Once Upon a Time in Australia (Counterpress, 2023) explores the tension between law and truth with regards to the MeToo movements and the events surrounding the March4Justice in 2021. The novel explores the intersections between gender, colonisation, and climate change and how they are necessarily interconnected in a movement for justice. The events are being held in advance of #ReclaimTheNight2023, the annual march against violence towards women. More information can be found here. 

Book launch and art exhibition launch (5-6pm)

This event will launch the graphic novel Once Upon a Time in Australia: conversations about our #MeToo movement which exposed the troubles of truth and law

The event will include a facilitated talk with the authors to give insight into the making of the novel.  It will also launch the art exhibition displayed at the ANU College of Law with works including by co-writer and illustrator Kirsten Hoffman, sound artist, Kate Jama, and Canberra Abolitionist collective.

Panel talk exploring issues of law, gender justice, and the creative arts (6-7pm)

Reclaim the Night is an annual global event demanding women be able to move through public spaces safely and highlighting issues of gendered violence and injustice.  The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC) co-ordinates the ‘Reclaim the Night’ march on the last Friday in October which will be held in Glebe Park, Canberra City.  To commemorate this event this panel talk will explore the intersections of law, gender justice and the creative arts. The co-authors of Once Upon a Time in Australia will facilitate the session.

Presented by the ANU Gender Institute and the Centre for Law, Arts and Humanities