Kaiwarr Clancy: The Oceania Ball

Hosted by Kai Clancy and Kendall Brown (the respective father and mother of the House of Brown) The Oceania Ball is a ballroom event that will be held in Western Sydney, NSW. Both Kendall and Kai have a wealth of experience hosting ballroom events.

The Oceania Ball will host LGBTQIA people of colour from all over Australia and NZ to compete in the subculture of Ballroom/Vogue. Ballroom culture in Australia a strong 10 year history, with a substantial proportion of the ballroom community being transgender people of colour.

Kai and Kendall intend to host this ball to celebrate the transgender and queer people in our region through a showcase of cultural excellence and familial connection, especially in Western Sydney.

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Acknowledgement of Country

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Pride Foundation Australia commits through the resources we have available to us, to work with, for, and alongside Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy peoples and communities to embed a self-determined future.

We further commit the contribution of a significant proportion of grant funding received to Aboriginal Torres Strait  South Sea Islander LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy led initiatives to improve social outcomes.

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