Skirts

Skirts brings women from Kingswood and surrounding suburbs together to demonstrate the power of collective voices. A group with a vision, the 'Skirts' are women who live, work, study and socialise in Kingswood and who want positive change for themselves, for each other and for their community. Coming together alongside Western Sydney-based artist Linda Brescia, Skirts is an act of rebellion" against gendered expectations, ageism, violence against women, and the barriers that can come between individual lives and community wellbeing. A collaboration with Penrith City Council, Skirts seeks to address concerns around public amenities, community safety and connection with a focus on local women's aspirations. Since September 2020, Linda Brescia has engaged with a diverse group of women previously unknown to each other, enabling them to connect and forge friendships through creativity and dialogue. Collaborating with award-winning writer Felicity Castagna alongside Brescia, the Skirts have devised a manifesto" a public declaration that combines poetic personal observations of women's daily experiences and desires with a list of actions. The Skirts will be known to each other and to the greater community by their specific apparel worn as markers of their affiliation to each other and their vision.