March 9
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10:30 am
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5:00 pm
Enjoy on the library big screen the 2025 all about women festival sessions, direct from the Sydney Opera House for International Women’s Day.
Sit down to view 7 sessions across two weekends from the comfort of the library.
Sessions on Sunday 9 March will be LIVE from the Sydney Opera House. Bluetooth headphones will be in use.
Saturday 15 March is a second day of streaming to capture the sessions we couldn’t get to the week before.
Bluetooth headphones will also be in use for these sessions.
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: PH 6333 6281
Program:
Sunday 9 March
the baby boycott (live) 10.30am-11.30am
with Liz Allen, Laura Henshaw, Gina Rushton, moderated by Avani Dias As more potential parents question the ethics of bringing a child into the world, is opting out of reproduction a generational trend or a sign of the times?
the tradwives (live) 1.00pm-2.00pm
with Megan Agnew, Jessie Tu, Rosie Waterland, moderated by Nakkiah Lui As the Trad Wife phenomenon rises up the algorithm, clips of women collecting newly laid eggs and baking bread are finding their way into “For You” pages everywhere. Rejecting the grind of girlbossing has its allure, but is this trend harmlessly traditional or scarily archaic?
Few writers captured the mechanics of tyrannical power better than George Orwell. That is, until Anna Funder came along. Hear how she exposed the great literary hero’s own ‘Orwellian’ erasure of his wife Eileen O’Shaughnessy, and how the tyranny of ‘wifedom’ persists today.
feeling the heat (live) 2.00pm-3.00pm
with Susan Davis, Fatima Khan, Grace Molloy, Em Rusciano, moderated by Gabrielle Jackson Shame, stigma and marketability are the three key features of anything to do with women’s health, and perimenopause is no exception… Join our panel as they bring expertise – and a bit of humour – to the latest “hot” topic exploding the algorithm.
memorial days (live) 4.00pm-5.00pm
Geraldine Brooks in conversation with Jennifer Byrne. Geraldine Brooks, Sydney born and globally recognised as both a fearless foreign correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winning literary star, found herself thrown into sudden bereavement in a world that gives little space for it. Join her on her discovery of rituals old and new, leading to a unique path forward.
Saturday 15 March
wild at heart: Gina Chick 10.30pm-11.30am
With a boundless sense of humour and relentless spirit, join Gina Chick, writer, adventurer and survivor, in an intimate exploration of possibility and potential. Her story of reclamation and resilience is inspirational, never shying away from the unconventional. Deeply connected to nature and her sense of self, Gina Chick shares how she walks between worlds.
state of emergency 11.30am-12.45pm
with Zahra Al Hilaly, Rosie Batty, Kyllie Cripps, Jess Hill, Julie Inman Grant, moderated by Jamila Rizvi With rates of domestic and family violence rising exponentially and with increasingly deadly consequences, this expert panel examines the crisis that governments acknowledge but seem powerless to prevent.
an industry off key 1.15pm-2.15pm
with BARKAA, Jaguar Jonze, moderated by Narelda Jacobs The music industry is still reeling in the wake of #MeToo, and artists are being left to pick up the pieces. Sharing their stories of racism, sexism and survival, these whistleblowers are standing up for those who can’t.
