest So for jumping.
Speaker 12 (21:30):
On basis biggest days.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
What brought you here to Yabin?
Speaker 8 (21:35):
Certainly delighted to be here.
Speaker 10 (21:37):
My name is Naomi.
Speaker 8 (21:38):
I run my own first Nations black business called Deadly Mentors.
I'm a proud youngual woman. So my mob on my
mother's side of my family come from Borahlula, a golf country,
and but I'm here today just to be amongst it,
be black cloud and proud and enjoy that spirit that
is about our culture being together walking gently on Guttigal Country.
(21:58):
I've worked here in Sydney for many years, so I
always come back here for business. But today it's about
rival day and celebrating who we are.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
Your T shirt says it all. I was like, we've
got to give him a plug. Who who's behind that
T shirt?
Speaker 8 (22:13):
One T shirt is from closing the gaps in obviously
undery country. Brunswick Street in Melbourne. Was there down there
last year? I thought I needed a shirt for today
and wearing it proudly.
Speaker 2 (22:26):
And in terms of all the deadly black businesses that
are here, is that anyone that stands out so far?
Speaker 8 (22:31):
There's so many, you know, like everyone just needs to
go around have a yarn and it's all about us
promoting each other, building ourselves up and just celebrating how
deadly we are no pun intended, you know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
There's this feeling, there's this vibe like here today where
you're feeling the energy of the excitement, the positivity, like
the positive vibes, feeling.
Speaker 8 (22:55):
Safe as well, Like you know, you're walking around and
everyone is just smiling and vibing and I think feeling
that strength together and really see that we are.
Speaker 10 (23:05):
We're here.
Speaker 8 (23:06):
We know we've got so much to give, We've got
so much to accomplish in the future, and we need
to do that walking together for our allies too.
Speaker 2 (23:13):
So you know, and it's a great message for people
that are listening. You know that we are here and
we are willing to share everything with you. And that's
why these festivals are so important, to bring people together,
so true and connect with people like you.
Speaker 8 (23:26):
And not Yeah, that's right, you know, And it's just
about all of us. Like we all come from such
diverse backgrounds this nation, and they don't tap into you know,
it's not about making assumptions or presuming we are black
in all different shades. I always say that's people when
I'm running workshops and like when when I'm working with
our young people and like, be proud of your identity.
It's not about if you don't know, it's about just
(23:47):
growing together and walking gently. That's always my mantra, you
know what I mean. We come from people of giants
on our shoulders, so we can't forget that legacy. We've
got to just keep keeping keep going, chipping away.
Speaker 1 (24:00):
Thank you. It's it's the first time at Yaban, it's
my second time in YRBN.
Speaker 8 (24:03):
It's been a long time between visits.
Speaker 1 (24:05):
But what have you noticed? What's the changes?
Speaker 8 (24:08):
If she feels roomy h yeah, you know, and it's
it's still warm as ever. Yes, but it's just I
don't know, just it's the spirit.
Speaker 9 (24:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (24:15):
For me, it's a great to be back back on
Gudigle country getting that strength and resilience and yeah, the
taking stock for the year ahead, get aheaded for a
massive twenty twenty five if we bring it on.
Speaker 1 (24:25):
My sister will lovely meeting you. Thank you so much.
Check out Deadly Mentors.
Speaker 2 (24:29):
Yep, Peros Live. Thank you today. Yeah, or make sure
it's in the show notes.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
Thank you so much. Have Deadly that you too, am.
Speaker 13 (24:36):
I'll just like that knowledge the traditional custodians the land
where we are to say, the Gutigle people of your
ow nation. And it's in no respect to all elders
both past president and are all emerging out there. My
name he's Wendel French aka for Alicia Fox, the Abergewenchantrance US.
And just being here today, you know, it just gives
me such a proud feeling to walk around and see
so much mob you know, representing with their apparel, with
(24:56):
their merchandise, just outing today with their black faces or smiles,
scene all the jarge and have fun. It just makes
me I feel really proud to your black fellow and
still have you know, the oldest living culture lives blood
gone through my bloodstream.
Speaker 2 (25:08):
And it's not always that feeling right sometimes, you know,
we're not feeling the love and the happiness and the
positive vibes, especially on a day like Jane twenty six.
Speaker 1 (25:18):
Our biggest kind of I would say.
Speaker 2 (25:20):
Advice to people our mobbs say off social media just
to protect ourselves at.
Speaker 13 (25:26):
One hundred percent. I just had to get on Instagram
just there and go through my comments on my post
this morning and had to get rid of about ten
or twelve comments already on there, and it's just like.
Speaker 1 (25:33):
I don't know, people waste their time.
Speaker 13 (25:35):
Yeah, I don't want none of my mob out there
today go to that post to be like, okay, this
is fact that my brother speaking here is but yeah,
I don't want them to go down my comment section
then and see all these nasty comments.
Speaker 2 (25:45):
Yeah yeah, And this is a day where we want,
especially here at Yarburn, it's a day to celebrate, right
survival day down here, I would say, is the best
celebration in the country.
Speaker 1 (25:57):
How many Arbans have you been do?
Speaker 13 (26:00):
I would have started when I was at at least
nine or ten. I came to my first Young Black
and Deadly was on the little Young Black and Deadly
stage over to the right.
Speaker 1 (26:06):
Yes, that was a year.
Speaker 13 (26:07):
Back in twenty nine, two thousand and nine, twenty ten,
so I've been to quite a lot. And then I
got to perform at one and in twenty eighteen first an.
It was amazing. We had that crowd packed out, the
Black Divers. Yes, of course I was the Beyonce of
the group, and I had my Kelly and my Michelle,
naw Gavin. But yeah, it's just every year I look
forward to coming to yarb and it's it's an event
(26:29):
that's in my annual colunder every year, come back here,
seeing all the mob, just seeing happy black faces, and
of course seeing our allies here as well. Today that's
probably one of the most amazing things for me, you know,
seeing them all like the rally, non Indigenous brothers and
sisters or in their Allies ship there and just being
deadly and supporting us.
Speaker 1 (26:44):
And what's been your highlight of the day so far?
Speaker 13 (26:48):
I think just Prince and Randy with my Man and
everyone coming up and you get to see how big
and Deadly Felicia Fox here.
Speaker 2 (26:55):
So for anyone that has not been to this festival,
what do you say to them?
Speaker 13 (26:59):
Get on down here January twenty six. Every year Victoria Park,
start off with the rally and get here, you know,
support the mob and get out there on the frontline
because if you're not doing nothing, then you're not doing
anything at all.
Speaker 2 (27:10):
And there's so much here they probably won't regret coming
and bring the family. Look at all these kids, and
I want people to know this is actually a family
friendly event.
Speaker 1 (27:20):
It's a festival in a gathering for everyone.
Speaker 2 (27:22):
On dred percent Black, White, Greek, Chinese, doesn't matter where
you come from. Come and mix it up, Come celebrate
and make memories with the mob. So on that note,
thank you for dropping in. What's on the cards for
twenty twenty five.
Speaker 13 (27:34):
Well, I've got some bookings already booked in, but just
a little you know, I'll give you the latest. But
Felicia Fox is dropping with a band this year, So
it's going to be Felicia and the Crooks.
Speaker 1 (27:45):
Wow.
Speaker 13 (27:45):
So I'm going to have my own live backing band.
I'm going to go touring in drag but seeing country
and Western expand that repertoire of mind and get out
there and do things that now the Drag Queen has
done before. So I'm very excited for this year.
Speaker 1 (27:56):
Watch the space and everyone knows where to find you. Yes,
Felicia Fox Felicia.
Speaker 2 (28:01):
Deadly Felicia on Instagram. Can't wait to see what twenty
twenty five brings for you. Love you, love you, and
thank you for having me, Thank you for coming in.
Speaker 13 (28:09):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (28:11):
A big shout out to all you Deadly Mob and
allies who continue to listen, watch, and support our podcast.
Speaker 1 (28:17):
Your feedback means the world.
Speaker 2 (28:19):
You can rate and review the podcast on Apple and Spotify,
or even head to our socials and YouTube channel and
drop us a line.
Speaker 1 (28:27):
We'd love to hear from you.
Speaker 2 (28:29):
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