Food Court 4.0 zine reading
On September 6th the fourth Food Court reading and zine was held at 17 Tory St. Food Court is a bimonthly reading series and literary zine that puts experienced readers and writers alongside new ones. It featured readings by Simon Gennard, Rosie Cann, Annabel Hawkins, Ryan Knighton and Kerry Donovan Brown and the zine had … Continue reading
Book release: Freerange Journal – Vol. 7: The Commons
On a rainy night in early November Freerange Journal – Vol. 7: The Commons was launched at 19 Tory Street in Wellington. There was discussion of the theme, reflection on particular articles, speeches and Drinks (including a Kava Session). This edition of Freerange Journal explores the issue of The Commons from many different angles, perspectives, … Continue reading
Pedalling for Papua
Jeremy is Pedalling for Papua: a one-man multimedia performer whose aim is to transform West Papua into a household topic, one town at a time. 19 Tory was one of Jeremy’s last stops in an 12,000-kilometre international cycling and performance tour. On Wednesday 16th October an Wellington audience of fifty listened and watched Jeremy’s hip-hop … Continue reading
Company of Giants: wrap-up
we had an amazing week in the space. we are working on turning our huge, rambling, theatre production of Homer’s Odyssey, which, we have previously only performed with casts of around 25, into a story told by five people. five actors not necessarily on a stage, an audience not necessarily in seats, and a line … Continue reading
Decolonising Narrative: Voice, Solidarity and Social Media
“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” Opening with a proverb cited by late Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, international guest speaker Yousef Aljamal brought his firsthand account of life in a Gazaan refugee camp to 19 Tory this Thursday. The evening, which was organised by … Continue reading
Poetry in Motion: Ken Arkind/Carrie Rudzinski poetry workshop
Local performance poetry group Poetry in Motion recently hosted two of America’s heavyweights in slam poetry to deliver a writing workshop at 19 Tory Street. Ken Arkind and Carrie Rudzinski have over 15 years experience between them in the spoken word community in the US, and have performed and delivered workshops all over the world. … Continue reading
Georgette Brown – Flower Bed
Flower Bed is a collection of drawings, paintings, and books i have made mostly over the last six months. I have called it this because my process is similar to making a garden. I sew the seeds of variety at various times, sometimes i have more of an idea what each seed will grow into, … Continue reading
Walkatjurra Walkabout
On 7th February, Lucy and I used the space at 19 Tory Street from about 7pm-8:30pm for a talk about the Walkatjurra Walkabout, a non violent direct action in the form of a walk against uranium mining and for Aboriginal sovereignty. Lucy and I gave a talk and used a projector borrowed from 128 to … Continue reading
FANG x GRIM exhibition
BLURB (written by Hayden): On 12 April myself Grimoire and my good friend Fang came together for a joint exhibition after years of being friends and a good few months of planning. The show went really well with a lot of support from our friends, families and other artists in the Wellington community including our … Continue reading
David Merritt Poetry Experience
David Merritt returned to 19 Tory St on Sunday 14 April for three hours of what can best be described as an ‘experience’, or in David’s own words: “I bought along some boxes containing 50 single A3 poemettes made out of good old seasoned banana box cardboard and readers digest condensed books, a few copies … Continue reading
Vampimple
Vampimple, a play written and performed by Alice May Connolly as part of the NZ Fringe Festival in Wellington, was not only staged in 19 Tory St, but also set there. 19 Tory was treated as a ‘found space’ for the nights of performances, which created an intimate and unique theatrical experience for the audience. … Continue reading
Pirates, Coastguard and Warships at the Horn of Africa
The brief communique for the event only hinted at the brilliant confluence of thought to come. The Freedom Shop Collective were hosting the first of their three discussions for November: Ten Somali were recently put on trial for ‘piracy’ in Germany. Why did Europe’s richest nation try people from one of the poorest countries? Why … Continue reading
Gig to raise money for Syrian refugees
A message from Concerned Citizen Tali Williams: “In 2006 I visited Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria. Yarmouk was the home of many Palestinian and Iraqi refugees. The camp survived at full capacity, its infrastructure struggling to cope as more Iraqi refugees came looking for a home in the wake of the war. A few weeks … Continue reading
Zahra Killeen-Chance presents: Is That Her.
Choreographer and performer Zahra Killeen-Chance presents her solo work Is That Her. She presents herself in body, in voice, in film, in movement, which steers her towards and away from endings of innocence and illusion. Performed at 19 Tory St, Wellington New Zealand, 30th June 2012
Generation Zero – ETS Evening 25/06/12
New Zealand youth climate change advocacy organisation Generation Zero held the first of its ‘Big Ideas’ nights, an interactive discussion forum exploring key issues and debates of the move towards a zero carbon Aotearoa. Last Monday (25th June) they explored the New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme; assessing if it really achieved what it is needed … Continue reading
June 12-17th: Tracers into the Abyss
Tracers into the Abyss showcases a new style and series of work exhibited for the first time by BFA graduate Priyavanti Makwana. It has three main themes, the first is that of exploring the unconscious through an abstract intuitive style of drawing/painting developed over the last two years. The second is that of combining elements … Continue reading
Thanks but no thanks!
Following on from Sunday’s discussion, we had a couple of demonstrations at the War Celebrations around Wellington yesterday. Hannah from ElevenHoursAhead wrote an excellent story with lots of great photos from the morning’s action, where we laid a wreath in a solemn and peaceful commemoration of those ignored by the official ceremonies: the civilians killed … Continue reading
Public discussion on US-NZ military relationship, with Nicky Hager and Adi Leason
Audio recordings: Nicky Hager talks about US-NZ relations, giving context for the two points of view on the issue: the anti-militarism of the majority of the NZ public versus the pro-war stance of the powers that be + Q&A: Adi Leason spins a yarn about infiltrating the Waihopai spy base, doing $1m damage, and being … Continue reading
Concerned Citizens Collective 