International Women's Day
Let's hear it for the ladies! 8th of March is the global day for celebrating women's achievements and working towards greater equality. This year's theme is 'Be Bold for Change', so jump on board and get involved by going to a local event.
All About Women Satellite
Academy Award winner Geena Davis gives insight into how far we need to travel before girls can see the variety of women they aspire to become in the films and media they absorb. Streaming live from the All About Women Festival at the Sydney Opera House, catch the Q&A with author Jess Crispin and the Nasty Women Panel exploring the labels used to put down females. What happens if women start to wear ‘nasty woman’ as a badge of honour?
WHEN SUN 5 MAR | 9-11.30AM | CITY LIBRARY | FREE
INFO darwin.nt.gov.au/libraries
International Women's Day Morning Tea
Join the Northern Institute's International Women's Day Morning Tea with special presentations by Andrea Lee, Red Cross and Sally Sievers, the NT Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Northern Territory. Open to the public – men are very welcome – delegations of Senior School students are also encouraged to attend. A gold coin donation will support a worthy women's cause.
WHEN WED 8 MAR | 9.30-11.30am | MAL NAIRN AUDITORIUM (RED 7), CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY | INFO
Suffragette
Come along to this special movie screening about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement. In early 20th-century Britain, the life of working wife and mother Maud Watts is forever changed when she joins a group of women who fight for equality and the right to vote. Faced with increasing police action, Maud and her dedicated suffragettes must play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with an increasingly brutal state.
WHEN WED 8 MAR | 7.30-9.30PM | CASUARINA LIBRARY | FREE
INFO darwin.nt.gov.au/libraries
International Women’s Day Breakfast
There’s nothing like a room full of inspiring women and a full brekkie to start the day. Hosted by the Women’s Network of the Northern Territory, MC Lyrelle Cochrane from ABC Darwin and CEO of the Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association Tracey Hayes will set the scene for a fab morning of networking and revelling.
WHEN FRI 10 MAR | 6.45AM | DOUBLETREE BY HILTON |$50 | $450 TABLE OF TEN
INFO info@womensnetworknt.com
International Women's Day Gala Dinner Fundraiser
Frock up and make a toast to womankind over dinner. Comedian Amy Hetherington hosts a fun filled night including guest speakers ABC Journalist Kristy O’Brien and 2017 Darwin Young Citizen of the Year Philadelphia Hughes. Get into the silent auction to donate money to a local women’s organisation and dance the rest of the night away.
WHEN SAT 11 MAR | 6.30PM | DOUBLETREE BY HILTON $130 | $1200 TABLE OF TEN
INFO iwd.darwin@gmail.com
