Nads Spencer and Nicole Velik

Until we stop keeping quiet

Until we stop keeping quietNads Spencer and Nicole Velik
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Until we stop keeping quietNads Spencer and Nicole Velik

Letting it go, staying quiet, not speaking out, not sticking up for each other – it will be Never Not International Women's Day until we reverse these behaviours. Nads has spent years learning how not to take any shit. Watch, listen and join her and Nicole on sticking up for ourselves.

Every year International Women's Day comes and goes. Rather than go back to business as usual, we say it should Never Not be International Women’s Day. Welcome to a mind-changing, bias-ridding, downright mutinous loop of ideas and musings from women in the creative and associated industries everywhere that will run 24/7/365 on a loop forever, or until...we don’t need to talk about it anymore.

The events of 2025 are already reinforcing that women are still a long way from equality and equity. Globally, women bear the brunt of the physical, emotional and financial impacts of economic, financial and political decisions with their livelihoods affected at almost twice the rate of men.

As International Women’s Day comes and goes, we say enough really is f*cking enough.

Enough of our stoicism. Enough of our patience. Enough of the injustice. It will be Never Not International Women’s Day until all women including women of colour, women with disabilities, and queer or trans women, stop being penalised for being women.

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Enough really is f*cking enough

Another day once a year where women will be tapped on the shoulder to be ‘celebrated’ and to ‘inspire’ others. Then we can all go back to ‘normal’ for another 364 days before we have to roll the eyes and do it all over again. Which, let’s face it – is more than a bit f*cked.

So why didn’t we just call this “Always International Women’s Day”? In the spirit of Never not Creative we thought it should be Never Not International Women’s Day. Not just ‘another’ event. Never just another event. Instead an event that won’t go away until… it’s redundant. The idea grew into a never-stopping, continuous and ever-updating loop that will be live forever for you to tune into no matter where you are or what time it is across the world. So that was it.

The only decision left to make was who to invite, and when to launch. The day after Never Not International Women’s Day seemed fitting, and the speakers… well you can see for yourself. Identify as a man? You’re a biiiiig part of the solution, so you’re in there as well. Help us out and get other male eyeballs on this content.

If you’d like to submit a talk, or indeed a Pecha Kucha, poem, song, rant, meme or something that fills in your own personal blank around “It should Never Not be International Women’s Day until…”, share your idea here.

Our Speakers

Tanarra Schneider

Tanarra is a Managing Director at Accenture Interactive, leading Design in the Midwest. Over her 20+ year career, she’s designed everything from corporate education programs to healthcare apps to business models, both as a consultant and as a member of “in-house” design teams. ​Tanarra is a product of a very eclectic background. She’s been a dancer, cook, event planner, designer and — most recently — a mother.

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Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Prue is a long term veteran of the creative industries, having graduated from design school in 1993 and gravitating to the world of advertising where she has held multiple CDships, before moving back to the world of design and into corporate. She is also an avid public speaker, National Board Director of the Australian Graphic Design Association, Co-host of Australian Design Radio and dedicated to seeing the creative industry become more inclusive in all aspects.She’s also entirely ticked off that not much has changed in womens’ favour in the 25+ years she’s been in it.

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