Events
Can we stop the violence? Panel Appearance at Words on the Waves Writers Festival, Umina
Jess Hill, Sonia Orchard, Shannon Molloy. Moderator: Ginger Gorman
In this hard-hitting session, we grapple with violence against women and children in Australia and the failures of our legal system. Jess Hill expands on her groundbreaking Quarterly Essay and Australia’s National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children. Sonia Orchard and Shannon Molloy share works that are part-memoir, part-investigation; adding a crucial personal reflection to the conversation. What is working? And what needs to change for a brighter future?
** Content Warning: This session contains reference to acts of grooming and family and sexual violence.
In Print: Read about Groomed in Good Weekend
Pick up a copy of Good Weekend (The Age/Sydney Morning Herald) for a detailed article on Sonia’s new book Groomed.
Book Launch: Groomed
Join Mary Gearin and Martin Hughes to celebrate the launch of Sonia Orchard's Groomed.
Sonia was in her forties when she told a therapist about the boyfriend she had when she was fifteen. Sure, he had been a decade older than her, but it was consensual ... wasn't it? To her surprise, Sonia broke down in tears, then began to shake uncontrollably - an unmistakable expression of trauma that lasted for days. She was clearly not okay, but could the relationship she'd thought was loving really have been abuse? Had she been groomed?
Free, but bookings are essential.
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Tune in: ABC TV Weekend Breakfast Interview
Tune in live to ABC RN Breakfast at 8am this Saturday 8 Feb 2025 to hear Sally Sara and Sonia Orchard chat about the release of Sonia’s new memoir Groomed.