My friend Jay sent me a text a couple of days ago. It was a forwarded text from a University of Melbourne student announcing that Angela Davis was speaking on campus. To say the least I was excited. I had never seen her speak in person. I got to the Sidney Myer Asia Centre about a hour and a half early. And I wasn’t the first person there.
Ummmm…my first house and hybrid-costume party in Melbourne was fun. Australians party late and flashing red and blue lights only scare the American guys at the party.
After checking out to my friend Corey’s art show at The Social Studio, we stopped by a new restaurant in Fitzroy called Fitzroy Social. It was a SOCIAL evening. Ha. This place used to be a dive bar of sorts. I never went, but I recall walking by it when I first moved to Melbourne. If memory serves me correctly, it had a small roller skating ring. Why I never went inside, I’ll never know. But the new place is promising. OG and myself got there at the tail end of the soft opening, but still had a good time.
My friend Corey had an art show with his friend Wanda. The location, The Social Studio in Collingwood. His medium, paint on canvas. Hers, photography. It was a good show and a lot of people showed up. In addition, there were spoken word performances and a couple of local musicians.
Black Lives Mater Melbourne organized a demonstration that started at State Library Victoria the day after my birthday. The procession ended at Flinders Station. The turnout was much larger than I had expected and there were a substantial amount of young people there.
I attended a friend’s book signing yesterday. It is a book of poetry entitled, “Sincerely Me”. It contains poems written by Abdul Raoof Hamidullah and Lawrence Nicol. I have known Abdul since college and we both have come along way. So many good stories could be inserted here, but I will refrain. It felt good being able to be there for it.
Duwayno 
