What did Dolly Doctor teach you as a teenager?
Have you been Googling your grey areas instead of talking to friends? If we can’t speak about taboo topics, how else will we learn?
An anonymous Q&A panel about sexuality, sexual health, body positivity, respectful relationships, consent, and ethical pornography. Participants are invited to submit questions anonymously beforehand, then join our four taboo-trained panel representatives from Sexual Health Quarters (SHQ), YEP Crew, WA Aids Council (WAAC), and Magenta.
Details
When: Tuesday 12 April, 6 - 8pm
Where: Zoom Webinar (click below to register)
About the speakers and organisations
Sexual Health Quarters is a non-profit provider of sexual health and relationship services for all, particularly people experiencing barriers to sexual health and wellbeing. We provide innovative clinical services, tailored counselling, and inspiring education that empowers people of all genders, ages, cultures and sexualities with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to make informed choices about their sexual health and relationships.
Felicia O’Keefe
Felicia is a qualified teacher and a member of SHQ's Education team. She specialises in creating and delivering Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) programs for Year 6-12 students, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Felicia is currently studying towards a Graduate Diploma in Sexology.
Jye Walker
Jye Walker is a Gureng man from Bundaberg, QLD. He has been on Noongar Boodja for almost seven years, working in Health Promotion and Sexual Education. He has been with SHQ for three years.
WAAC is a non-profit organisation with a vision for a world of positive healthy people in inclusive, connected communities. Established in 1985, WAAC’s purpose is to optimise the health and wellbeing of all, through reducing the impact of stigma and discrimination, improving access to health services and information and reducing transmission of HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and blood-borne viruses (BBVs).
Julia
Julia (she/her) is a Health Promotion Officer with 5 years experience developing and delivering sexual health and mental health education programs for young people. She is passionate about creating safe, fun and inclusive spaces for young people to ask questions and learn about sexual health so they can lead pleasurable and safe sexual lives (whatever that means for them). When she’s not working she enjoys sewing, snorkeling and watching animated shows and movies.
Youth Educating Peers (YEP Project)
YACWA’s Youth Educating Peers (YEP) Project aims to support and educate young people on relationships, sexual health and blood-borne virus (SHBBV) issues. We do this by working in partnership with the WA youth sector and building the capacity of youth workers. A key focus is on the use of peer education as a youth participation and health promotion strategy with our group of paid peer educators, the YEP Crew.
Kate Clement
Kate is a Senior Educator at YEP and has significant experience in mental health and youth work- both in NGO’s and Out of Home Care. She has worked in New Zealand, regionally and in Perth Metro with a range of populations including Aboriginal and TSI and LQBTQIA+ young people and has a particular interest and passion for reducing the stigma around sexual health.
Magenta
Magenta is a peer-based project dedicated to providing services to support and promote the health and safety of people involved in the sex industry in Western Australia.
Lena Van Hale
Lena is the Manager of Magenta, WA’s sex worker support service. They are a transgender woman and former sex worker with 8 years’ experience in activism and advocacy. Having worked both in healthcare and adult entertainment they are no stranger to taboo topics, with special interests in kink, body positivity, and healthy communication.
Facilitator: Amy Collins
My name is Amy and I am a Boorloo artist born on Minang Noongar boodja. I studied visual art and psychology during my undergrad and have just finished a Masters in Public Health. I love working with young people, teaching boxing and hanging out with plants.
About the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival
Presented by Propel Youth Arts WA, the KickstART Festival has been the flagship event of Youth Week WA for 12 years running. KickstART offers over 60 free events - including workshops, talks, performances, mentorships, exhibitions, markets, and other special events - between 8 - 16 April, for young people aged 12-26.
Due to growing concerns about COVID-19 and the anticipated continued spread of Omicron across our communities in Boorloo (Perth) and WA, the Propel team has decided to pivot towards digital and hybrid formats for the delivery of the KickstART Festival this April.
The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2022 is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also supported by Lotterywest, the City of Perth, the City of Stirling, the City of Fremantle, and the City of Vincent.