Through a short film and live on-stage storytelling, we explore motherhood, dignity and choice through the voices of women whose lives sit on opposite sides of the world, yet are bound by a single, universal force: love for their children.

The evening brings together:
✨ Frankie — a Melbourne-based sex worker, mother and activist who speaks openly and unapologetically about empowerment and agency
✨ Sex worker mother in Kolkata, India — women raising children within systems of poverty, stigma and limited pathways to choice

Their stories, shared across continents, illuminate: the polarity between empowerment and disempowerment, the social forces that restrict or enable a woman’s choices, the quiet endurance and courage mothers carry for their children and the humanity that transcends circumstance, geography and class.

Why it matters:
Every ticket sold supports leadership, employability and education programs for vulnerable children in Kolkata, giving them the chance to build futures shaped by choice, confidence and opportunity — not circumstance or birth.

 Join us:
Be part of an evening that expands empathy, honours women and transforms futures.
📅 Saturday 21 February 2026
📍 Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, Melbourne
When women tell their stories, systems shift. When mothers are heard, generations change.

Find out more and book here .

Please note that due to mature nature of this event, we are restricting entry to all people above the age of 18.