document.write('<p><strong>Kavita Bedford</strong> is a freelance writer from Australia who has traveled Latin America for the past year exploring the region’s politics and art. She spent the past few months in Chile working for the <em>Santiago Times</em> and the cultural magazine <em>Revolver</em>. She studied politics and theatre, and has completed a degree in journalism at Charles Sturt University in Australia. Long interested in Australia\'s treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, Kavita helped facilitate the Islamic Relations Forum while at university to promote a public discourse on representations of Muslims in the Australian media and cross-cultural debate. She has published articles in <em>The Canberra Times</em> and <em>Realtime</em>, Australia’s guide to international contemporary arts.  </p>');