Girls Write Up Brisbane 2018 Program – May 11, 2018
Find out more about the artists taking part in GWU Brisbane 2018
During this time participants will register for the day
Students are welcomed to Girls Write Up as we run through the day's events.
Nevo is a 20-year-old activist, student, writer and public speaker with a particular focus on issues surrounding gender, sex and sexuality. Assigned female at birth, Nevo has had a complex relationship with gender, transitioning as male, undergoing different medical interventions and now identifying as outside of a female/male gender binary. They work particularly with children as a youth leader and through running programs and workshops in schools. They are also a contact point int he Jewish community for other children and families confronting issues of gender and sexuality in their own lives. Finding Nevo is their first book.
When a lack of political voice leads to disempowerment, disengagement and disadvantage, personal voices speak up. In this panel, four women offer personal testimony on the politics that affect them. These testimonies will be read live and followed by a panel discussion.
Develop your creative skills in this two-hour practical workshop, where you will learn more about a specific writing style and create your own work, mentored by one of our inspiring workshop hosts.
Develop your creative skills in this two-hour practical workshop, where you will learn more about a specific writing style and create your own work, mentored by one of our inspiring workshop hosts.
Develop your creative skills in this two-hour practical workshop, where you will learn more about a specific writing style and create your own work, mentored by one of our inspiring workshop hosts.
Develop your creative skills in this two-hour practical workshop, where you will learn more about a specific writing style and create your own work, mentored by one of our inspiring workshop hosts.
When making space for female voices in male-dominated industries, what challenges do women face? How are they treated differently because of their gender? What ideas would we have missed out on if women weren’t in these spaces? And how can we make the way easier for the women of the future?
Michelle Law and Nayuka Gorrie answer the anonymous questions posted in the Ask Me Anything box over the course of the day.
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RegistrationDuring this time participants will register for the day8:15 am - 8:45 am
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WelcomeStudents are welcomed to Girls Write Up as we run through the day's events.8:45 am - 9:00 am
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Keynote – Nevo ZisinNevo is a 20-year-old activist, student, writer and public speaker with a particular focus on issues surrounding gender, sex and sexuality.9:00 am - 9:30 am
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The Personal is PoliticalWhen a lack of political voice leads to disempowerment, disengagement and disadvantage, personal voices speak up.9:30 am - 10:30 am
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Morning Tea Break10:30 am - 11:00 am
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Workshop – Slam Poetry – Lorin ElizabethSlam Poetry11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Workshop – Character – Steph BoweCreating Character11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Workshop – Writing Online– Nayuka GorrieWriting Online11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Workshop – Writing From Life – Nevo ZisinWriting from Life11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Lunch1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Women in Male SpacesWhen making space for female voices in male-dominated industries, what challenges do women face?2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Ask Me AnythingTwo of our Girls Write Up speakers will answer some of the anonymous questions posted in the Ask Me Anything box over the course of the day.3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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DATE: Friday 11 May, 2018
VENUE: State Library of Queensland
This event will take place in various locations in the State Library of Queensland. Participants should all arrive in the foyer no later than 8.30 to attend the first session. They will be escorted to workshop venues over the course of the day as required. Each student will have the opportunity to attend one workshop on the day. Workshops are open only to teens – adult ticket holders will remain in the main hall for the duration of the event.
