Brown, Shane

 

Shane Brown (1957-)

Shane Brown grew up in New Zealand and moved to Australia as a teenager with $50 in his pocket. In this interview, Shane remembers the events of the First Mardi Gras and his arrest at the end of the march, his career in youth services and the establishment and growth of Twenty Ten. He later recalls the AIDS/HIV crisis, and roles of education campaigns and ACON in addressing the crisis.

 

Oral history recordings

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BPride History GroupAnarchism, squats, First Mardi Gras, Glebe, Darlinghurst Police Station, Communist Party, witches faggots dykes and poofters, Aquarius Youth Service, Mount Druitt, Gay Men's Rap, Gays Counselling Service, Twenty Ten, Jack Mundy, Castellos, Weave Youth and Community Services