Catherine Pilgrim

@profdanhicks - thought of you. You should do stand up with him…

All kids deserve protection. Gay kids, trans kids - all kids, no exceptions. If the Federal Government wants to change that, then we will do everything in our power to protect LGBTIQ+ Victorians.

What could happen under the Religious Discrimination Bill? We made a video with some legends and every day Australians to show you:

Isn’t it ABSURD that after 65 thousand years of history, #AustraliaDay marks the date, Jan26, when the British dumped a bunch of whitefella convicts on what is now Sydney? Given what followed , no surprise some call it #InvasionDay. Australia deserves better

Australia is extraordinary. The engineering work in this rock shelter in Arnhem land is over 45,000 years old. The columns were carved by hand. The Parthenon in Athens was built less than 2,500 years ago.

Just a reminder that Covid and climate change are the same issue. Clean air. That thin blue line contains all known life in the universe. You can’t see the Economy from space.

Drawing is a powerful tool of communication. It helps build self-understanding and can boost mental health. But our current focus on productivity, outcomes and "talent" has us thinking about it the wrong way, writes @Swinburne's @darrencfisher. #Echobox=1639547931" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/have-you-falle…

Studio Visit youtu.be/NiEKxJAIDDc via @YouTube

A reminder to seek out wild places to find refuge from the overwhelm right now...parks or back gardens or rivers... just in case you don't know this much adored poem by Wendell Berry.

‘The painting of Margaret was a homage to a friend, really’ - @BenQuilty The Archibald turned 100 this year and 14 of my podcast guests have won the prize. Here’s a clip from my interview with Ben Quilty when the powerful survey show ‘Quilty’ opened @ArtGalleryofNSW.

#InsightOfTheDay: Donald Judd "Design has to work. Art does not."

#ArtistsForGreens Why don’t Australian governments see what a terrible tome the arts have had for the past 16 months? Let’s support artists: what they do is hugely valuable

Who should pay it back? Centrelink recipient or Gerry Harvey? @abcmelbourne

"Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book." Cicero, circa 43 BCE

“Art is the highest form of hope.” German visual artist Gerhard Richter was born #OnThisDay in 1932.

I choose to forget Margaret Court.Just forget about her. Instead listen to this. REALLY listen as extraordinary Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Bauman explains “dadirri” - aboriginal practice of deep listening. COZ when she spoke- you could hear a pin drop PLS RT abc.net.au/news/2021-01-2…

Incredibly gutsy of this British reporter from ITV to put this package together. Remarkable footage: itv.com/news/2021-01-0…

Remember when people said the pandemic would be a great equalizer? It turns out the 614 billionaires in the U.S. grew their net worth by almost $1 trillion dollars while congress spent nine months debating whether working people who've been ordered not to work should get $600.

Take a look ! Important message . #RUOK #RUOKDay #RUOKEveryday #giftofconversation @ruokday ruok.org.au

Go sistas