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During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health is proud to partner with Hume City Council and Macedon Ranges Shire, with support from our local Women's Health organisations, Women's Health in the North and Women's Health Loddon Mallee, to bring our communities a film screening of 'Equal the Contest'. The screening will be followed by a facilitated panel discussion which includes Player and Film Maker Mitch Nivalis.  

ABOUT THE FILM
When a filmmaker joins a new local women's footy club in Regional Victoria a simple desire to play becomes a complex journey of inclusion and belonging. An unexpected turn means the team has to fight to play. Their campaign challenges age old sporting traditions and joins the wider movement for gender equity.
 
Equal the Contest follows the Mt Alexander Falcons football club, a new community level club created in 2021 by and for, women and gender diverse people. The story follows non-binary person Mitch, a new recruit and filmmaker, and provides the viewer with an immersive experience of community football, seeing the game as it's never been seen before from the perspective of their body.
Despite fulfilling all the requirements of a new club, The Falcons have their application rejected by AFL Central Victoria and they begin a public fight garnering support from all levels of community, local media and AFL HQ itself. The club forges forward despite their exclusion, attracting players from diverse backgrounds and building a club culture of inclusion that challenges the traditions of AFL.
Equal the Contest is a case study for current day gender inequality, highlighting the challenges still faced by women and gender diverse people who simply want to play football. 
Please note: Rated M (Moderate Coarse Language)
 
WHEN
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (6.00 pm - tea, coffee, light catering, 6.15 pm - welcome, 6.30 - film screening, 7.55 - panel discussion, 8.30 - close)

WHERE 
Sunbury - Tuesday, 28 November - Sunbury Global Learning Centre - 44 Macedon Street, Sunbury
Kyneton - Monday, 4 December - Kyneton Mechanics Institute - 81 Mollison Street, Kyneton
 
For more information about these events email amanda.perry@scchc.org.au or call 0490 050 652.

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* 4. Gender: How do you identify?

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* 5. The film and panel will explore inclusion of women and non-binary people in sport, how we can make sport and spaces more inclusive, as well as how this links to gender equity and the prevention of gender-based violence. Are there any questions in advance you might have for the panel?

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