Latisha Barton and her Wodonga Secondary School classmates were invested in Taryn Brumfitt’s story long before they learned she would be visiting the Border.
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The film Embrace has been inspiration for the group’s VCAL project – together they are developing a body-positive magazine and workshops for younger cohorts.
“I found some of her film confronting; I didn’t realise how widespread the issue is,” Ms Barton said.
“Since that film my perspective has really changed.”
Ms Brumfitt met the group at Hume Bank and told her story at a meet-and-greet.
“I am really proud to be spreading this message, especially to the next generation in front of me,” she said.
Almost 300 people attended Embrace screenings, with Hume Bank donating $10,000 to the Women’s Centre for Health and Wellbeing.
