A one day boutique festival of folk music and dance from around the world with an amazing line up including Narrownecks, Vocal Edge, Murtaza and Rahim Damoon, Cat &n Clint, Craig Woodward, Raduga Trio, Paskalia Balkan Boogie, Alan Healy and more. Tickets $15-$25.
Drawing on Parker Palmer’s work on circles of trust, this event holds space for men to connect and to feel connected: to other men, and, just as importantly, to oneself. This is foundational to a deep-rooted sense of belonging and community: medicine in an era of runaway male depression, loneliness and suicide. In circle, the ... Read more
A heart opening and deep listening experience… You are invited to share with us a cup of sacred cacao from Colombia. – Deep relaxation – Heart opening – Releasing stress and tension from body and mind. This is a great opportunity to get in touch with oneself and become more self-aware and grounded delighted with ... Read more
Toko Pa Turner wrote about the hunger we feel for connection in an age of screens and isolation: "The word ‘community’ is used often to describe the mashup of folks who have been thrown together by geography and milieu. But there is another version of the word which conjures an image of living in intimate ... Read more
As part of the Festival of Resilience kick-off event Regenerate - join Claire O'Rouke in conversation as she launches her book Together We Can. Claire will be in joined by Lis Bastian of the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative and Allen Hyde of the Mount Irvine Rainforest Conservancy. Together We Can, by Australian author Claire ... Read more
Are you longing for deeper connection with yourself, your community, and the land? In this circle, we’ll look at some of the ways we can come back into connection as we meet the challenges of these times. You’ll learn a practice to nourish your heart. We’ll talk about ancestors, and what it might mean to ... Read more
A headline Festival of Resilience event - ReIMAGINE is a community-led forum of ideas, discussion and practical workshops focussed on community resilience and transformation
A very special workshop for women on nurturing resilience and self-care. Featuring Indigenous perspectives, combined with self-care strategies. With facilitators: Elly Chatfield - 2022 Blue Mountains Woman of the Year and Tracey Allen, Self Care Coach. Lovely venue, journal and lunch provided. Saturday 24th September, 10am-3pm. Introducing the "Look" principal, Resilience First-Aid kit and Self-care ... Read more
Join us for the rescheduled concert/ fundraiser for Blue Mountains Refugee Support Group We are lucky to have well known local musicians ASYLUM with Andy Busuttil, Jim Jarvis, Jason Roweth and John Napier. Their music combines saxophones, electric and acoustic guitars, cello and magnificent vocals. The material for Asylum’s performances is drawn from the CD that band ... Read more
Meet Safdar Ahmed, author of the award-winning graphic novel "Still Alive: Notes from Australia’s Immigration Detention System" and former Hazelbrook resident. Safdar Ahmed’s Still Alive: Notes from Australia’s Immigration Detention System interweaves journalism, history and autobiography with a striking visual style to bring to light the crucial untold stories of refugees in Australia, and the ... Read more
Join us for a special FREE screening of Regenerating Australia - the new short film from Damon Gameau and the team behind 2040 - followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. The panel will include Indigenous Singer/Songwriter and Educator Jacinta Tobin, Gundungurra man David King, the UN Chair of Planetary Health, Professor Tony Capon, and ... Read more
FUSION BOUTIQUE presents MELBOURNE SONGWRITERS COLLECTIVE Featuring CHEV PERSON + PIA NESVARA + STAV. in Concert at Junction142, Katoomba, Blue Mountains Fusion Boutique Presents MELBOURNE SONGWRITERS COLLECTIVE Featuring CHEV PERSON + PIA NESVARA + STAV. + Special Guest TBA Live in Concert at Junction142 SATURDAY 29th October 2022 Doors Open 7:30pm | Show Start 8pm ... Read more
The Festival of Resilience recognises that Dharug and Gundungurra Traditional Owners have a continuous and deep connection to their Country and that this is of great cultural significance to Aboriginal people, both locally and in the region.
Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
The Festival of Resilience is a partnership between Resilient Blue Mountains and the Blue Mountains City Council.
Seed funding for the Festival of Resilience has been provided through the NSW State Government Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund.
