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I’M WANITA

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SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: CRITICS CHOICE

Gentrification is examined from the inside out in this stirring documentary about an innovative protest against the redevelopment of two inner Sydney housing commission towers. The "We Live Here" art protest that lights up homes in multi-coloured neon is presented in all its fractured glory. more

THE GUARDIAN: HOW WATERLOO RESIDENTS TURNED ART INTO ACTIVISM

There Goes Our Neighbourhood, directed by Clare Lewis, tells the inside story of the creation of #WeLiveHere2017: a large-scale collaborative community artwork within the estate’s iconic 30-storey Matavai and Turanga towers...The documentary highlights the human face of public housing, weaving between the inspiring, sometimes tragic, stories of those who live at the estate. more

JUNKEE.COM THERE’S AN IMPORTANT STORY BEHIND THOSE NEON LIT APARTMENT WINDOWS

There’s a picture you might have seen on social media of late. If you ever spend time in Sydney’s Redfern or Waterloo at night, you might also have seen it in person. It’s an image of two drab grey concrete towers, with a smattering of windows lit up in neon hues. It looks a bit like a light-up dancefloor superimposed on a building, or else a multi-storey game of Tetris. They want your attention. And thanks to the lights, they have it. more

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RADIO NATIONAL: THERE GOES OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

There are close to 200,000 people waiting for social housing in Australia. What little remains of public housing stock is threatened by redevelopment. One group in NSW, however, has fought back. We discuss the problems of gentrification, affordable housing and ask who, in 21st century Australia, has a right to the city. more

FILM INK: WATERLOO LIVES MATTER

There Goes Our Neighbourhood is an engrossing one-hour documentary which screens on ABC TV, exploring a community that pushes back against the gentrification happening in their desirable postcode…In the process, we the audience, come into contact with many of the voiceless in the community, and start to understand what is at stake here. more