Make Melbourne Green

Cr Kathleen Maltzahn, Greens Deputy Lord Mayor candidate for Melbourne, current Yarra City Councillor and founder of Project Respect, released her new book Trafficked last month. . The book comes after years of tireless work: Kathleen’s dedication to assisting trafficked women and exposing the hidden workings of the prostitution industry has helped to put trafficking on the national agenda. . Trafficked tells the story of a rare human rights campaign that succeeded in changing government policy to protect women smuggled into Australia each year to work in the sex trade. . In 2003, the Coronial Inquiry into Puongtong Simaplee’s 2001 death at the Villawood Detention Centre put the issue of trafficking for prostitution in Australia on the national agenda for the first time. . Trafficked contains first-person accounts of women like Puongtang, stories that inspired women’s groups to make sure trafficked women could no longer be ignored. You can order a copy of the book here. .

Wednesday July 16th 2008 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm, upstairs at Acquum, 364 Victoria Street, North Melbourne (Restaurant is just up from Queen Victoria Market). $20 Entry: includes wine-tasting from 4 eco-friendly Victorian wineries and nibbles - please RSVP to events@makemelbournegreen.com.

Please consider coming to the Melbourne City Greens trivia night, for an evening of socialising and fun, and of course trivia and fundraising — with your help the next Lord Mayor of Melbourne will be Green!

Contact events@makemelbournegreen.com for more information or to book a table or seat.