Past Event

Forum: The Disaster Agender

23rd Nov 2015

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Presenter: The Global Women's Project & Women's Melbourne Network
Website: https://www.facebook.com/womensmelbournenetwork/
Event Duration: 150 minutes

This event is a joint initiative of The Global Women’s Project and Women’s Melbourne Network to mark International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and seven months since the first earthquake devastated Nepal.

Community members, practitioners and professionals will come together for one night to discuss what a gendered response to natural disaster actually looks like in practice. Together we will explore the tension between women’s vulnerability and their resilience in times of crisis, as well as the importance of working with grassroots organisations in distributing relief.

Following an in-depth discussion with four expert panelists who will each put a topic on The Disaster Agender, participants will be invited to have their questions answered and join in the conversation.

Presenters include:
•    Christina Hobbs, former UN World Food Program Senior Coordinator, who recently coordinated a disaster response in Nepal;
•    Dr Debra Parkinson, a leading academic and women’s health practitioner in gender-based violence and natural disaster;
•    Marita Davies, Melbourne-based writer and Kiribati climate change activist;
•    Stacey Sawchuk, Gender, Resilience and Disaster Reduction Advisor at ActionAid Australia.

All funds raised will go towards The Global Women’s Project’s Nepal recovery programs including a Shelter for Pregnant Women and New Mothers displaced after the earthquake in Nepal.

Bring an open mind and spare change for a raffle to raise much-needed funds for Nepal.

Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase on the night.

DOORS OPEN @ 6.00PM