International Women's Day event

Cambridge Library is proud to highlight the achievements of women across our community, the state, and the globe to celebrate IWD.

Cambridge Library is proud to highlight the achievements of women across our community, the state, and the globe as we celebrate International Women’s Day with complimentary drinks, refreshments, live music, and special guest speakers.

Join us as we come together to reflect, raise a glass in honour of women, and hear powerful stories that shine a light on our limitless potential to drive change for the better.

We are delighted to welcome Shamsa Nasr and Liza Beinart as guest speakers, who continue to make tremendous contributions to society.

It's an event not to be missed!

About our guest speakers:

Shamsa Nasr

Executive Director Innovation and Strategy, Anglicare WA

Shamsa is an award-winning leader and a senior Air Force veteran. She has held executive roles across Defence, the private and for-purpose sectors including, most recently, as National Lead – Gender Equity Advisory at consultancy firm Deloitte.

Now working with Anglicare WA, Shamsa is a passionate keynote speaker on gender equity, social reform and leadership. She has also sat on several boards that centre on social justice.

Liza Beinart

Chief Executive Officer, Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors

In her role as Chief Executive Officer, Liza oversees the provision of holistic mental health support to people from refugee and refugee-like backgrounds who have experienced torture and trauma due to their forced displacement.

Liza has worked with culturally and linguistically diverse communities for close to two decades. She advocates for social inclusion, substantive equality and refugee-related issues at both state and federal levels.