Sydney Writers Festival Live & Local: Feminist Firebrands
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Sydney Writers Festival Live & Local: Feminist Firebrands

Date & time
Fri 24 May 2024
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Add to Calendar 2024-05-24 16:00 2024-05-24 17:00 Australia/Brisbane Sydney Writers Festival Live & Local: Feminist Firebrands Four waves in, the feminist fight for gender equality is far from over. This panel brings together the powerful and incendiary feminist voices from Hannah Ferguson, Sisonke Msimang and Jennifer Robinson. Hear from these leading writers and activists who between them offer daring feminist opinions on topics ranging from freedom of speech, right-wing politics, racism, xenophobia, belonging and identity, taboos around sex and pleasure, as well as the legal judgements that continue to silence and disadvantage women. Be inspired by the feminist firebrands who are fighting for meaningful social change. Hosted by the inimitable Jo Dyer, this is an important examination of the most pressing issue facing women today. This event is livestreamed from the <a href="https://www.swf.org.au/" target="_blank">Sydney Writers Festival</a>. Garden City Library, Garden City Shopping Centre, Corner Logan and Kessels Road, Upper Mt Gravatt
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Age

Young adults, Adults (30+), Seniors

Cost

Free

Four waves in, the feminist fight for gender equality is far from over.

This panel brings together the powerful and incendiary feminist voices from Hannah Ferguson, Sisonke Msimang and Jennifer Robinson. Hear from these leading writers and activists who between them offer daring feminist opinions on topics ranging from freedom of speech, right-wing politics, racism, xenophobia, belonging and identity, taboos around sex and pleasure, as well as the legal judgements that continue to silence and disadvantage women.

Be inspired by the feminist firebrands who are fighting for meaningful social change. Hosted by the inimitable Jo Dyer, this is an important examination of the most pressing issue facing women today.

This event is livestreamed from the Sydney Writers Festival.

Venue

Garden City Library, Garden City Shopping Centre, Corner Logan and Kessels Road, Upper Mt Gravatt

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