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Launch into 2022: making online dating, education, and democracy accessible

Tuesday 22nd March 2022 | 7PM-8PM AEDT
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2022 will be a massive year for Australians, and CPActive is ready to make some waves.

On Tuesday 22 March at 7PM, join the CPActive community to gear up for the year ahead with an inspiring discussion about courage and making change. With topics like accessible online dating, the highs and lows of school, the aspiring ParaMatildas squad, and the Federal Election, it’s not one to miss!

Topics and speakers include:

  • Former Paralympian Tamsin Colley on inclusive education and what schools can learn from elite sport
  • Tahlia Blanshard and Holly Saunders from the aspiring ParaMatildas squad, talking passion and inspiration with soccer fanatic Karina Grigorian
  • Online dating and a new campaign by CPActive Champion Jerusha Mather to make finding love accessible for all
  • Elly Desmarchelier, a disability rights campaigner living with cerebral palsy, on the 2022 Federal Election and campaign plans from the disability sector
  • Our new CPActivist Toolkit to help you get your campaign ideas, big or small, off the ground 

Simply fill in your details to register and you’ll be sent details of how to join via Zoom on the day.

This is a free and accessible online event. Live captions and Auslan interpretation will be available.

Elly Desmarchelier sitting outdoors

Elly Desmarchelier

Elly is a writer and disability activist. For more than eight years Elly has been at the forefront of developing and executing strategies for political leaders and government departments, working collectively with industry, membership and community stakeholders. Elly is the currently the national spokesperson for the Every Australian Counts campaign.

Jerusha Mather

Jerusha Mather

Jerusha is an activist, writer, poet, and PhD candidate in biomedical science. She was named one of the Australian Academy of Science’s STEM Women Changemakers, and her commentary been published in the Sydney Morning Herald and Women’s Agenda. Her first book of poetry, Burnt Bones and Beautiful Butterflies, was published in September 2020.

Elly Desmarchelier sitting outdoors

Elly Desmarchelier

Elly is a writer and disability activist. For more than eight years Elly has been at the forefront of developing and executing strategies for political leaders and government departments, working collectively with industry, membership and community stakeholders. Elly is the currently the national spokesperson for the Every Australian Counts campaign.

Jerusha Mather

Jerusha Mather

Jerusha is an activist, writer, poet, and PhD candidate in biomedical science. She was named one of the Australian Academy of Science’s STEM Women Changemakers, and her commentary been published in the Sydney Morning Herald and Women’s Agenda. Her first book of poetry, Burnt Bones and Beautiful Butterflies, was published in September 2020.

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