Past Event

Don’t Ask the Trees Collective in Conversation at ACE

February 7, 2026 2:30 pm — Tickets $11.90
Arts & Cultural Exchange, 8 Victoria Rd Parramatta

Multicultural Women's Hub

Stories of leaving, becoming, and belonging

Arts & Cultural Exchange presented an afternoon in-conversation event featuring the nine writers behind Don’t Ask the Trees for Their Names: Stories of Leaving and Becoming, a collection edited by Oula Ghannoum and Loubna Haikal.

Bringing all contributors together on stage, the event invited audiences into a shared dialogue exploring themes of displacement, migration, memory, and belonging. The writers reflected on their journeys to Australia, the legacies of their homelands, and the ongoing process of building new lives shaped by resilience, adaptation, and community.

Event Details

When: 2:30PM-5:30PM Saturday 7 February, 2026
Where: Arts & Cultural Exchange, Parramatta
Tickets: $10 per person on Eventbrite.
Booking essential. Secure your tickets via the link below.

Free for First Nations or people experiencing financial hardship. For further information email: [email protected] 

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Facilitated by ACE Producer Yamane Fayed, the conversation will explore how lived experience challenges simplified ideas of identity, while offering space for complexity, joy and contradiction. Together, the Collective speaks to the personal and political realities of migration, examining Australian culture through deeply personal lenses and confronting global injustices that continue to shape everyday life.
Published by Gazebo Books, Don’t Ask the Trees for Their Names is a testament to both individuality and solidarity. The collection resists stereotypes, pushes back against sexism and racism, and amplifies voices too often marginalised or reduced to singular narratives.

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