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Melinda Tankard Reist


Leeton HIgh School

Monday, 11 March 2013
9:00 am - 12:00 am

Leeton High School
Cnr Myrtle & Mallee St
Leeton, NSW

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    Testimonials

    • “Intelligent, passionate, brilliant, fearless… I could not recommend her more highly”

      Dr Michael Carr-Gregg
    • “You continue to reset my shock meter…”

      Steve Biddulph
    • “Melinda Tankard Reist’s presentation to Middle and Upper School students at Pymble Ladies’ College was absolutely brilliant!”

      Justine Hodgson – English Faculty, Pymble Ladies’ College
    • “Melinda Tankard Reist has had a transformational affect on our school.”

      Ms Stephanie McConnell, Principal – Turramurra High School

    Shop

    • In this DVD, Melinda takes us on a visual tour of popular culture. “Melinda’s presentation leaves audiences reeling. She delivers her message with a clarity and commonsense without peer.” – Steve Biddulph, author, Raising Boys, Raising Girls

    • Purchase Big Porn Inc, Getting Real, Faking It and the Ruby Who? book and DVD in one bundle for $100 and save 20% off the individual price.

    • Purchase Big Porn Inc, Getting Real and Faking It in one bundle for $70 and save 20% off the individual price.

    • Purchase Getting Real, Faking It and Ruby Who? DVD in one bundle for $60 and save 12% off the individual price.

    • Purchase the Ruby Who? DVD and book together for only $35 saving 10% off the individual price.

    • “This powerful and humane book is a breakthrough…Big Porn Inc shows us we are poisoning our own spirits.” – Steve Biddulph
      “A landmark publication” – Clive Hamilton

    • “Getting Real contains a treasure trove of information and should be mandatory reading for all workers with young people in health, education and welfare” – Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, Adolescent Psychologist

    • Do you read women’s lifestyle magazines? Have you thought about how magazines might affect you when you read them? Faking It reflects the body of academic research on magazines, mass media, and the sexual objectification of women.

    • Ruby Who? is the sweet and innocent story of a little girl’s adventure in re-discovering her identity. Ruby wishes for so many things and dreams of being like others. Will she end up forgetting how to just be herself?

    • Ruby Who? is the sweet and innocent story of a little girl’s adventure in re-discovering her identity. Ruby wishes for so many things and dreams of being like others. Will she end up forgetting how to just be herself?

    • Defiant Birth challenges widespread medical, and often social aversion to less than perfect pregnancies or genetically different babies. It also features women with disabilities who were discouraged from becoming pregnant at all.

    Upcoming Events

      23 May 13: Mentone Grammar – Parent Forum 6:30 pm, Mentone VIC

      25 May 13: Harms of sexualisation/porn – Melbourne 4:00 pm, Wantirna South, VIC 3152

      25 May 13: Harms of sexualisation/porn – Melbourne 6:15 pm, Wantirna South, VIC 3152

      26 May 13: Harms of sexualisation/porn – Melbourne 9:00 am, Wantirna South, VIC 3152

      26 May 13: Harms of sexualisation/porn – Melbourne 11:15 am, Wantirna South, VIC 3152

      28 May 13: Weeroona College – community event – sexualisation and porn harms – Bendigo 6:30 pm, Bendigo VIC 3550

      1 Jun 13: Queensland Early Childhood Conference 2013 9:00 am, Brisbane, QLD

      11 Jun 13: Cannon Hill Anglican College – Parents event 7:00 pm, Canon Hill, QLD

    Recent posts

    • Stamping out bullies, stress and child labour: Dolly May issue gets a tick (mostly)
    • Newborn “sluts” and “blowjob instructors” – Cafepress fails to keep its promise to remove sexualised baby clothing
    • Girlfriend trifecta: three positive reviews and big ticks for global perspective in May issue
    • An Academic Journal For Porn Fans by Porn Fans
    • Sexism, social media and bureaucratic accountability: what happens when a public servant calls for naked pics of a female writer?
    • What’s Wrong With Boys, Luscious ‘Lolitas’ and Yummy Mummies?

    Collective Shout: for a world free of sexploitation

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