This month, we're diving into stories of daring adventures, bold choices and unexpected twists. Join us for a night celebrating fearless women who embrace risks and live life to the fullest. If you're craving a fresh dose of excitement and adventure, don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind event. Grab your tickets now and get ready for a night of stories that'll leave you feeling inspired and ready to take on the world!
Our performer line-up:
Team 20s: Nayonika Bhattacharya (she/they) is a glass-half-full person who is passionate about empowering young people to share their stories. They trudge through the legal industry during the day, and moonlight as a baker-turned-storyteller, lived-experience advisor, youth activist, reader, earring collector, ring wearer, bass player and consumer of eclectic playlists on Spotify. Nayonika is a board member of Youth Action NSW and an advisor for the Black Dog Institute, Sydney University Brain and Mind Centre and the mental health organisation BEING.
Team 30s: Bella Brennan is a Sydney-based writer and editor with over a decade of experience in women’s media. She is passionate about real and raw storytelling, with a special interest in normalising conversations around grief and parenting. Her work has been published in outlets like Sunday Life, body+soul and Mamamia.
Team 40s: Amal Awad is a writer, director and performer. She has contributed to such publications as The Guardian and Frankie, and has presented for ABC Radio National. She has worked on several film and television projects and is the author of eight books, both fiction and non-fiction. Her latest novel, Bitter & Sweet, was voted into Better Reading's Top 100 for 2024.
Team 50s: Cat Pinfold’s mission is to support professional women to rediscover their innate wisdom and power, reshaping themselves and humanity in the process. She’s a science geek and learning nerd with a Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology and Genetics, a Post Grad Diploma in Genetics and a Graduate Diploma in Human Resources. She believes that when we get still and listen deeply, we can heal ourselves from the inside out.
Team 60s: Josephine Inkpin is an Anglican priest and Minister of Pitt Street Uniting Church. Once named a Dangerous Woman of Queensland, she is a former National Council of Churches in Australia leader and a Christian feminist historian who has taught in several universities as well as church placements.
Team 70s: Since retiring, Jane Marsden has taught Primary Ethics, worked as a Tai Chi instructor and Census Field Officer, and created and coordinated a float for the Mardi Gras 40th Anniversary. She swims, walks in the bush and leads educational tours around Australia.
Generation Women is an award-winning cross-generational storytelling night founded in New York in 2017, Sydney in 2018, and Melbourne in 2020. Each month, six women of note read an original piece on a theme. Of those women, one is in her 20s, her 30s, her 40s, her 50s, her 60s, and her 70s+.
Hosted by Jen Ward. Produced by Donna Logue. Created by Georgia Clark.
THE BERESFORD
354 BOURKE ST, SURRY HILLS NSW 2016
DOORS AT 6.30 PM, SHOW AT 7 PM
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