Coming Out! Then & Now Symposium (SOLD OUT)
About
A day of guest speakers, panel discussions, screenings and re-connection to acknowledge 50 years since the beginnings of Gay Liberation in Melbourne – hear from those on the streets in 1972 through to today’s generation on activism and the impact of Gay Lib now. Presented by the Australian Queer Archives10am-10.30am
Introduction: Graham Willett
10.30am-11.30am
Changing Ourselves: Gary Scheilman and Sue Jackson
11.30am-12.30am
Changing the World: Gay Walsh and Gary Dowsett
12.30pm-1.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm-2.30pm
What We Did Next: David Menadue, Gary Jaynes, Sally Goldner
2.30pm-3.30pm
What We Do Now: Olly Newell (Minus 18), Alexander Teh (Acting President / Vice President – Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council), Clare O’Hanlon (Australian Queer Archives)
4pm – 5.30pm
Gay Libbers Panel: Jude Munro, Peter McEwan, Dennis Altman, Julie McCrossin
Image: Gay Liberation demonstration, City Square, Melbourne, 1 Dec 1972
Photo by Peter McEwan, courtesy of the AQuA
Location
Victorian Pride Centre
79-81 Fitzroy St, St. Kilda Victoria 3182