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Dates & Times
Tuesday 31 March
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
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The Outer Sanctum was started in 2016 by a group of female AFL fans, as a space to share their love of a game they’d often been excluded from. Since its debut, the podcast has become a powerful voice in the footy landscape, and a force for change, diversity and equality in the game. It’s now broadcast on ABC Radio, and has become a must-listen across both the AFLM and AFLW seasons for the hosts’ collective insights and fearless, smart analysis of the sport and its wider impacts.
On the eve of the 2020 AFLW finals series, join us for a special live recording of The Outer Sanctum at the Wheeler Centre. Expect a passionate celebration of the rise and rise of women’s sport; a discussion of the expanded 2020 AFLW competition (including the controversial conference system); a look back at the season that was; a preview of the 2020 finals – and of course, tips for who might take home the flag.
Featuring
Rana Hussain
Rana Hussain is a Diversity and Inclusion leader making important inroads into Australian sporting culture and the community at large. One of a handful of women of colour working in sports administration, Rana is a pioneer and a passionate advocate for social inclusion and reducing discrimination through the vehicle of sports and media. She was recently appointed as the Diversity & Inclusion manager at Cricket Australia.
Rana’s desire to see more diversity in both media and sport sees her podcasting and broadcasting for the ABC.
Rana is a Board Member of the Victorian Women’s Trust and sits on the Collingwood Football Club Anti-Racism expert group. She is also a consultant on the DoMore project and for the Ben Simmons Family Foundation.
Critical thinking skills, personal leadership, creative content and the ability to bridge social divides makes Rana a valuable addition to any room.
Lucy Race
After a professional life spanning communications, publishing and small business, Lucy’s passion for football led her to co-founding the award-winning 'Outer Sanctum' radio show and podcast. Lucy is a voracious reader, with an intensive focus on feminism and politics. She is a co-host of the 'Outer Sanctum', can be heard on ABC local radio reporting on sport and has co-hosted trade radio for the Hawthorn Football Club. Lucy volunteers for her local football club and to support asylum seekers. Her passion for the Hawthorn Football Club lives and breathes in her home daily through her dog, Roughy.
Nicole Hayes
Nicole Hayes is an award winning author and podcaster and a Melbourne-based creative writing facilitator. Her second YA novel, One True Thing, won the Children’s Peace Literature Prize and is a CBCA Notable book ...
Alicia Sometimes
Alicia Sometimes is an Australian poet, multi-media artist and broadcaster. She has performed her spoken word at many venues, festivals and events around the world. Her poems have been in Best Australian Science Writing ...