The second annual fundraiser for the Joan Kirner Gender Gap Research Fund.

The panel will be facilitated by writer and researcher Rebecca Huntley and features special guests:

- Linda Burney, the First Aboriginal woman elected to the House of Representatives

- Jill Hennessy, Victorian Minister for Health and Ambulance Services

- Liberty Sanger, Principal Lawyer at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers

- Liza-Jayne (LJ) Loch, Chair of NOW Australia.

This will be a wonderful afternoon of political discussion and networking, secure your tickets today. 

Breakfast with Penny Wong

"Foreign affairs in an age of disruption"

Join EMILY's List Australia and Senator Penny Wong for a discussion of how a Shorten Labor Government will further Australian interests and values in a disrupted world. Light refreshments provided.

Wednesday 4th July at 7.15am - 9am

Courtyard room, Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Tickets: $65 Non-members / $50 members / $35 concession

Book online: https://emilyslistaus.nationbuilder.com/breakfast_pennywong

A small private screening of the new documentary “RBG” about the life of legendary United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Date: Sunday 12th August 2018
Time: 12.30pm
Location: Luna Cinema, 155 Oxford St, Leederville, Perth

Tickets: $25
Book online: www.trybooking.com/XHME

Only 29 seats so get in quick!

Proudly supported by Blumers personal injury lawyers

We're honoured to announce our 2018 Oration in Canberra will be presented by Professor Gillian Triggs! Former Human Rights Commissioner and trailblazer who speaks truth to power.
Tickets on sale at www.trybooking.com/SWFV

Members $55
Non-Members $65
Sponsor a solidarity ticket $35

Canapes on arrival, drinks at bar prices

Don't miss out, get your ticket quick!

The Hon. Julia Gillard MP will be joined by The Hon. Jenny Macklin MP along with Victorian women ministers & other ‘special guests’ to discuss what it takes for women to get elected in the 21st century. Tickets include drinks & canapés followed by 2 hours of conversation hosted by Australia’s first woman Prime Minister.

All profits will be distributed to women candidates in marginal seats to secure a win in the November State Election.

* Date: On Saturday 25 August 2018

* Time: Drinks & canapés from 6.30pm, speakers 7.30pm - 9.30pm

* Location: Arthur Streeton Auditorium, Sofitel, 25 Collins St, Melbourne

* Tickets: Premium seating $500, Full price $200, Concession $100, Solidarity ticket donation $200. 

*Book online:  trybooking.com/403097

Please join EMILY's List, the Hon. Julia Gillard and Elise Delpiano for the first report from the inaugural Julia Gillard Next Generation Internship. Lunch and drinks to be served. 

* WHEN: Thursday 6th of September, 12pm-2pm
* WHERE: The Barnet Long Room, Customs House, Circular Quay Sydney
* TICKETS: trybooking.com/XQSU

NB: No designated on site parking available. Site accessible via public transport (Circular Quay station)

The ACT EMILY's List Action Group (ELAG) invite members and supporters from across the country to be a part of our tipping competition for the AFL Women's 2019 season. Be in it to win bragging rights and prizes of $75 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place.  

Entry is $25 per person and you can join over on the TryBooking page, we will then send you a code and link for the online competition. Start studying the preseason form and invite all of your friends!

Our first event for the year is great opportunity to meet the EMILY’s List members of Federal Parliament and kick off a brand new year.  The evening will be hosted by Gai Brodtmann MP and we thank her for the ongoing support.

6pm start on Wednesday 13th February 2019. Please meet between 5.30pm and 5.45pm in the marble foyer to be escorted to the venue.

Senate Caucus Room, Parliament House, Canberra

Members $30 / Non-members $40 / Solidarity tickets $15. Book online over here.

Our annual Valentine's Day Breakfast will be on 14 February 2019 at 7am for a 7:15am start at the Queensland Unions Building, 16 Peel Street, South Brisbane. Tickets are $40 waged / $20 unwaged and can be booked online by clicking here.  In support of Ali France for Dickson and Jo Briskey for Bonner.

2019 is a huge year for EMILY's List Australia with a NSW state election in March and a federal federal election in the coming months. We need women who support Choice, Equity, Diversity, Equal Pay and Childcare in our parliaments more than ever to fight for our rights. We'll be supporting dozens of pro-choice Labor women into parliament so it's crucial that we band together and give generously. So this International Women's Day bid on these beautiful, unique auction items:

Lady Legends Alphabet signed by 41 famous feminists

A one of a kind item, this 'Lady Legends Alphabet' artwork is beautifully framed and signed by 41 prominent Australian feminists and political figures. This star-studded line up includes Sally McManus, Penny Wong, Tanya Plibersek, Malarndirri McCarthy, Jenny McAllister, Terri Butler, Claire Moore, Sharon Claydon, Sue Lines, Catherine King, Julie Owens, and many many many more! 

Bid on this item

Reclamation artwork

A moving, stunning piece released in 2017 to mark International Women's Day. Featuring beautiful hand drawn art of women reclaiming and taking the power away from the words and slurs used against us. This is a wonderful addition to any passionate, ardent feminist's home.

Bid on this item

The auctions close on March 14th at 4pm AEST so get your bids in soon to secure this items!

Join us every Wednesday evening in April for 'Winning the Women's Vote' phonebanks. We'll be calling women voters to discuss the issues that matter most to women and support EMILY's List endorsed candidates in marginal seats. Full training, women-focused scripts and light refreshments will be provided. 

Dates: Wednesdays 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th April 2019

Times: arrival from 5pm for 5:30pm start, finish at 7:30pm

Location: National Office, Level 2, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000

***Please bring your laptop and mobile phone if you can***

Join us every Wednesday evening in April for 'Winning the Women's Vote' phonebanks. We'll be calling women voters to discuss the issues that matter most to women and support EMILY's List endorsed candidates in marginal seats. Full training, women-focused scripts and light refreshments will be provided. 

Dates: Wednesdays 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th April 2019

Times: arrival from 5pm for 5:30pm start, finish at 7:30pm

Location: National Office, Level 2, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000

***Please bring your laptop and mobile phone if you can***

The inaugural EMILY's Great Gender Debate - 50%: the best a woman can get

Watch our women and allies go head to head in a battle of wit and oratory prowess. Will Labor’s progressive men be able to out-femme our feminists? Grab a ticket to find out!

Women's team:

• Tanja Kovac, Writer and Feminist Warrior
• Mich-Elle Myers, ALP Vice President, MUA National Officer
• Nina Taylor,  MP

vs. men's team:

• Will Fowles, MP
• Dustin Halse, MP
• Lloyd Williams, HSU National Secretary

Cindy O'Connor as emcee!

Date: Thursday 11th April at 6.30pm-8pm

Location: ANMF Theatre, 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne

Tickets: Member $35.00, Nonmember $50.00, Concession member $15.00, Concession nonmember $20.00

Book tickets: trybooking.com/BBFNE

Join us every Wednesday evening in April for 'Winning the Women's Vote' phonebanks. We'll be calling women voters to discuss the issues that matter most to women and support EMILY's List endorsed candidates in marginal seats. Full training, women-focused scripts and light refreshments will be provided. 

Dates: Wednesdays 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th April 2019

Times: arrival from 5pm for 5:30pm start, finish at 7:30pm

Location: National Office, Level 2, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000

***Please bring your laptop and mobile phone if you can***

Join EMILY’s List WA in a special presentation of legendary trade unionist and Secretary of the International Trade Union  Confederation Sharan Burrow in conversation with Unions WA Secretary Meredith Hammat.

Date: Wednesday 24th April

Time: 6pm-7:30pm

Location: CSA, 6th floor, 445 Hay Street Perth

Tickets: $20 EMILY'S List members, $30 non-members, $15 unwaged

Book online: trybooking.com/BCDUR

Join us every Wednesday evening in April for 'Winning the Women's Vote' phonebanks. We'll be calling women voters to discuss the issues that matter most to women and support EMILY's List endorsed candidates in marginal seats. Full training, women-focused scripts and light refreshments will be provided. 

Dates: Wednesdays 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th April 2019

Times: arrival from 5pm for 5:30pm start, finish at 7:30pm

Location: National Office, Level 2, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000

***Please bring your laptop and mobile phone if you can***

On 11th May it was 30 years since Rosemary Follett was the first woman elected to lead a government in Australia. While we couldn’t celebrate on the day please join EMILY’s List ACT in recognising this significant event.

Date: Sunday 28th July 2019 at 10am

Location: Peninsula Room, National Museum of Australia, Canberra

Tickets:

• Members $40
• Non-members $55
• Solidarity $30

Book online

Activists in Conversation: Reforming Reproductive Rights in NSW

Join Penny Sharpe MLC in conversation with Sharon Claydon MP discussing drafting and delivering on laws to provide safe, legal access to abortion in NSW. Penny is a co-sponsor of the NSW Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 which is before Parliament right now so will speak to this historic piece of legislation, what its chances of success are and what the impact will be if it goes through. Penny was also the co-sponsor of the ‘safe access zones’ laws preventing continued harassment of people accessing healthcare clinics that provide terminations, reproductive health services, cancer screening and contraceptive services in NSW. Sharon is EMILY's List National Co-Convenor and Federal Member for Newcastle. All supporters are warmly invited to hear from these two Parliamentary activists and then join EMILY's List members for a casual catch up at the Star Hotel afterwards. 

Saturday 3 August from 4pm to 5pm

Level 3, Hunter Unions Building, King Street, Newcastle NSW. 

Tickets: free!

RSVP: https://www.emilyslist.org.au/activists_in_conversation

For more information, contact Simonne Pengelly on 0491748428.

A delightful partnership with fortyfivedownstairs and Kadimah Yiddish Theatre part of The Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre presents EMILY'S LIST members a special fundraising viewing of The Ghetto Cabaret on Sunday the 4th of August where $10 of every ticket goes directly to support EMILY'S LIST AUSTRALIA with the use of the PROMO CODE: EMILY.

It is sure to be a fabulous night, details as follows:

SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST
5PM- 7PM
$60 TICKET (USE PROMO CODE: EMILY TO ENSURE YOUR DONATION COUNTS) INCLUDES GLASS OF WINE ON ARRIVAL
FORTYFIVEDOWNSTAIRS - 45 FLINDERS LANE


For disabled access, contact fortyfivedownstairs directly on 9662 9966 or info@fortyfivedownstairs.com

THE GHETTO CABARET
Any night could be their last performance. Danger, disease and betrayal surround the Jewish musicians, singers, dancers, acrobats, opera and theatre performers thrown together and trapped in the Ghettos of WWII. But their fear is transformed into art as they try to create meaning out of the terror and chaos around them. Full of Yiddish songs unheard for decades, The Ghetto Cabaret is provocative and challenging, revealing the black humour, courage and wit of a people struggling to survive. Audiences are challenged to re-think the widely held narrative of Jews in WWII as helpless victims and instead as spiritual fighters using theatre to inspire resistance, resilience and dignity in the worst of times. Written by Galit Klas and directed by Gary Abrahams, The Ghetto Cabaret tells a daring story created by third generation survivors rewriting the narrative of the Holocaust as a story for everyone.

warnings: not suitable for children under 14 years of age
Contains haze, coarse language and adult themes

please note: while The Ghetto Cabaret features Yiddish songs,
the show has been created for an English speaking audience with many songs featuring an English verse or translation available

Kadmiah Yiddish Theatre:
https://www.kadimah.org.au/events/yiddish-theatre/

The annual EMILY's List Oration in 2019 will be presented by Rosie Batty AO, family violence campaigner, 2015 Australian of the Year and officer of the Order of Australia.

Date: Wednesday 21st August 2019 at 7.30pm for 8pm start

Location: Hellenic Club, Matilda St, Phillip ACT 2606

• Member $55
• Non-member $75
• Solidarity $40

To add even more fun to the EMILY's List Oration we're running a nation-wide online raffle. Any of our supporters can buy a ticket online for a chance to win:

• One of two signed copies of 'A Mother's Story' by Rosie Batty OA. 
• Or a signed Penny Wong poster (A3)!

Tickets for entry are $10 each, so buy one for yourself or your favourite feminist friend. The lucky winners will be announced at the Oration event on Wednesday 21st August.

Why don't we have a woman treasurer? What do women need to know about superannuation? What role do unions play for women? Where to next after decriminalising abortion?

... Questions like these and many others will be answered by panelists Penny Sharpe MLC, Senator Jenny McAllister, financial advisor Despina Pavlou, Chair of Our Bodies Our Choices Claire Pullen, and Union Organiser Jananie Janathana, facilitated by Madeleine Treacy-Maclean.

Tuesday 27th August at 6-7:30pm
Nags Head Hotel, 162 St John's Rd, Glebe NSW.

Entry: by gold coin donation!
Drinks and dinner available at the pub at bar prices.
RSVP: emilyslist.org.au/pennies_in_the_pub

Join EMILY’s List Australia and Julia Gillard AC for the launch of the second Next Generation Internship report. 2019 intern Stephanie Milione’s research has provided crucial insight into increasing diversity in women’s representation in the United States and Australia.

- Date: Monday 16th September 12pm - 2pm
- Location: Bourke Room, The Hotel Windsor, Spring Street, Melbourne
- Tickets: lunch included, members $120/$150, non-members $150/$175, group of 10 people $1200
- Book online: trybooking.com/BERKU

Principal sponsor Slater and Gordon Lawyers

Major sponsor Australian Workers' Union

Our not to be missed EMILY's List Theatre fundraiser is back for The Shadow Whose Prey The Hunter Becomes, showing as part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival.

Our fundraising viewing will be held on the 6th of October at the Geelong Arts Centre. Book with the promo code: EMILYB2B to ensure $10 of your ticket goes back to supporting EMILY's List. Every ticket booked with the promo code: EMILYB2B includes a complimentary tea or coffee.

A very warm thanks to Back to Back Theatre and Geelong Arts Centre for making this very special collaboration possible!

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The ethics of mass food production, human rights, the social impact of automation and the projected dominance of artificial intelligence are here deftly woven into a compelling narrative that probes the unstable foundations upon which contemporary society is built. A theatrical revelation inspired by mistakes, misreadings, misleadings and misunderstanding, it is an unflinching reminder that none of us are self-sufficient and all of us are responsible.

https://geelongartscentre.org.au/whats-on/our-season-2019/shadow-whose-prey-hunter-becomes/

It's back... join us for our Rocktober music trivia night! Get your girl gang together, dress to impress in your finest Rock 'n' Roll attire, bring money it's time to get quizzical! We'll have $25 cheeseboards you can pre-order on trybooking, games, silent auctions, raffles, and more! Special guest Grace Robinson. 
- Date: Friday 11th October 2019
- Location: Flemington-Kensington Bowls Club, 407-411 Racecourse Rd, Flemington
- Directions: by tram take Route 57 and get off at Stop 26 (Newmarket Plaza/Racecourse Road, Kensington), by train take the Craigieburn line and get off at Newmarket or Railway station.
- Tickets: $20 entry per person, cheeseboards can be pre-ordered on trybooking also
- Book online: trybooking.com/BFDXD

The WA EMILY's List Action Group invites you to the annual Pat Giles Lunch.  A highlight of the feminist events calendar, this year our special guest speaker will be Penny Sharpe MLC, NSW Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services, and Shadow Minister for Disability Inclusion. 

Date: Sunday 27 October 2019

Time: 12pm - 2.30 pm

Location: The Board Room, Pan Pacific, 207 Adelaide Tce, Perth

Tickets: Members $150 / Non-members $180

Book online: trybooking.com/BFMLA

Soon it'll be the 125th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage. South Australia became the first place in the country to allow women to vote and stand as MPs in 1894. It took years of campaigning, letter writing, signature gathering and lobbying and set the precedent for other states/territories to do the same. Let's celebrate this milestone with an online auction! 

The item is a suffragette poster signed by former PM Julia Gillard AC (unframed). Online auction closes 31st October 2019. Put your bids in over here.

N.B. It is important to note, however, that full suffrage including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women was not achieved until 1962 for federal elections and 1967 for all state/territory elections.

Join fellow EMILY's List supporters and Back to Back Theatre on a special trip to Bendigo for a theatre fundraiser. Use the code EMILYB2B when booking for $10 of every ticket donated to EMILY's List.

Date: Tuesday 19th November
Time: 8pm
Location: Ulumbarra Theatre, 10 Gaol Rd, Bendigo
Tickets: Adults $55, Concession $50, Students $35
Book online: click here and use the code EMILYB2B for $10 of every ticket donated to EMILY's List

GANESH VERSUS THE THIRD REICH
The story begins with the elephant-headed god Ganesh travelling through Nazi Germany to reclaim the Swastika, an ancient Hindu symbol. As this intrepid hero embarks on his journey a second narrative is revealed: the actors themselves begin to feel the weighty responsibility of storytellers and question the ethics of cultural appropriation. Cleverly interwoven in the play’s design is the story of a young man inspired to create a play about Ganesh, god of overcoming obstacles. He is an everyman who must find the strength to overcome the difficulties in his own life, and defend his play and his collaborators against an overbearing colleague. The show is made before our very eyes and takes on its own life. It invites us to examine who has the right to tell a story and who has the right to be heard. It explores our complicity in creating and dismantling the world, human possibility and hope.

We invite you to a special evening for EMILY's List members and friends on Thursday 21st November. Our long-standing supporters of EMILY's List and friends of Joan Kirner, Graham and Glenyys Romanes, are hosting a fundraiser exhibition on behalf of EMILY's List. For 35 years Graham has collected African Trade Beads, the bulk of which are 19th Century Venetian glass beads. Graham will tell the story of the intersection between 19th century Venetian-made beads, their manufacture and trade, and North African culture. On display and for sale will be a collection of millefiori and chevron beads and jewellery created by him over his years of travel and aid and development work. Graham and Glenyys will be donating to EMILY's List 25% of the proceeds from the sale of antique, vintage and contemporary beads and jewellery so it's a great chance to purchase gifts while supporting our organisation. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

Date: Thursday 21st November
Time: 7pm
Location: 9/27 Hodgson St, Brunswick (suggest you come to the alternative door at 22 Gray St, Brunswick)
RSVP: email graham@ethiopia.com.au or phone 0419 559 138 (for catering and seats)

P.S. If you're not able to join us on the evening, Graham's exhibition and sale will also be on Saturday 23rd November 10am-5pm at the same venue.

Join Lisa Darmanin, Branch Secretary of the ASU, chatting with long-term EMILY's List member Iola Matthews about her riveting memoir 'Winning for Women'. Hear tales of the heady days of second wave feminism which laid the groundwork for affirmative action, equal pay, superannuation, childcare and parental leave. Enjoy drinks, nibbles and feminist gift shopping with our new range of merchandise available on the night.

Date: Friday November 29th 2019 at 7.30pm
Location: The Victoria Room, Queen Victoria Women's Centre, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Tickets: Member $25.00, Non-Member $30.00, Concession $20.00

Book online: trybooking.com/BGJOO

Our first event for the year will be the annual EMILY's List Queensland Valentine's Day Breakfast. The guest speakers this year will be:

• Hon. Di Farmer MP
  Minister for Child Safety, Youth & Women, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic & Family Violence
• Saxon Mullins
  Advocate for reform to criminal justice system responses to sexual violence
• Nicola Hazell
  One of Australia’s leading voices on gender equality, social innovation, and the future of work

Date: 14th February at 7am

Location: Level 2, TLC Building, 16 Peel Street, South Brisbane

Tickets: Waged $50, Non-waged $20

Book online: trybooking.com/BHVDS

Speaker bio: Nicola Hazell

With a career spanning technology, politics, journalism, and public affairs, Nicola works with a portfolio of companies – from global tech giants like Twitter to emerging startups and social enterprises – to design and accelerate innovative solutions boosting investment in inclusion, diversity and women’s leadership.