Our  11th. Forum and most recent public Forum took place on 16th. June. The Topic, ‘Family Law – is the man the Loser?’
Again, we welcomed an enthusiastic audience to the beautiful Jubilee Room, Parliament House Sydney, where we first enjoyed a light supper and chat together, then at 6.30pm  took our seats and listened to a Panel of 5 very interesting Guest Speakers: -

Mr. Mark Youssef - LLM - BA MLLP - Master of Law & Legal Practice, specialising in Family Law and legal education.
Mr. John Stapleton - Founder ‘Dads on the Air’ and  Journalist.
Mr. Peter Van de Voorde - Producer/Presenter ‘Dads on the Air’, and Singer, Songwriter
Mr. Warwick Marsh - Dads4Kids Fatherhood Foundation, Writer, Producer, who brought out his guitar and sang for us as part of his talk.
Ms Barbara Biggs - Journalist, Author, Child protection campaigner - the one woman Speaker among 4 men!

Questions from the floor following the speeches, were animated and often impassioned, as this Topic is a very emotive one, with personal relevance to some of the Speakers and many of the audience.
It was a sign of the Forum's success, I think that at the close of this evening, that wide chasm that usually divides impassably opposing opinions on this Topic - seemed temporarily at least, to have been bridged, as friendly conversation flowed between all 5 Speakers and their audience.
A wonderful evening indeed.

Hear ye!  Hear ye!
Our next Forum will be held Tuesday September 8th. again in the Jubilee Room Parliament House, at 6pm -8.30pm.  The Topic - 'Cyberhate?  Censorship on the Internet'.
Each speaker will talk for maximum 20 minutes and treat the topic as he/she chooses.
Entry: $20 – includes light Supper before Speakers begin
Your questions from the floor will be welcome when all four guest Speakers have concluded.

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Ring/Email to reserve your seat – Payment available at the door but seats are limited

Speakers still to be confirmed - keep an eye on this website for details as they come to hand. Or, if you send us your email, we shall get be in touch with you closer to the date.
See you there.....

2010 Forum
For our 13th. Forum in early 2010 we hope to be covering the Topic of 'Australia's Suicide Rate - What and Why?' Prior expressions of interest always much appreciated.

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