Join us for the launch of The Blackburns by Carolyn Rasmussen, an incredible dual biography of Maurice and Doris Blackburn, who changed the legal and social landscape of Australia forever.
The Blackburns will be launched by Senator the Hon Kim Carr.
Free, no booking required. More info here.
‘Maurice and Doris Blackburn were major figures in the history of the Australian labour movement and feminist and Indigenous activism in this country. Maurice’s name lives on in the influential national law firm he founded, but their many contributions to principled decency in Australian public life are now largely forgotten. They needed, as Carolyn Rasmussen puts it, to be “rescued from the footnotes”. In this meticulously comprehensive biography, she has succeeded admirably in doing just that’—Gareth Evans
The Blackburns
Carolyn Rasmussen
Mon 20 October at 7:00PM
Berkelouw Paddington, 19 Oxford St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia
Join us for an exciting evening at Berkelouw Paddington, as we celebrate the release of 58 Facets by Marika Sosnowski.
Wed 22 October at 6:00PM
Avid Reader, 193 Boundary Street, West End QLD 4101
Join us for an exciting evening at Avid Reader, as we celebrate the launch of 58 Facets by Marika Sosnowski.
Sun 26 October at 2:00PM
Senate Chamber | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600
Join us for an exciting afternoon at Canberra Writers Festival, as we discuss Making Progress by Jenny Macklin.
Sat 25 October at 12:00PM
Representatives Chambers | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600
Join us for an exciting afternoon at Canberra Writers Festival, as we discuss Turbulence by Clinton Fernandes.
