Welcome to Consent with Yumi Stynes and Dr Melissa Kang
Saturday 18 June 2022 from 4pm to 5:15pm
Join activist Chanel Contos as she speaks with adolescent health experts former Dolly Doctor Dr Melissa Kang and ABC TV presenter Yumi Stynes in a panel discussion for their bookWelcome to Consent: How to say no, when to say yes and everything in between.
The book is an inclusive, frank and funny guide to navigating consent for tweens and teens of all genders.
Consent is an extremely important national conversation and there is a call to provide better education to young people. Welcome to Consent tackles the topic in detail.
We encourage tweens 11 and older to attend this event with parents/guardians to help promote dialogue.
About Yumi Stynes:
Yumi Stynes is a writer, broadcaster, television presenter, food fanatic, fitness enthusiast and mother of 4 – including 2 teenage girls. Among her daily responsibilities she presents a national radio show on the KIIS network called The 3pm Pickup.
She also hosts an ABC podcast about women's health called Ladies, We Need to Talk. The podcast focuses on female sexuality and social issues and is known for its directness and taboo-breaking conversations.
Yumi presented an SBS documentary called Is Australia Sexist?, has given keynote speeches at Dark Mofo Festival of Dangerous Ideas, Department of Rural Health Sexual Health Conference, The Australian Women's Leadership Symposium, One of One International Women's Day Conference and was the fearless MC at the 2019 Women's March in Sydney.
She is also the author of Zero F*cks Cooking and Endless Summer.
About Dr Melissa Kang:
Most people know Dr Melissa Kang as the longest-serving expert behind the iconic Dolly Doctor column, but she’s also a practising medical doctor for marginalised young people and has academic roles at the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Sydney.
She is fifth-generation Malaysian-Chinese Anglo-Australian, which makes specialising in adolescent sexuality and sexual health all the more interesting. She continues to speak about these topics in the mainstream media.