Panel: Sex! and all that
Panelists
Ella Bancroft
Ella is an Indigenous artist, storyteller, teacher, tantric and mentor. She studied the art of Indigenous dance from a young age and danced in the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic games. Ella is passionate about re-wilding, sexual engagement and the feminine force, and is devoting her life to making this work accessible in the West. Traveller and free spirit, Ella is mostly always on the move or looking to be, with a keen desire to promote change around her and within herself.
Ira Zev
Ira is a Sex Educator and the Director of the EroticART Project. Ira runs conscious kink workshops exploring topics surrounding sexuality, consent and creative play. EroticART endeavours to break through taboos and question the sex negative culture that we live in and the danger of the resulting ignorance, fear and shame surrounding these topics. Her background is in sociology and anthropology and education, and she aims to utilise cultural analysis to breakdown sex negativity.
Aimee Aroha
Aimee is the Founder of The Stoned Chrysalis, a Sex Positive Lifestyle and Sex Toy label. The brand aims to encourage a more sexually empowered and instinctual lifestyle through ethically sourced products, the sharing of stories and resources. Aimee is also a 31 year old single mother living off grid in the Blue Mountains area, studying a Bachelor of Psychological Science and Sociology with experience in the Community Development sector.
Zoe Deans
Zoe is a community organiser, activist and general regular human who believes in love as a transformative force towards a kinder, more compassionate society. She's interested in openly discussing polyamory - loving more than one - and how this affects femmes and feminism. As a cis, white, queer, able-bodied woman, Zoe acknowledges her experiences are by no means representative, and would love to be able to bring the wisdom of others to this panel.
Georga Macnevin
As a registered Psychologist, Georgia works with interpersonal challenges surrounding intimacy, relationships and sexuality. In her Master's of Clinical Psychology, she explored mental health factors surrounding sexual diversity and orientation. One of her focuses was on sexual minority groups and polyamorous relationships. In the clinical sphere, she helps her clients address sexual inadequacy, whilst coaching partners to have open dialogues about sex.