In Conversation: Chris Hammer on The River (VIC)
Tue 08 July at 6:00PM
Readings Hawthorn, 687 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122
Join us to hear Chris Hammer in conversation about his bestselling classic book, The River.
Join us for the launch of From the Margins to the Mainstream: The Domestic Violence Service Movement in Victoria, Australia, 1974-2016, with special guest, Hon Kay Setches former Minister for Community Services (1990-1992) and Child Care (1991-1992).
This event follows the Domestic Violence Victoria Annual General Meeting.
Free entry. Light refreshments will be served at 11:30am.
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Dr Judith Smart is Adjunct Professor at RMIT University. She has published on 20th century Australian women’s organisations, as well as on women and political protest, particularly during World War I.
Dr Jacqui Theobald is a lecturer in social work and social policy at La Trobe University Bendigo in the La Trobe Rural Health School. Jacqui has published on the history of Victorian domestic violence services, homelessness and violence against young women.
Associate Professor Suellen Murray is the Deputy Dean Research and Innovation in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University. Suellen has specialised in research regarding violence against women and its related policy and practice responses.
Tue 08 July at 6:00PM
Readings Hawthorn, 687 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122
Join us to hear Chris Hammer in conversation about his bestselling classic book, The River.
Thu 10 July at 6:30PM
Burnside Library, 401 Greenhill Road Tusmore, SA 5065
Learn more about author Chris Hammer's prize-winning non-fiction book about the Murray Darling Basin.