‘The Arab woman’ is often considered a homogenous identity. Joumana Haddad’s I Killed Scheherazade is a powerful riposte to hypocrisies regarding free speech, prejudice and womanhood, within and outside Islam and the Middle East. In what has been billed as one of the highlights of the MWF, Leslie talks

Every year in the USA’s Bible belt, thousands of Christians engage in a unique form of community theatre via a modern-day morality play called Hell House. Written by Baptist Minister, Pastor Keenan Roberts, the performance takes the form of a haunted house tour, with each room themed around a

Leslie joins the team at James Cook to nurture the university’s early career rising stars. *This Event is NOT open to the public. *

Leslie will be live tweeting the Sydney breakfast briefing, hosted by Marie Stopes International. Jackie Frank, editor of Marie Claire, will MC a breakfast meeting where highlights from the Bill and Melinda Gates hosted Family Planning Summit – a significant moment in the world’s global sexual and reproductive health history

You have Twitter account, and follow Leslie @LeslieCannold. Leslie uses the #Lateline hashtag and “tweets” the news. Unique? Interesting? Tune in to Lateline on ABC 1 this Thursday 21 June 2012 and find out.

Come along to Embiggen Books, 197-203 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne, to see the Humanist of the Year mantle pass from Leslie to Ron Williams, who has taken the fight to separate Church and State in Australia all the way to the High Court of Australia. Leslie and Lyn Alison will

Join the seniors of U3A Baw Baw at their annual Literary Luncheon to hear Leslie discuss her best-selling novel The Book of Rachael [http://cannold.com/articles/article/the-book-of-rachael/]. Where: The Black Tie (formerly The Elizabethan), Alfred Street, Warragul For more information, contact Esther Martin [martine@dcsi.net.au], President

Leslie heads to Canberra to give a keynote and run a workshop for the NSW Principals to help them think through the ethical issues they face educating the nation’s children. This event is closed to the public

Griffith Review and The Writing Centre for Scholars and Researchers are proudly sponsoring Leslie to teach a session on how to get your voice heard in the newspapers and magazines. Where: The Gryphon Gallery, in the 1888 Building @ The University of Melbourne. Not Open to the Public

Rock up to the Melbourne Town Hall to celebrate the commitment small and family-run businesses make to the city of Melbourne. Commendations for 65 Small Businesses Proprietors – including 5 Generational Family ones – will be awarded in 2012. For more information about the awards [http://www.enterprisemelbourne.com.au/commendations] night

Melbourne Conversations – an initiative of the City of Melbourne – is rounding up some of the most informed and interesting folk on the subject of Drugs and Alcohol – experts and users alike – to ask the hard questions about the legal and illegal substances we put in our bodies. Ms Mim DiNapoli

This is one of the best events on the writer’s circuit, and Leslie it thrilled to have scooped an invitation to a festival that Hugh Mackay called “Stimulating reflections on the art of writing with an informal intimacy the larger festivals can’t compete with. (And the location is

The Rationalists Society, Humanist Society and InterAction – with support from Embiggen Books and the Global Atheist Convention present an event designed to probe the question: Is Atheist-Interfaith Cooperation Desirable, or even Possible. Come to the Elizabeth Murdoch Theatre, University of Melbourne for a panel moderated by Meredith Doig and populated

The 2012 TEFMA Facility and Property Directors' Forum will be held at the RMIT University City Campus. The purpose of the Directors' Forum is for key Facilities decision makers to meet to discuss the issues and challenges facing the sector. Leslie will be giving the keynote and facilitating

Managing the Media is Leslie’s keynote address to the Annual Conference of the NSW Taxi Council in Surfer’s Paradise! *This event is closed to the general public *

The Public Health Association in partnership with Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia are holding the first conference bringing together practitioners, policy makers, scholars, educators and others dedicated to improving the sexual and reproductive health of all Australians Abstracts close 22 June 2012. Conference updates at: www.phaa.net.au

Come along at 11:00 to see Ted Baillieu launch the new LAMM Jewish Library of Australia. Stick around to hear author Suzy Zail and I chat about writing historical fiction with Tali Lavi. Sunflower Bookshop will be selling Suzy’s new book for young adults, The Wrong Boy and

Leslie will talk about work/life balance at the Australian Regional Women Leaders Convention in Sydney.

Come along to the Future of Feminism in an Uncertain World, a roundtable discussion with Leslie and Dr Elaine Enarson. See you at the Clayfield Room, Building A, Room 1.34, Monash University, Caulfield Campus. For more details: Kathryn.noble@monash.edu

Hear Leslie chatting with Anthony Gerace on ABC Local breakfast radio, then come along to Stefano’s Gallery 25, 25 Deakin Ave, Mildura that night to see her chat about The Book of Rachael in the flesh.

Come and here Leslie talk about why Governing in the Public Interest in 21st Century Australia is Just Not Cricket. For more details. [http://melbournefreeuniversity.org/?page_id=1720]

Leslie’s Talking Sex with Prof Denis Altman, Graeme Friedman (chaired by Shirli Kirschner) at 1:15 – 2:15. Then, from 3:45 to 4:45 Leslie’s discussing motherhood at on the “Mum’s the Word” panel with Kerri Sackville and Joanne Fedler (Denise Archie chairing). For more details,

Come along to a forum to mark the 75th Anniversary of University College, University of Melbourne. Join Leslie and former High Court Justice Michael Kirby, Heather Ridout, Professor Julian Disney (Australian Press Council), Maxine McKew (former journalist and parliamentarian), Simon Holmes a Court (environmental activist and entrepreneur), Professor Richard Eckersley

Leslie to be part of a debating panel at a conference of over 700 professionals working in the local government sector. Panelists include Michael Gorton AM, the former Chairperson and Commissioner of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and Dr Louise Maher, communications specialist The question: Is the

Check out the author of The Book of Rachael [http://cannold.com/articles/article/the-book-of-rachael/] in 3 fabulous sessions on Public Intellectualism, Mothers and Daughters and Whether a Good Life can be lived without God. For details and to to reserve your tickets