98.9FM’s Live Online NAIDOC Broadcast

Online event Monday, November 9, 2020, 5am – 1pm Brisbane City Council acknowledges the importance of NAIDOC Week to Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples and supports a variety of events held throughout the city. NAIDOC Week is usually celebrated in the first full week of July each year (5-12 July 2020). The National NAIDOC Committee postponed NAIDOC Week 2020 to November this year in the interest of community safety due to coronavirus.NAIDOC Week is being held from 8-15 November this year.NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each year to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with each year having a theme. This year the theme is 'Always Was, Always Will Be.'Brisbane Indigenous Media Association (BIMA) will produce seven hours of continuous live broadcast on 98.9FM, the National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS) and NITV – including a live stream of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance troupes’ traditional song and dance. Watch the live stream. Parent event: NAIDOC week Event type: Art, Culture, Featured, Free, Music, Performing arts Age: All ages Bookings required: No