Mental Health & the Law II Chinese Worker Strikes in 1880 Melb II The Slippery Nature of Sexism

Saturday, 8 April 2017 - 7:30am to 9:00am

Dr Michael Perlin, Professor of Law Emeritus at New York Law School (NYLS), has spent more than thirty years working at the point where people with mental disability meet the Law. We chatted about key issues that affect these people when dealing with societies preconceptions.

Liam Ward talks about the Chinese Furniture Makers Union in 1880's Melbourne looking at some of the issues of racism, work and society that are common with today.

Kevin Healey with This is the Week that Was.

Prof. Mindy Blaise, Prof. Emily Gray, Dr Linda Knight from Feminist Educators Against Sexism (FEAS) talk about the slippery nature of sexism, why it is so hard to dismantle and some fun ways to out the sexist beast for a future better world.