The Last Resort - A Celebration of 50 Years of Marrickville Womens Refuge with Vivien Johnson
Thu, 01 Oct
|Better Read Than Dead
Join author Vivien Johnson to talk about her book 'The Last Resort' with local author and journalist Wendy Bacon. Their talk will be a celebration of 50 years of Marrickville Womens Refuge, and all profits will be donated to the organisation.
Time & Location
01 Oct 2026, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Better Read Than Dead, 265 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
Guests
About The Event
About The Event:
Author Vivien Johnson will be joined in conversation with Wendy Bacon to discuss The Last Resort and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Marrickville Women's Refuge. All profit made from the event will be donated to the refuge too!
About The Author:
Vivien Johnson is a writer, teacher, researcher, curator and pioneering advocate for recognition of Indigenous art as contemporary Art and then for Indigenous cultural and intellectual property rights. She has published 11 books including Radio Birdman (1990) and foundational monographs on Western Desert artists Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1993) and Michael Jagamara Nelson (1997). Her most recent work is Wangka Wakanutja : The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre at the National Library of Australia till January 31 2027. The Last Resort : a women’s refuge was her first book. Originally published by Penguin in 1981 it has been described as the manifesto of the 1970s…
Tickets
General Admission
$5.00
+$0.13 ticket service fee
General Admission + Book
$24.99
+$0.62 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00