Event Summary

Date: Saturday, 26 April 2025

Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Location: Industrial School, Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC 3067

Cost: Free

Event Description

Ondru presents One Woman, All Women, a storytelling art project that raises awareness and builds advocacy to increase breast cancer screening among migrant, refugee, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women in metropolitan Melbourne and across Victoria.

Moon (Munever “Moon” Lewis) - a woman of Turkish descent - is a breast cancer survivor and her powerful personal, raw and intimate story serves as a glimmer of hope and courage. The moving portraits provide meaningful and rich dialogue where lived experience, healthcare, education and art intersect. By profiling Moon’s story, Ondru seeks to inspire confidence among the CALD women to prioritise their health and break down cultural barriers surrounding health.

This unique initiative is an effective way to position art as an educational tool and driver for transformation. The One Woman, All Women project is a transformative body of work framed through a powerful message of embracing empowerment. Grounded in cultural understanding and sensitivity, One Woman, All Women honours and reflects the diversity of beliefs and values of CALD communities, and therefore, bridges the gap between awareness and action to inspire women to take charge of their health and wellbeing.

Event Schedule

18:30: Doors Open

Enjoy Live Music Performances by Romy Hernandez (Cuban Pianist) and Sarah De La Cerda (Ecuadorian Musician) and delicious refreshments

19:00: One Woman, All Women Photographic Exhibition by our Associate Artist & Photographer Shane Lam, Storytelling and Panel Discussion

Featuring Moon, her family and a special guest speaker

20:00: Dance performance by Kathleen Gonzalez, supported by Musician Nicolas "Nico" Morales Murillo

Experience a moving performance that takes you through the experiential journey of cancer, celebrating strength and resilience

20:15: Live music, food and social networking

21:00: Event concludes