Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre will be streaming live three headline sessions and an exclusive backstage interview direct from the Sydney Opera House. 

The All About Women Satellite Program invites you to reflect on the past and imagine the future of feminism. 

Activities at BMEC on Sunday, March 4 will start at 11am and will include guest speaker Jenny Roberts from Charles Sturt University, a panel of local women including author Kim Kelly, and local actress, writer and comedian Kate Smith.

Live streaming from Sydney Opera House will begin at 1pm with Fran Lebowitz, Francesca Donner and Sophia Nelson discussing Women in the Age of Trump.

“I think putting a wife to work is a dangerous thing,” Trump said in a 1994 interview.

Since entering office, Trump’s administration has eroded the rights of women by worsening conditions for female-dominated, low-income industries and legislating against reproductive rights.

Communities of colour have similarly been targeted by proposed immigration laws, education policies, and more. But resistance is springing up. Nasty women are uniting. Trump has inspired conversations, marches, and many, many memes.

In fact, he has delivered women a new challenge: how to respond to the new world order? 

At 2.30pm, #METOO will be hosted by Jacqueline Maley with Tracey Spicer and Tarana Burke.

Tarana Burke founded the Me Too movement in 2007 when she began a campaign to amplify the voices of victims of sexual harassment. Building on her work, actress Alyssa Milano began the hashtag #metoo in October 2017, sparking 12 million posts and reactions in the first 24 hours from women worldwide. 

Similarly, veteran Australian journalist Tracey Spicer is currently investigating sexual abuse and harassment in the media. 

Together, these fierce and furious women will explore how a mass movement is built, and question the consequences of calling out abusers.

The final session of the day, Suffragettes to Social Media: Waves of Feminism, will begin at 4pm. This panel will include Barbara Caine, Nakkiah Lui, Anne Summers and Rebecca Walker. 

While it’s hard to put a starting date on a complex social movement, it’s been roughly 100 years since the epic battle of suffrage was won.

To celebrate a century of feminism, the session will take stock of what has been achieved, and look at what’s left to fight for. 

Charles Sturt University and Bathurst Regional Council are supporting this special event at BMEC.

Tickets are only $7 (including a light lunch) and are available from bmec.com.au or phone 6333 6161.