“Why sex is not work: Stories from the sex trade. How should we respond?”
The Bishop Manning Lecture is a leading Church forum hosted by Catholic Commission for Employment Relations in celebration of the significant pastoral and social justice achievements of Most Rev Kevin Michael Manning DD, Bishop Emeritus of Parramatta.
This year’s lecture “Why sex is not work: Stories from the sex trade. How should we respond?” will be delivered by Melinda Tankard Reist (www.melindatankardreist.com). Melinda is an author, speaker, media commentator, blogger and advocate for women and girls. She is best known for her work addressing sexualisation, objectification, harms of pornography, sexual exploitation, trafficking and violence against women.
Melinda is author of five books and a media commentator, having appeared on ABC’s Q&A and The Gruen Sessions as well as many other TV and radio programs. Melinda is co-founder of the grassroots campaigning movement, Collective Shout: for a world free of sexploitation, exposing corporations, advertisers and marketers who objectify women and sexualise girls to sell products and services. Tickets are free but places are strictly limited. Registrations essential.
The lecture will be held on Tuesday 20 September 2016 from 5.30pm for a 6pm start at the Kirribilli Club, 11 Harbourview Crescent Lavender Bay 2060.
