A heap of Aussie celebs will be handing their Instagram accounts over to a whole plethora of BIPOC creatives, musicians, writers, artists and activists tomorrow as part of the newly-created #sharethemicnowaustralia campaign. Inspired by the #sharethemicnow initiative over in the States, legends Tara June Winch and Zoë Foster Blake teamed up to spearhead an Australian version, in a bid to amplify Indigenous voices.
“This is a call to stand with us, walk with us, not only during Reconciliation Week, or NAIDOC day, or last week’s march – but on that road that is everything we carry when we Act and Write and Sing and Advocate for an honest truth telling for the nation and a vociferous, dignified, just future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,” Tara said, about the campaign.
“It’s a call for a wider audience to do the difficult work themselves too after we’ve spoken. Thank you for being a part of the first, female Takeover Tuesday and sharing that important, essential mic.”
Phoebe Tonkin, Chrissie Swan, the Shameless duo and many more non-Indigenous celebrities will be handing over their login details tomorrow to shine a spotlight on some incredible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander figures.
Check out the full list below.
@tara_june_winch – writer, author (on @zotheysay‘s page)
@mojojujumusic – artist, musician (on @phoebejtonkin‘s page)
@sar.ra__ – designer, artist, activist (on @shamelesspodcast‘s page)
@_naycab – writer, performer (on @chrissieswan‘s page)
@marlee.silva – co-founder of @tiddas4tiddas, podcaster, writer (on @madmadswest‘s page)
@shareenaclanton – actor, activist (on @turiapitt‘s page)
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@emilywurramara_ – singer-songwriter (on @clarebowditch‘s page)
@allira.potter – psychic healer, meditation teacher, model (on @oliviamollyrogers‘s page)
@siannacatullo – chief creative officer at @clothingthegap (on @jamilarizvi‘s page)
@amymcquire_ – journalist, writer (on @taramossauthor‘s page)
Make sure to check out all the Instagram pages tomorrow. It’s time to #sharethemic.
