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A Small SHIFT – I Will Survive event

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Seven local women from different decades of life spanning from their 20s to their 80s, will be sharing a seven-minute story on something they have survived, and raising money for the SHIFT Project.

The ‘A Small SHIFT – I Will Survive’ event will be taking place at the Byron Bay Golf Club on Wednesday, 22 April at 7pm.

‘There is a kind of magic in hearing women from different stages of life speak openly and honestly beside one another. Their stories come from different worlds, different eras, different turning points, and yet something runs through them all – the deep human act of enduring, adapting and continuing on anyway,’ said host Mandy Nolan.

‘You’ll hear from a woman who has been a banker, a nurse and a brothel manager. Another who taught English to Burmese monks and now writes as an astrology columnist. Each woman brings her own history, in her own voice.

‘Some stories will make you laugh. Others may catch in your throat. All of them will leave you with something.

‘This is the third event in the series that amplifies women’s capacity not just to endure, but to thrive! This is the spirit at the heart of THE SHIFT Project Byron Bay, the not-for-profit that works after the crisis to build resilience that sustains safety and wellbeing for themselves, their kids and their family.’

Bookings: shiftproject.org.au/whats-on/event. Last time this event sold out in just over a week!



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