Watch out Women, Abbott's About

TALKING HEADS AT TOXTETH

Thursday 25 March, 2010 at 6 for 6.30 pm

Upstairs function room of the Toxteth Hotel, 345 Glebe Point Road, Glebe

WATCH OUT WOMEN, ABBOTT’S ABOUT THAT! has brought “pub talks” back to Glebe and for this session is raising funds for LABOR FOR REFUGEES

Order of business:

MEREDITH BURGMANN will read Abbott quotes from the Ernies book, a copy of which has been donated by The Feminist Bookshop as a lucky door prize

LARISSA BEHRENDT, EVA COX and TANYA PLIBERSEK

will give a commentary about serious Abbott issues that need watching

JOHN DERUM will perform a comedy piece about anything to do with Abbott he views as relevant (audience participation invited)

NOTE:This session is rated VR for “virginity rules”

Join us for dinner after for a “buy one get one free” meal deal

DINNER RESERVATIONS ESSENTIAL

Donation: $10/ $5 for Benefits recipients, full-time students, unwaged

Inquiries: katebarton3@optusnet.com.au
Tel: 9518.5560

Banquet2010

A feast of new writing and art by Australian queer women. Available now from The Feminist Bookshop. Watch this space for info on Sydney book launch soon.

Visit www.banquetpress.com if you would like to contribute writing, poetry, or art to 2011 edition.

F: A Festival, A Conference, A Future

F is a festival to celebrate feminist creativity.
F is a conference to reinvigorate the feminist movement.
F is a vision for our feminist future.

Two days of lively debate, workshops and discussion about where we are from, where we are at and where we are going.

10-11 April 2010
NSW Teachers Federation
39-41 Reservoir St
Surry Hills

feministconference.blogspot.com
f.the.conference@gmail.com

Meet the Author - Anita Heiss

Come along to meet dynamic author, Anita Heiss and hear her read from her new book "Manhattan Dreaming". Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Gold coin donation.



Saturday 13 March at 4.00pm in the bookshop.

This will be an intimate gathering so RSVP's are essential. Please call 02 9810 2666 or e-mail feministbookshop@iprimus.com.au to book your place.

Saturday Book Group

The first meeting for 2010 for the Feminist Bookshop Book Group is Saturday 13 February at 4.00pm in the bookshop.

This month's book: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger



New members are welcome! It doesn't matter if you have read the book or not as we will be discussing plans for book group and future reading. Enjoy a friendly, relaxed atmosphere with a diverse bunch of women...

Contact Gail 9810 2666 if interested in attending, either this month or in the future.

Happy Holidays

However you celebrate this time of year, The Feminist Bookshop wishes you all a happy holiday season filled with inspiring reading. Thank you for your support.

Seen & Heard Film Festival

Promoting women's work in cinema

January 14th - 17th 2010
The Red Rattler
6 Faversham St
Marrickville

Thursday Jan 14th - Stranger than Fiction: exhibiting both fiction and documentary shorts
Friday Jan 15th - Scarlet, White and Blue: causing controversy over race relations in Australia
Saturday 16th - Festival Gala Night: featuring special guests and performances
Sunday 17th - She's So Unusual: experimental shorts

Seen & Heard is a free film festival showcasing films written, directed and produced by women, a film festival that battles the celluloid ceiling, celebrating the diverse and extraordinary work of women filmmakers and their not-to-be-underestimated diverse and extraordinary audiences.

http://www.seenandheardfilms.com/