Graphic activism, from protest posters to cartoons, have played a significant role in LGBTI activist movements in Australia – whether they lead or reflect the movements and issues of their times. These graphics continue to educate and inspire us, or reflect the harshness of the world through a distorting mirror that shows the world at its most ridiculous. This panel explores the ways in which activist graphics have and can expose injustices, defend LGBTI rights and celebrate victories. Come and be visually and verbally entertained as our panelists revisit these issues. Join us at Loop Project Space & Bar for a panel discussion as part of LGBTI History Month featuring: Kenton Penley Miller (chair) Judy Horacek Jeffrey Grad Lin Tobias Half the price of house red, white and a craft beer will be donated to an LBGTI charity. About the speakers: Kenton Penley Miller is a gay man who cartooned for papers in Victoria, Queensland, NSW and SA but was best known for his work known for 'Outrage' magazine including the "Bent at the Knees" strip. He worked in the HIV/AIDS and challenging homophobia field for around 15 years, before moving on to other public health and social justice roles. He’s delivered condoms to brothels, taught people to shoot up safely, and volunteered in gay activism - and did oral sex nationally, among other social marketing campaigns. He also contributed to the development of the VEOHRC’s ‘Guideline: Transgender people at work’ and developed the training for workplaces that engage with these issues. He also drew the YouTube ‘animations’ for the NICHE YourStory videos and continues to illustrate books and manuals in his spare time. Judy Horacek is an Australian cartoonist, artist, writer and children’s book creator. Her work has been published all over the world – in newspapers, journals, magazines, campaigns, books, aprons, teatowels and more - and features regularly in The Age other Fairfax publications. Her social justice concerns, including feminism, the environment, and left-wing causes, have always informed much of her work. Nine collections of her cartoons have been published, the most recent of which is Random Life. Jeffrey Grad was a member of ACT UP in the early 1990s, principally producing the groups’ graphic design and managing the ACT UP brand. ACT UP was one of the first activist groups to make use of new technology in design to give activism a polished commercial and consistently branded look. Most materials produced by ACT UP Melbourne in its early and most prolific period were produced by Jeffrey working with others in the group. Jeffrey has always viewed his work for ACT UP as commercial advertising design, in an activist context, rather than art. Jeffrey still works in advertising today. Read more: https://www.afao.org.au/article/not-art-creativity-chaos-activism/. Lin Tobias has worked professionally as an independent graphic designer/artist over 30 years ‘active service’ in the fields of design, art and illustration. Over her career, she has worked professionally with companies and individuals dedicated to the performing and visual arts as well as with local and state government. She has also actively sought work with community-based initiatives and organisations, particularly those servicing the areas of social justice, equal opportunity, LGBTIQ+ rights, education and health and considers this her most important focus. In her earlier career she was a founding member of Jillposters silkscreen poster collective and worked as an active member of several Melbourne-based gay worker co-operatives through the heady, political 1980s and 90s.