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Exit International Conferences
Exit International holds regular conferences on issues related to the Voluntary Euthanasia/ Assisted Suicide debate.
Literary Lunch - Bob Dent Day - 22 September 2009
Giorgios Restaurant
(Cnr Glenferrie Rd & High St Malvern)
Dr Philip Nitschke
in conversation with special guest
Susan Varga
(author of Headlong)
About Headlong
Eighty-something Holocaust survivor, Julia Denes, has just lost her husband Gabor, & with him her will to live. Writing from a position outside the voluntary euthanasia/ assisted suicide movement, Susan Varga’s new novel Headlong deals with the question of what to do when a person decides a life is not worth living. That Susan’s own elderly mother died by jumping in front of a train adds a tragic & intensely personal element to this story.
For our Bob Dent Day Literary Lunch, Giorgrios offered a 2-course, set menu (including a glass of champagne on arrival & wine/ beer/ soft drink with lunch).
About Susan Varga
For our Bob Dent Day Literary Lunch, Giorgrios offered a 2-course, set menu (including a glass of champagne on arrival & wine/ beer/ soft drink with lunch).
About Susan Varga
Susan Varga was born in Hungary & came to Australia as a child. She has an MA in English Literature & a law degree & has worked as both a teacher & lawyer. Her books include Heddy & Me which won the Christina Stead Award for Biography/ Autobiography. Susan lives in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. Exit welcomes her to Bob Dent Day 2009.
11.30am - Arrival & champagne
12 noon - Lunch served
12.30 - 1.30pm - ‘In conversation’ (Susan Varga & Philip Nitschke) 1.30 - 2pm - Audience Questions/ Discussion
2pm - Presentation of 2009 Bob Dent Awards
2.30pm - Close
'Dementia, Voluntary Euthanasia & the Law' Conference
Holiday Inn, Potts Point Sydney
Monday 22 September 2008
Exit International held this timely conference during Global Dementia Awareness Week titled 'Dementia, Voluntary Euthanasia and the Law.'
This conference was convened as a direct result of the issues raised by the murder/ assisted suicide trial of Exit members, Shirley Justins and Caren Jenning.
On 19 June 2008, Shirley and Caren were found guilty of the manslaughter and accessory before the fact of manslaughter respectively of Shirley's partner of 19 years, Graeme Wylie. Graeme was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and was found to have lacked the capacity to make the decision to suicide for himself.
Caren Jenning took her own life and died peacefully on the evening Thursday 18 September 2008. She is sorely missed by everyone at Exit.
PHOTO: Shirley Justin, Graeme Wylie & Caren Jenning
'Voluntary Euthanasia Matters' Conference
Hotel So, Christchurch NZ
Saturday 5 July 2008
Exit International hosted New Zealand's first Voluntary Euthanasia conference at the Hotel So on Saturday 5 July 2008. Speakers included: Dr Philip Nitschke (Exit International), Professor Grant Gillett (University of Dunedin), Mr Murray McLaughlin (ABC TV), Ms Bridget Ross (Kensington Swan lawyers, Wellington), Mrs Angelika Elliott (about the Dignitas service of Switzerland) and Dr Fiona Stewart (Exit).
To download the Conference brochure, click HERE.
National Day of Shame
Canberra
25 - 27 March 2007
In March 2007, Exit hosted a National Day of Shame Freedom ride to our nation's capital. This 2 day event marked the 10th anniversary of the Australian Parliament's over-turning of the world's first Voluntary Euthanasia law - the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act of the Northern Territory.
This conference included many activities such as the handing over of Condolence Books (containing thousands of messages from all round Australia) to the politicians; a book-burning in front of Old Parliament House, a street march, speeches and a Memorial Dinner at the National Museum with ABC broadcaster Phillip Adams.
This conference included many activities such as the handing over of Condolence Books (containing thousands of messages from all round Australia) to the politicians; a book-burning in front of Old Parliament House, a street march, speeches and a Memorial Dinner at the National Museum with ABC broadcaster Phillip Adams.
Highlights of the Conference were published in the April 2007 edition of Deliverance newsletter.
Remembering ROTI Conference
Dougherty Community Centre Chatswood Sydney
22 September 2006
On Bob Dent Day in 2006 in Sydney, Exit hosted a one day conference aimed at drawing attention to the landmark 10th anniversary of the world's first legal 
voluntary euthanasia death of Darwin man, Bob Dent.
Conference speakers included: Senator Amanda Vanstone (Lib), Hon Dr Carmen Lawrence (ALP), Senator Lynne Allison (Australian Democrats) and Senator Bob Brown (Australian Greens).
Others to speak included: Dr Marion Maddox (Victoria University Wellington), Hon Sandra Kanck (MLC South Australian Parliament/ Australian Democrats) and members of families of 3 of the 4 people who used the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act - Judy Dent (wife of Bob Dent), Dave Mills (husband of Janet Mills) and Ray (son of Valerie X).
Highlights of the conference were published in the October 2006 edition of Deliverance newsletter.
The Peaceful Pill Conference
Brisbane Convention Centre
4 - 6 November 2005
Over 250 delegates attended the 3rd biennial conference of Exit International in Brisbane in November 2005.
Conference speakers included Evelyn Martens (Right to DieCanada), Senators Barnaby Joyce (Qld Nationals) and Lyn Allison (Australian Democrats), NSW Greens MLA Ian Cohen, Columnist and Barrister Greg Barns, Film-maker Janine Hosking, Journalist Chris Griffith of The Courier Mail and Terry O'Gorman of the Australian Council for Civil Liberties (Qld).
Ludwig Minelli of the Swiss organisation, Dignitas, appeared at the conference via video link. Unfortunately at the last moment, the Reverend Dr George Exoo of Compassionate Chaplaincy (USA) was unfortunately unable to attend.
Highlights of the Conference Program included a short documentary of the Peanut Project that was held in October 2005 in rural NSW, conference delegate bag also looked remarkably similar to an Exit Bag.
Another highlight of the Conference was the Champagne Breakfast at the Rydges Rooftop Terrace where Bill Godfrey - on behalf of his brother John Godfrey - accepted the 2005 Bob Dent Award for an outstanding contribution to the VE cause. Also at the Breakfast, VE Society of Queensland committee member, Sandra Milne, accepted the inaugural Exit Lifetime Contribution Award.
Highlights of the conference were published in the December 2005 edition of Deliverance newsletter.