Intersex Human Rights Australia

It is our great pleasure to hold this webinar with one of the most beloved icons of our community, Mani Mitchell. With decades of compassionate and formative work under their belt, Mani was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit last year for their incredible contributions to intersex advocacy and education. An accomplished background in counselling and education, and a personal journey that coincided with the growth of the intersex human rights movement itself, Mani’s radical visibility has reached many across the globe.

In this workshop, Mani talks about their life, healing and community development, looking at where the intersex movement has come from as well as the challenges it faces today. Taking principals of self care and community building back to basics to understand how we need to build ourselves, and each other up to truly let our intersexcellence shine.

Date and time: Wednesday 23 March 2022
6pm AEDT (ACT/NSW/Vic), 5pm (QLD), 8pm (Aotearoa NZ)

This webinar was presented on Zoom, and recorded and shared on this page after the event.

Please note that there is a short gap in the webinar due to technical difficulties and a loss of sound. This has been edited out.

Some of the materials mentioned in the video include:

Hermaphrodites Speak! a video of the first known intersex gathering, in the US in 1997. Mani was a participant at this historic event:

 
Intersexion the trailer for a movie narrated by Mani:

 
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child report on New Zealand: report number CRC/C/NZL/CO/5

The InterLink peer support project for individuals, parents and carers, led by Bonnie Hart.