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The Left Write Hook film team in conversation with Blue Knot Foundation 

Date
May
6
Time 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Categories Seminar or Forum

Seen the Left Write Hook documentary and want to learn more?

Join this free online session, to meet survivors from the film, the film’s director and producer, and Dr Cathy Kezelman, President and Managing Director of Blue Knot Foundation, as they chat to television and radio presenter, Jo Stanley.

This session brings together voices of lived/living experience, filmmakers, and experts in the field of child sexual abuse and gendered violence, as they further unpack the themes explored in the film. Discussion points will include the prevalence of child sexual abuse in Australia, the life-long impacts of complex trauma, and personal perspectives on the journey towards, and barriers to trauma recovery.

The discussion will explore the film participants’ experience of Left Write Hook’s innovative, trauma-informed recovery program, featuring creative writing and non-contact boxing, along with the challenges and rewards of sharing their truths via the film.

Dr Cathy Kezelman will discuss myths and misconceptions about child sexual abuse and complex trauma, pathways to healing and insights from her own lived and living experience.

Who is this session for? We welcome victim-survivors, supporters, fans of the film and anyone who wants to learn more about this issue, to join us for this session.

In order to facilitate a relaxed conversation and questions from the audience, this session will not be recorded.

Haven’t seen the film yet? Watch Now on Netflix and then join us for this special event!

Book your Spot

This in conversation is free to attend online via Zoom. Please register your place via Humanitix to receive the session link.
If you find you can no longer attend the session we encourage you to “refund” your ticket so that others have the opportunity to attend in your place.

Donations

Assist Left Write Hook to deliver vital support programs for childhood sexual abuse survivors.
Donations can be made here: leftwritehook.raiselysite.com

About the Left Write Hook documentary

This multi-award-winning, survivor-led, documentary follows eight female and gender diverse survivors of childhood sexual abuse as they embark on a groundbreaking trauma recovery program. Combining the strength of boxing with the vulnerability of creative writing, the program empowers survivors to release trauma, reclaim their bodies and reimagine their futures.
View the film website

★★★★☆ - Screenhub
“Heartbreakingly sad yet ultimately creatively triumphant.” - Margaret Pomeranz
“A moving portrait of what it looks like to live with, and work through, trauma.” - The Guardian Australia

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Please be advised that the Left Write Hook documentary and online session will involve discussion of lived/living experience of child sexual abuse, incest, gendered violence, complex trauma and mental distress. This content may be distressing for some viewers. If you need support, please contact:

Lifeline – 13 11 14 (24/7) or text 0477 13 11 14
Blue Knot Helpline – 1300 657 380 (9am–5pm, 7 days)
Bravehearts – 1800 272 831 (8:30am–4:30pm, Mon-Fri)
SAMSN – 1800 4 SAMSN (9am–5pm, Mon–Fri)
More support services: leftwritehook.film/support


Presented by the University of Melbourne, in partnership with Left Write Hook and the film’s key impact partner Blue Knot Foundation, Australia’s National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma.

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MedTech Webinar: How will biosensors change healthcare? 

Date
May
7
Time 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Categories Public Lecture

Imagine being able to detect when a virus enters the country. Or imagine detecting when a patient with a chronic disease is about to have a clinical episode. New sensor technologies are going to dramatically reframe healthcare.

What happens when we can interface with the brain? What about when we can use external cell sensors to assess drug interactions? Sensor technologies could be used to evaluate vaccines or calibrate individual dose requirements for medications.

Sensors that measure what is happening in a cell or across clusters of cells will allow us to focus on preventative and individualised healthcare. Instead of relying on pathology results or physiological variables for recognising conditions, we may be able to recognise them from interfacing with cells.

Join the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD) and the Graeme Clark Institute in this webinar on biosensors. We will show the diversity of sensor applications and their potential impact on healthcare – especially their ability to move us to a preventative intervention model rather than a treatment and rehabilitation model.

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