Pollies added to 8 bill

Pollies added to 8 bill

State and federal politicians from all major political parties have added their support to this weekend’s all-star readings of the play 8, which will raise funds and awareness for Australian Marriage Equality’s (AME) ongoing campaign for reform.

Both the Sydney and Melbourne productions will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session involving political figures who are leading the charge for equality in state and federal Parliaments.

On the Melbourne panel, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young (pictured) and ALP senator Gavin Marshall will join AME’s national campaign director Rodney Croome and supportive Baptist pastor Carolyn Francis. Television personality Charlotte Dawson will host the panel discussion.

Also attending the Melbourne production will be federal Greens senator Richard Di Natale, state Green MPs Sue Pennicuik and Colleen Hartland, and state Labor MPs Martin Foley, Jaala Pulford, Gavin Jennings and Shaun Leane.

In Sydney, AME national convenor Alex Greenwich will be joined on the panel by the three NSW Upper House MPs who were key to the passage of the marriage equality motion — the Greens’ Cate Faerhmann, Labor’s Penny Sharpe, and the Nationals’ Trevor Khan. Channel Ten News host Hamish Macdonald will host the Sydney panel.

Also attending the Sydney production will be federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek, state Nationals MP Sarah Mitchell, and state Liberal MP Bruce Notley-Smith.

Funds raised from the the Sydney and Melbourne productions of 8 will go towards media relations programs, public awareness campaigns, polling, targeted electoral campaigns and lobbying of federal politicians by groups that support equality.

“The funds raised from this performance will be vital to to the success of our campaigning in the lead-up to the vote in federal Parliament in the coming months,” Greenwich said.

INFO: www.8theplay.com.au

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