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IN CONVERSATION: Marlee Silva

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Shameless Media

Society & Culture

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Haaaaappy Thursday, wonderful humans! Today on the show we have the ever impressive Marlee Silva. Marlee Silva is a Kamilaroi/Dunghutti woman and the founder of Tiddas 4 Tiddas, a movement that shines a light on the stories of Indigenous women across the country. Marlee is also a national youth advisor for the Red Cross and spends much of her time speaking across the country to change the conversation around the Indigenous experience. Here, we talk about everything from tokenism to channeling anger into activism and how Marlee struggles to balance a life outside of her work. Follow Marlee on Instagram @marlee.silva. Loved this? We think you'll also enjoy our chat with Flex Mami. Craving more? You’re only human. Join our glorious Shameless Facebook community, where thousands of like-minded ladies keep each other up to date with the latest celebrity and pop culture stories. Or if Facebook isn't your thing why don't you chuck us a follow on Instagram instead? We know you didn't ask, but yes of course we have a weekly newsletter! So glad you asked. You can subscribe here for recommendations, columns and more super fun things (yes, we clickbaited you and we don't regret a thing. NOT A DAMN THING). If you’d like to support the show, we would like that very much. Hit ‘subscribe’ on Apple Podcasts or ‘follow’ on Spotify, and leave a review if you’re feeling especially generous. Then sit back and bask in our eternal, abundant love. Your hosts are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1). Thank you to our sponsor Pocket Prints for making today's episode possible. Find out more about Pocket Prints here. Shameless is a production of Shameless Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I don't know if my memories muddled it,

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but I swear he looked at me as he was saying it.

0:47.6

And again, I was still quite shy at this point,

0:52.4

also very much a goody goody and would never speak back to a teacher but I lost it and it was the first time I yelled at a teacher. I got quite emotional and started crying and I was like

1:05.9

he because he made a joke about Aboriginal people not having any jobs and just being on the doll and I said

1:11.5

I'll have you know my my uncle is an engineer, my auntie is a nurse, my father's a police officer,

1:17.0

my grandmother worked as a social worker. How dare you say that. Hello and welcome to Shameless the Pop Culture

1:38.8

podcast with Smart Women who love dumb stuff.

1:41.9

Today on the show we have the ever impressive Marley

1:44.3

Silber. Marley is a Camilroy dungudi woman and the founder of Tidders for

1:48.6

Tidders a movement that shines a light on the stories of indigenous women

1:52.1

around Australia.

1:53.4

On top of running Titters for Titters, Mali is a national youth advisor for the Red Cross,

1:58.3

is writing a book and spends much of her time speaking across the country to change the conversation around the indigenous experience.

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