PUBLIC MEETING: Sexualisation of Children, A Symptom of the Global Sex Trade
SPEAKER: Melinda Tankard Reist
TIME/VENUE: 12pm till 1pm on Tuesday the 12th of August at Parliament House Reception Room, Hobart.
A media and pop culture tour of objectification and sexualisation of girls and women and how this contributes to the global sex trade
There is broad concern about the sexualisation and objectification of children and women in advertising, media, music, clothing, and pop culture. The proliferation and globalisation of sexual imagery is contributing to a distorted view of bodies, relationships and sexuality. The lives of many boys and men are increasingly socialised, conditioned and informed by pornography. What is the evidence of harm? How does a pornified landscape in Australia contribute to the trade in the bodies of women and girls globally? And what can we do about it?
Proudly hosted by NorMAC ‘Nordic Model Australia Coalition’
About Melinda: Is an author, speaker, media commentator, blogger and advocate for women and girls. She is author/editor of four books including Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls (Spinifex Press, 2009), now in its 7th printing, and Big Porn Inc: Exposing the harms of the global pornography industry (Spinifex Press, 2011, co-edited with Dr Abigail Bray). A newspaper columnist, Melinda is a regular guest on morning television, and has also appeared on ABC Q&A and The Gruen Sessions as well as many other TV and radio programs. Melinda is co-founder of the grassroots campaigning movement, Collective Shout: for a world free of sexploitation, exposing corporations, advertisers and marketers who objectify women and sexualise girls to sell products and services. Melinda is an ambassador for World Vision, Compassion and the Rise Foundation, Melinda is named in the Who’s Who of Australian Women.
Matthew Holloway for Nordic Model Australia Coalition (Normac)
