LL:INDEX: promo Through Our Eyes Bulletin 42: 3 April 2003
Please promote this through your networks! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 42: 3 April 2003 Read Bulletin 42 on the web http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/public/through-our-eyes/maillist.html or join the Through-Our-Eyes list to receive the next bulletin direct http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/info/through-our-eyes.html Through-our-eyes is a national monthly public news bulletin promoting=20 promote information exchange and policy input about the legal needs of women in regional, rural and remote Australia. Bulletin 43 will be posted on 1 May 2003. The deadline for contributions is= =20 28 April Back copies of the bulletin are on the web at: http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/public/through-our-eyes/maillist.html ~ IN THIS EDITION - BULLETIN 42: 3 April 2003 1. *NEWS* ~ 1.1 Pro Bono for Women in RRR Communities - Lynne Spender ~ 1.2 Our Strong Women Project Richmond and Canberra - Denese Griffin ~ 1.3 Indigenous Lost and Stolen Wages and Savings - Chris Graham ~ 1.4 AWiA Leading Change - Jane Allwright ~ 1.5 Federal Civil and Administrative Penalties - Shawanah Tasneem ~ 1.6 Shorts 1.6.1 Protesting the War Against Iraq 1.6.2 ATSIC Commitment on Family Violence 1.6.3 The End of Equality? Australian Women and the Howard Government =09 2. *REGULAR FEATURES* ~ 2.1 RESOURCES - SA Law Handbook Online - Victorian Family Violence Database: First Report - Papers Available 8th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference - Window on Women ~ 2.2 GRANTS AWARDS - Telstra Community Development Fund - closes 12 April - WA State Crime Prevention Strategy Fund and Safer WA Fund - closes 25= April - Australian Crime And Violence Prevention Awards - closes 23 May - Meyer Foundation Grants Social Justice - closes 24 June ~ 2.3 UPCOMING EVENTS CALLS FOR PAPERS - Women and Gambling Conference: Private and Public Picture - 11-12 April - Indigenous Domestic Violence Conference =AD 14-15=20 April - Sisters - Women=92s Issues Conference - 16-17 April - Feminist Legal Academics Workshop -19-21 June - 7th Australian Clinical Legal Education Conference - 9-11 July - Gama Festival - 8-12 August ~ 2.4 JOB OPPORTUNITIES - Marninwarntikura Family Violence Legal Unit Solicitor - closes 4 April - National Rural Women s Coalition Executive Officer - closes 4 April - Welfare Rights Legal Centre Canberra Solicitor - closes 7 April - Environmental Defenders Office North Queensland Solicitor - closes 11= April - Kimberley Community Legal Service Principal Solicitor - closes 11 April - Indigenous Families=92 Unit (Gulf West Qld Region) Solicitor - closes 14= April ~3. *END BITS* ~ 3.1 Sending Content and Receiving Through-Our-Eyes ~ 3.2 Links to Project Resources ~ 3.3 Contacts Judy Harrison Through Our Eyes Project Coordinator GPO Box 3148 Canberra ACT 2601 Ph: 0417212306 Fax: 02 62573070 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*=20 .. -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
LL:URL: promo Through Our Eyes Bulletin 41: 6 March 2003
Please promote this through your networks! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 41: 6 March 2003 Read Bulletin 41 on the web http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/public/through-our-eyes/maillist.html or join the Through-Our-Eyes list to receive the next bulletin direct http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/info/through-our-eyes.html Through-our-eyes is a national monthly public news bulletin promoting promote information exchange and policy input about the legal needs of women in regional, rural and remote Australia. Bulletin 42 will be posted on 3 April 2003. The deadline for contributions is 28 March Back copies of the bulletin are on the web at: http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/public/through-our-eyes/maillist.html ~ IN THIS EDITION - BULLETIN 41: 6 March 2003 1. *NEWS* ~ 1.1 From Ruth Russell, Human Shield in Baghdad - Ruth Russell, Cathy Picone ~ 1.2 Children of the Gulf War Australian Tour - Chris Henderson, Melody Kemp ~ 1.3 Australian Women's History Month - March 2003 - Trudy Moore ~ 1.4 After Ada - Women in Law - Judy Harrison ~ 1.5 Lesbian and Gay Law Reform - Adoption - Cassandra Goldie ~ 1.6 Working Towards Full Legal Status for Transsexual People - Karen Gurney ~ 1.7 Shorts 1.7.1 National Convergence on Federal Parliament - James Vassilopoulos 1.7.2 SA Move to End Same-Sex Discrimination - from press release 1.7.3 Coming Out In Regional and Rural Victoria - Lorene Gottschalk, Janice Newton 2. *REGULAR FEATURES* ~ 2.1 RESOURCES - New Network Booklet: Indigenous Women's Legal Services - Denese Griffin - Alternative Law Journal Practising in the Public Interest - Judith Dickson - 3rd edition NT Law Handbook - Samantha Willcox - Drought Volunteer Link ~ 2.2 GRANTS AWARDS - NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs Major Grants - closes 26 March - Tasmania Community Fund - closes 28 March - Victoria Law Foundation - closes 31 March - Law and Justice Foundation NSW - closes 31 March - Edna Ryan Awards - closes 31 March - Youth Led Futures - closes 2 April 2003 ~ 2.3 UPCOMING EVENTS CALLS FOR PAPERS - International Women's Day - 8 March - NCOSS Conference 'Advocacy!'- 12 March - Australian Social Policy Conference 2003 - Social Inclusion - 9-11 July - Australian Women's Studies Association Conference - 12-17 July ~ 2.4 JOB OPPORTUNITIES - Advocate, Veterans Advocacy Service, NSW Legal Aid Commission - closes 7 March - Victoria Legal Aid Family Law Solicitors Bendigo - closes 7 March - Dawn House Coordinator Darwin - closes 24 March ~3. *END BITS* ~ 3.1 Sending Content and Receiving Through-Our-Eyes ~ 3.2 Links to Project Resources ~ 3.3 Contacts Judy Harrison Through Our Eyes Project Coordinator GPO Box 3148 Canberra ACT 2601 Ph: 0417212306 Fax: 02 62573070 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* . -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Please circulate this through your networks Dear Colleague Re: PADV Improving Women's Safety Project In May 2002, the Improving Women=B9s Safety project, funded through the Partnerships Against Domestic Violence II, commenced. The project will run for a 12 month period (until May 2003) and is designed to develop strategies that can be used in each state and territory to enable victims of domestic violence (and their children) to remain safely in their home through the departure (voluntary) or removal (mandatory) of the perpetrator. This may involve a range of possible strategies such as providing alternative accommodation for perpetrators, legislative interventions that require perpetrators to live elsewhere or support services to improve the likelihood that perpetrators will remain away from the family home for an extended period. A comprehensive website has been set up to provide interested people with information about the project including its aims, objectives, methodology, project team, timelines, progress to date and, importantly to provide people with the opportunity to have their say on this issue. People can also register to attend one of the four forums we are holding in each state (women=B9s issues, perpetrators issues, issues in diverse communities and legal issues). The website address is: http://www.hoi.com.au/iws/ Because of the importance of this project (it has the potential to enable victims of domestic violence to choose to stay in their homes rather than be forced to leave), we are seeking your assistance and input. If you, or any of your staff are able to assist us in either of the following areas, we would be most appreciative: 1. Are you aware of any services, programs, projects or legislation that work to support/remove perpetrators thus enabling victims to remain in their homes safely? 1. Are you aware of any documents (eg articles, reports, brochures, summaries) that may contribute to our understanding of what strategies could be utilised to enable victims to stay in their homes safely? Any comments, feedback or information can be sent to us in any of the following ways: Post: PO Box 1038 Kent Town SA 5071 Fax: 08 8363 9011 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you very much for your assistance with this project. Kind regards Melinda Mayne Senior Consultant Health Outcomes International PO Box 1038 Kent Town SA 5071 Ph: 08 8363 3699 Fax: 08 8363 9011 Mb: 0413 097 313 -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
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TRUST THE WOMEN: WOMEN'S CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION - FINAL DAY PAPERS - The available papers presented on the final day of the Trust the Women Convention today are now available on the web site. Additional papers presented on Day 1 and 2 are also now on the site at: http://www.wcc2002.asn.au/program/index.htm The Convention finished with a summary of the themes from presentations and workshops and a number of resolutions. These should be on the web site by tomorrow night (Friday 14th June). - DEBATE AND TOUR - Tonight in Canberra there has been a free public debate at Old Parliament House. The topic was 'That Women Should Never Have Got the Vote,' with Rachel Berger. Tomorrow some delegates are staying in Canberra to take a tour that includes the National Archives, National Library and Parliament House on the theme of women's suffrage and women's social and political participation. - FOLLOW ON COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS - Many delegates are going back to their communities buzzing with information and enthusiasm to discuss the issues further. For those who were unable to attend the Convention but are interested in leading a workshop in your area, there are ideas on the web site at: http://www.wcc2002.asn.au/ideas.htm or contact National Community Coordinator, Robin Tennant-Wood, at the Conference Coordination Office from next week ph: 02 6247 6679 fax: 02 6247 4669 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Community workshops are coming up as follows: 17 June, Katanning, Western Australia 20 June, MT Gambier SA 28 June, north east of Alice Springs, hosted by the Marle Ingkhereke Arndaritjika Aboriginal Corporation 29 June, Tennant Creek, NT 29 June, Broulee, NSW Contacts for these workshops are on the web site at http://www.wcc2002.asn.au/community_events.htm - REMEMBERING THE CENTENARY AND THE 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - If you would like to order a copy of the Trust the Women Convention photo or postcards or tea towel that have the Convention logo on them, you can use the order form on the web at: http://www.wcc2002.asn.au/program/merchandise.htm Or phone the Coordination Office from next week to have the order form faxed or posted to you. Regards, Judy Harrison For the Canberra organising committee -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
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centres, I see desperate families, children, women and men. I watch our Government's grinding approach to assessment of their applications for asylum, and I realise that our own system is adding to their trauma. If women had an equal place at the table, things would be different. We have to negotiate and persuade, manage and deliver, feed and teach every day, at home and at work, while keeping in mind the big picture of happiness and health for all. We know about consultation and checking all options before acting. We're very good at making things work. There would be no asylum seekers in extended detention; we know what happens when you do not deal fairly and quickly with issues. All decisions would consider the future of our families and our planet - a long-term and broadly based future, rather than one that just gets us past the next election. Asylum seekers would not be vilified and locked up. SANDY KILLICK National chairwoman of the Women's Electoral Lobby. Imagine it is 2006 and Hollingworth's term as Governor-General is over. Today, a new head of state will be announced. And a man is appointed - for the 24th consecutive time! People turn to the Women's Electoral Lobby for comment. We have a strong sense of deja vu but now we ask, Would any woman want the job? The governor-general's job is a combination of constitutional, official and ceremonial duties. If you go to www.gg.gov.au you are told that possibly the most important role of the governor-general, as the office has evolved over the years, is to encourage, articulate and represent those things that unite Australians as a nation. The head of state has an important role in filling the void created by the trend towards small government. (Remember the blurring of church and state in the appointment of the current G-G? And the undermining of the federal public service in the children overboard crisis?) The position of governor-general can help to fill a void by mirroring to Australians the good parts of themselves - the core values of respect for the law, equality, tolerance, fairness, inclusiveness and respect for indigenous values. It is likely there are a good number of women willing to commit to this significant role. The Prime Minister's dismissive statement in 2001 that there aren't any women suitable for the position defies belief. Regards, Judy Harrison for the Canberra organising Committee. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:INFO: Promo THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 25: 7 March 2002
Please promote this through your networks! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 25: 7 March 2002 Read Bulletin 25 on the web http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/public/through-our-eyes/maillist.html or join the Through-Our-Eyes list to receive the next bulletin direct http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/info/through-our-eyes.html Through-our-eyes is a fortnightly public news bulletin to promote information exchange and policy input about the legal needs of women in regional, rural and remote Australia. Bulletin 26 will be posted on 21 March 2002. The deadline for contributions is 15 March 2002 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* IN THIS EDITION - BULLETIN 25: 7 March 2002 1. *INDIGENOUS WOMEN SPEAKING OUT ON IWD* ~ 1.1 Reinstating Aboriginal Women to Our Rightful Role - Winsome Matthews ~ 1.2 Unfinished Business Needs to be Addressed - Audrey Kinnear ~ 1.3 Women in the East Kimberley - Ruth Abdullah ~ 1.4 My Dream: Women More Capable to Help Themselves - Kailang Dorante ~ 1.5 One Simple Word - Sorry - Libby Carney ~ 1.6 Making Decisions for Ourselves - Rene Adams 2. *NEWS* ~ 2.1 A Call to the Women of Australia - IWD 2002 - Judy Harrison ~ 2.2 White Women, Indigenous People and the Commonwealth Vote - Kim Rubenstein ~ 2.3 Commonwealth Ducks Again on Indigenous Family Violence - by Boni Robertson ~ 2.4 New Indigenous Solicitor at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre - Shaz Rind ~ 2.4 White Balloons - Child Sexual Abuse - Hetty Johnston ~ 2.5 Women's History Month 2002 - and Indigenous Women - Mary Sexton 3. *REGULAR FEATURES* ~ 3.1 RESOURCES - Indigenous Law Bulletin - Volunteers Service to Indigenous Communities Foundation - Discrimination - have you got all day? - Community Legal Centres Directory ~ 3.2 TRAINING - Training Up on Attracting Funds for Nonprofits - April and May 2002 - Capacity Building Workshops, April - May 2002 ~ 3.3 GRANTS AWARDS - Young People in Rural Industries Study Award - closes 8 March - Myer Foundation - various dates from 29 March - Law And Justice Foundation of NSW - closes 29 March - Edna Ryan Awards DRAFT - closes 31 March ~ 3.4 UPCOMING EVENTS CALLS FOR PAPERS - WA Women's Convention 2002 - 7 - 8 March 2002 - Australian Indigenous Health and Children's Health Conferences 18- 22 March - Setting the Agenda: ATSIC National Policy Conference 25 -27 March 2002 - 13 th Annual Victoria Women on Farms Gathering 12 - 14 April 2002 - III World Congress on Rural Women 2 - 4 October 2002 Spain, Madrid ~ 3.5 JOB OPPORTUNITIES - Victoria Legal Aid - Deputy Solicitor in Charge - Gippsland - closes 8 March - Legal Aid QLD - Legal Officer - Gulf Outreach - closes 11 March - Welfare Rights Centre Canberra - Principal Solicitor - closes Monday 11 March - S-E Aboriginal Legal Service - Field Offices, Legal Secretary - closes 15 March - Federation of Community Legal Centres - Project Worker - closes 15th March - Women's Legal Service (Tasmania) - 2 Solicitors -closes 22 March ~4 *END BITS* ~ 4.1 Sending Content and Receiving Through-Our-Eyes ~ 4.2 Links to Project Resources ~ 4.3 Contacts Arthi Patel Through Our Eyes Project Officer C/ National Women's Justice Coalition Inc GPO Box 3148 Canberra ACT 2601 Ph: 02 9665 1590 Fax: 02 62573070 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* . -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:INDEX: THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 21: 22 Nov 2001
Please promote this through your networks. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 21: 22 Nov 2001 Read Bulletin 21 on the web http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/public/through-our-eyes/maillist.html or join the Through-Our-Eyes list to receive the next bulletin direct http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/info/through-our-eyes.html ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Through-our-eyes is a fortnightly public news bulletin to promote information exchange and policy input about the legal needs of women in regional, rural and remote Australia. Deadline for contributions to Bulletin 22 is: 30 Nov 2001 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ IN THIS EDITION BULLETIN 21: 22 November 2001 1. *NEWS* ~ 1.1 Rural Australians for Refugees -Information Kits - Anne Coombs ~ 1.2 Bringing Beijing Home to RRR Australia - Karolee Wolcott ~ 1.3 Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta - Say - Don't Waste Our Country ~ 1.4 National Environmental Defenders Office Network - Natalie Ross ~ 1.5 Earth Charter - Brendan Mackey ~ 1.6 Fertility Rights Slow Down in Victoria - Ruth McNair ~ 1.7 Survey Results - Through Our Eyes Evaluation - Chelsey Bell ~ 1.8 Shorts 1.8.1 Ageing in the Outback - Patricia Swain 1.8.2 Review -Trade Practices Act and Doctors - RR Australia 1.8.3 Inquiry - Protection of Human Genetic Information 1.8.4 Ribbons Against War - reminder 2 December deadline - Cathy Picone 2. *REGULAR FEATURES* ~ 2.1 RESOURCES - Australian Environment Directory - Earthbeat - ABC Radio National ~ 2.2 TRAINING - Superannuation in Family Law: a New Era - National Seminar Series - Regional Legal Internet Training - Lismore ~ 2.3 GRANTS AWARDS - Regional Funding and Grants Register - ITOL - Information Technology Online ~ 2.4 UPCOMING EVENTS CALLS FOR PAPERS - 2001 Boyer Lectures - This Land is all Horizons - 2001 ASIA Pacific Earth Charter Conference - Electronic Networks - Building Community - Call For Papers - 2002 - International Year of Mountains ~ 2.5 JOB OPPORTUNITIES - Geraldton Resource Centre - Solicitor - Miwatj Aboriginal Legal Service, Nhulunbuy - Solicitor - Welfare Rights And Legal Centre, Canberra - Principal Solicitor 3. *END BITS* ~ 3.1 Sending content and receiving Through-Our-Eyes ~ 3.2 Links to project resources Email discussion: inland-see Online discussion News at your finger tips Link in or join up! Lots of web helpful links Feedback on the project Copyright and disclaimer ~ 3.3 Contacts Judy Harrison, RRR Project Manager National Women's Justice Coalition Inc. GPO Box 3148 Canberra ACT 2601 Ph: (02) 62472075 Fax: (02) 62573070 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: promo THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 19: 25 Oct 2001
Please promote this through your networks. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 19: 25 Oct 2001 Read Bulletin 19 on the web http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/public/through-our-eyes/maillist.html or join the Through-Our-Eyes list to receive the next bulletin direct http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/info/through-our-eyes.html ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Through-our-eyes is a fortnightly public news bulletin to promote information exchange and policy input about the legal needs of women in regional, rural and remote Australia. Deadline for contributions to Bulletin 20 is: 2 Nov 2001 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ IN THIS EDITION BULLETIN 19: 25 October 2001 1. *NEWS* ~ 1.1 Vale Helen Leonard Helen McGowan ~ 1.2 Neither Seen Nor Heard Louis Schetzer ~ 1.3 Dole Bludgeoned Carla Mullins ~ 1.4 NT Mandatory Sentencing Laws Amended Jenny Hardy ~ 1.5 Federal Court of Australia Reaching Out To Youth Th=E9r=E8se= McCarthy ~ 1.6 Women's Human Rights - Making It and Election Issue - Susan Brennan ~ 1.7 Women and the Federal Election - Sandy Killick ~ 1.8 NSW Western Division Rural Women - World Rural Women=92s Day Marilyn= =20 Harvey 2. *REGULAR FEATURES* ~ 2.1 RESOURCES - Get Phonewize! - Intervention Orders - New From Legal Aid Victoria ~ 2.2 GRANTS AWARDS - Celebration of Ability Awards - Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Program ~ 2.3 JOB OPPORTUNITIES - Community Legal Service for Western NSW (Dubbo) - Principal Solicitor - Peninsular Community Legal Centre Inc. - Child Support Solicitor ~ 2.4 UPCOMING EVENTS CALLS FOR PAPERS - Reclaim the Night - - The Inaugural =91Solutions to Violence=92 Conference - The Diversity Conference - 2001 - Human Rights and Global Challenges 3. *END BITS* ~ 3.1 Sending content and receiving Through-Our-Eyes ~ 3.2 Links to project resources Email discussion: inland-see Online discussion News at your finger tips Link in or join up! Lots of web helpful links Feedback on the project Copyright and disclaimer ~ 3.3 Contacts Kaz Eaton, RRR Project Officer PO Box 107 Brompton SA 5007 Ph: (08) 8346 2056 Fax: (08) 8346 1052 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*=20 -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:INDEX: promo THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 13: 2 August 2001
Please promote this through your networks. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 13: 2 August 2001 Read Bulletin 13 on the web http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/public/through-our-eyes/maillist.html or join the Through-Our-Eyes list to receive the next bulletin direct http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/info/through-our-eyes.html ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 13: 2 August 2001 Through-our-eyes is a fortnightly public news bulletin to promote information exchange and policy input about the legal needs of women in regional, rural and remote Australia. Deadline for contributions to Bulletin 14 is: 10 August 2001 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* IN THIS EDITION BULLETIN 13: 2 August 2001 (Outline of contents only below) 1. *NEWS* ~1.1 Ministerial Commitments on Indigenous Family Violence - Judy Harrison ~1.2 Homeless Persons Week - DV in RRR Australia - Julie Oberin ~1.3 Health and Safety on the Farm - Kaz Eaton ~1.4 Are You Covered? Compensation for Farm Injury - Helen McGowan ~1.5 Night Patrols - Research Request - Harry Blagg ~1.6 Arbitration in Family Law Now Available - Philip Theobald - 2. *REGULAR FEATURES* ~ 2.1 RESOURCES - ABC Rural - Online, TV and Radio - UNity - Ian Mathews ~ 2.2 TRAINING - Capacity Building Workshops - NT, WA and TAS - Women's Workshops - WomenSpeak Conference - New Workshop on Farm Safety - Farm Chemical Users Courses ~ 2.3 GRANTS AWARDS - Indigenous Family Violence Grants Program - Assistance - Including Rural Women - WomenSpeak - Law Foundation of South Australia Grants ~ 2.4 JOB OPPORTUNITIES - Law by Telecommunications - Solicitor Positions - SA, NSW, Qld, WA - National Youth and Children's Law Centre Inc - Indigenous Solicitor ~ 2.5 UPCOMING EVENTS CALLS FOR PAPERS - 4th August - National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day - Australia Talks - 5th National Regional Australia Conference - 4th Biannual Conference on Injury Prevention - Children on the Margin Conference - 8th National Unemployment Conference - 3. *END BITS* ~ 3.1 Sending content and receiving Through-Our-Eyes ~ 3.2 Links to project resources Email discussion: inland-see: Online discussion: News at your finger tips: Link in or join up!: Lots of web helpful links: Feedback on the project: Copyright and disclaimer: ~ 3.3 Contacts Kaz Eaton, RRR Project Officer PO Box 107 Brompton SA 5007 Ph: (08) 8346 2056 Fax: (08) 8346 1052 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The through-our-eyes bulletin is part of the Through-Our-Eyes Follow On Project which is funded under the National Women's Non-Government Organisations Funding Programme, by the Office of the Status of Women, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The contents of the bulletin should not be taken to be endorsed by or reflect the views of Government. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Promo THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 12: 19 July 2001
Please promote this through your networks. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 12: 19 July 2001 Read Bulletin 12 on the web http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/public/through-our-eyes/maillist.html or join the Through-Our-Eyes list to receive the next bulletin direct http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/info/through-our-eyes.html ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* THROUGH OUR EYES BULLETIN 12: 19 July 2001 Through-our-eyes is a fortnightly public news bulletin to promote information exchange and policy input about the legal needs of women in regional, rural and remote Australia. Deadline for contributions to Bulletin 13 is: 27 July 2001 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~ IN THIS EDITION BULLETIN 12: 19 JULY 2001 (Outline only below) 1. *NEWS* ~1.1 Superannuation and Family Law - Angela Lynch ~1.2 Government Threat to WA Women's Legal Service Funding - Liz O'Brien ~1.3 Mandatory Sentencing Senate Inquiry - Kaz Eaton ~1.4 Getting Ready for the Census - Kaz Eaton ~1.5 Rural Women Count! - Cathy McGowan ~1.6 Women's Work and the 2001 Census - Pauline Smit - 2. *REGULAR FEATURES* ~ 2.1 RESOURCES - 'Getting Stronger' National Network of Indigenous Women's Legal Services Newsletter ~ 2.2 TRAINING E-Networking ~ 2.3 GRANTS AWARDS - Tenders called for Women's Legal Services in WA ~ 2.4 JOB OPPORTUNITIES - National Network of Indigenous Women's Legal Services - Co-ordinator - Public Interest Advocacy Centre - Indigenous Lawyer - Central Australian Women's Legal Service Inc. - Solicitor ~ 2.5 UPCOMING EVENTS CALLS FOR PAPERS - Garma Festival 2001 Legal Forum - Ngaarra' - 3. *END BITS* ~ 3.1 Sending content and receiving Through-Our-Eyes ~ 3.2 Links to project resources Email discussion: inland-see: Online discussion: News at your finger tips: Link in or join up!: Lots of web helpful links: Feedback on the project: Copyright and disclaimer: ~ 3.3 Contacts Kaz Eaton, RRR Project Officer PO Box 107 Brompton SA 5007 Ph: (08) 8346 2056 Fax: (08) 8346 1052 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The through-our-eyes bulletin is part of the Through-Our-Eyes Follow On Project which is funded under the National Women's Non-Government Organisations Funding Programme, by the Office of the Status of Women, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The contents of the bulletin should not be taken to be endorsed by or reflect the views of Government. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Through Our Eyes
PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS NOTICE. The first of the public fortnightly national e-news bulletin following on from the conference Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia was published on Thursday 15 Feb. 2001. Put briefly, the Follow On project aims to: * promote information flow about legal issues relevant to women to and from RRR networks * promote networking and the building of links with existing networks and organisations * increase policy input about the legal needs of women in RRR Australia. You can read the first bulletin online at: http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/public/through-our-eyes/maillist.html Full information about the project and other facilities are on the web at http://www.nwjc.org.au/rrr/ You can follow the links to join the through-our-eyes email list to receive subsequent bulletins direct by email. There is a general call for contributions to the through-our-eyes bulletin and the guidelines are on the web site at: http://www.nwjc.org.au/rrr/contribute.htm Through Our Eyes Follow On is a project of the National Women's Justice Coalition hosted by the Albury/Wodonga Community Legal Service. The long list of supporters is on the web site. The project is funded under the National Women's Non-Goverment Organisations Funding Programme, by the Office of the Status of Women, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Please pass this on through your networks and particularly RRR networks. Regards, Judy Harrison National Women's Justice Coalition http://www.nwjc.org.au -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:PR: Australia and UN Treaty System: WRANA endorsement request
WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTION NETWORK AUSTRALIA - REQUEST FOR ENDORSEMENT Call for endorsements closes: 5pm Wed. 14 June 2000. Endorsement form below Please pass this request on through your networks. Endorsements on the form below to be emailed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or fax to: (03) 9347-1505 Dear All, Below is a letter drafted by the Women's Rights Action Network Australia (WRANA) concerning the Government's current review of Australia's participation in the UN Treaty System. This review process was initiated by the Government in response to the adverse findings of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in relation to Mandatory Sentencing laws in W.A and N.T. We are seeking endorsement from women's organisations and individual women to demonstrate to the government that there is a constituency of concerned women, prepared to engage with this issue. Please could you send organisational and/or individual endorsements to Di Rokvic by 5pm on Wednesday 14th June. An endorsement form is below. You can email Di at CASA House: at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by faxing (03) 9347-1505. If you represent an organisation could you indicate roughly how many women your organisation is made up of? Please also reply with your full contact details and postal address. Thanks, Di Rokvic (For the WRANA Board of Management) www.nwjc.org.au/wrana 5th June, 2000 The Hon. Alexander Downer, M.P Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, R.G. Casey Building John McEwen Crescent, Barton ACT 0221. Dear Mr. Downer, We are writing on behalf of women's organisations regarding the Government's review of the UN Treaty Committee system, announced on 30th March. As women's organizations, we have always been proud of Australia's participation in the development of an international system to enable the realization of human rights for all people. In particular we have welcomed the Howard Governments commitment to women's human rights, as evidenced through your leadership in the adoption of an ICC Statute which provides specifically for the protection of women's human rights; the Government's constructive role in the negotiations which led to the adoption of the Optional Protocol to CEDAW; and the Governments productive role in the current negotiations surrounding the review of theBeijing Plus Five. We are nonetheless concerned that the current review, and its announcement immediately after release of the CERD Committee's recommendations, undermines the Governments commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights through the UN Treaty system, and also the role of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties review into Australia's relationship with the UN. We are concerned that in announcing such a review, the Government misrepresented the role and structure of the UN Treaty Monitoring mechanisms: in particular, the experts of the Committee are not delegates, but rather experts; it is a provision of the Conventions that initial and periodic reports are filed, not a political process determined by the Committee; and finally, that the process for NGO engagement is ad hoc and has disproportionate influence; the CEDAW Committee has been carefully considering NGO engagement with the Committee since 1997, and is producing a comprehensive and balanced practice in this regard. The UN human rights system provides citizens in many countries in our region with their only source of recourse for human rights violations. Australia has consistently supported the promotion of human rights within our region, and at a time when governments in the region are increasingly ratifying or acceding to treaties, we are concerned that Australia's review process sends a contradictory message to our partners in the region. We seek your assurance that this review will not limit the Australian Governments participation in forthcoming reviews, including the fourth and fifth periodic reports to CEDAW. We also seek your commitment to a constructive and transparent engagement with NGOs in this review process. The Women's Rights Action Network Australia (WRANA) looks forward to cooperating in this process, particularly to share the views of women's NGOs in Australia. Australia has much to be proud of in its record on developing the human rights system of the UN. We urge the Government to continue to work to strengthen the UN Treaty process in a manner that will ensure that this review contributes to such a commitment. Yours sincerely, Dianne Rokvic For the WRANA Board of Management www.nwjc.org.au/wrana ENDORSEMENTS I __ endorse the Treaty review letter being circulated by the Women's Rights Action Network Australia (WRANA), as an individual/organisation. (Please indicate which one applies to you in this instance) My Contact
LL:DDN: Conference -legal needs of women in RRR Australia
THROUGH OUR EYES: NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE LEGAL NEEDS OF WOMEN IN REGIONAL, RURAL AND REMOTE AUSTRALIA' http://www.nwjc.org.au/rrr.htm 13 June 2000 - Pre-conference meeting and networks day 14-15 June 2000- Conference Albury Performing Arts and Convention Centre, Albury NSW * PLEASE CIRCULATE! Notice dated 10 May 2000 * 1. Invitation 2. Who should attend? 3. Speakers 4. Conference update email list and pre-conference web discussion board 5. Registration 6. Conference organising group 7. Spreading the word! 1. INVITATION The National Women's Justice Coalition and the Albury Wodonga Community Legal Centre have great pleasure in inviting you to a national conference focusing on the legal needs of the two million women living in regional, rural and remote Australia. What kinds of problems relating to the law and legal protection do women living in regional, rural or remote Australia have? Is there adequate access to legal assistance and other relevant services? What kind of assistance and services are needed? What 'works' and what doesn't! The conference will focus on these questions, showcase and debate service delivery models and bring together community workers, service providers, courts, researchers, advisers and parliamentarians. The members of the Board of the National Women's Justice Coalition and the conference organising group look forward to welcoming you to Albury, NSW for this conference. With your help this conference will lay the foundations for new emphasis, partnerships and directions at a community, regional, state and national level. Financial assistance for this conference has been provided by: Family Law and Legal Assistance Division, Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department; Law Foundation of NSW; Victorian Law Foundation; Stegley Foundation; Law Society of South Australia; Northern Territory Law Society Public Purposes Trust We also acknowledge the support and assistance of the following: Country Women's Association; Law Council of Australia, Access to Justice Committee; National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) and the NACLC Rural Regional Remote Network; Australian Legal Assistance Forum; Regional Rural Women's Unit, Department of Transport and Regional Services; Centre for Rural Social Research Charles Sturt University; La Trobe University, School of Law and Legal Studies. Finally, we sincerely thank the several hundred people who took time to respond to the scoping questionnaire which was circulated in preparation for the conference. NWJC Board: Judy Harrison, Convenor; Angela Nesci, Association of Non-English Speaking Background Women of Australia; Helen Brown, Australian Feminist Law Foundation; Helen McGowan, Australian Women in Agriculture; Dominique Hogan-Doran, Australian Women Lawyers; Marg D'Arcy, National Association of Services Against Sexual Violence; Sue Pinckham, National Network of Aboriginal Women's Legal Services; Hon. Anne Levy, National Network of Women's Legal Services; Sandy Pitcher, Women's Electoral Lobby (Australia); Winsome Willow Women's Services Network (WESNET). 2. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? The conference will be of particular relevance to: * Women from rural, regional and remote Australia who have an interest in learning more about existing services, and increasing their access to these services. * Service providers (including community workers, researchers, and legal service providers) who have an interest in sharing their achievements, discussing the challenges and working towards improving service delivery to women in rural, regional and remote Australia. * Researchers and academics - from a range of institutions and disciplines (e.g. law, rural development, sociology, family studies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies) *Government policy advisers and federal, state and local politicians - concerned to promote service availability and to respond to community needs. * Sector and representative bodies (rural, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, national NGO's, and legal professional bodies) 3. SPEAKERS Speakers will include: The Hon Daryl Williams AM QC MP, Federal Attorney General; Cathy McGowan, National President Australian Women in Agriculture (AWiA); Associate Professor Margaret Alston, Centre for Rural Social Research Charles Sturt University, Wagga; Richard Coates, Australian Legal Assistance Forum and former Chair of National Legal Aid; Deb Toker Louise Whittaker, Qld Women's Justice Network; Margot Rawsthorne, Co-ordinator Womens Legal Resource Centre NSW; Kath McKay, Social Researcher Change unlimited; Susan Brennan, Joint national president YWCA, Womens Rights Action Network; Kate Lavender, Law Lecturer, Southern Cross University; Elizabeth McKibbin, NSW State Library, Legal Information Access Centre. There will be plenary sessions and simultaneous
LL:URL: Changed Address: Women's Organisations Online!
We have had some technical problems this morning and have now set up threaded message discussions in substitution for the chats below. The topics and presenters are the same and starting times are the same. However both will now conclude at 5pm tomorrow rather than at the times below. How do you get there - you can still take the link just below - or for the one which is now in progress go to: http://mcs.une.edu.au/~david/wow/db_TalkToMe.cgi which is the direct link to the threaded message discussion!! WOMEN'S ONLINE WEEK (WOW!) Chat Program - today (Tuesday 2 November ) http://www.mtc.une.edu.au/wow/ Proudly supported by Online Australia and the federal Office of the Status of Women. Provided by the National Women's Justice Coalition and hosted by the Rural Development Centre, University of New England. Hi everyone, Welcome to Day 7 - the final day of Women's Online Week! Today's theme is - Women's Organisations and communities using IT, There are two chats - all times are Eastern Summer Time - take the link above to participate! Chat 7: Topic: Australian women's email lists what are they and what difference are they making? When: 10am-noon Tuesday 2 November Presenters: Dr. Elizabeth Shannon (AUSFEM-POLNET Administrator) Discussion Starter Jo Previte (WeLink Administrator) Chat 8: How to find women's organisations on-line, how can women's organisations use the internet? When: 2pm-4pm Tuesday 2 November Presenters: Glenda Carriere (Queensland University of Techonology, PHD researcher in the use of the internet by women's organisation) Judi Cooper (Network Exchange of Women's Services) Associate Professor Angela Scollary (Victoria University) The transcripts of previous chats are on the site. Judy Harrison National Women's Justice Coalition http://www.nwjc.org.au Australian Virtual Centre for Women and the Law (now open!) http://www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: WOW! Chats and Discussion - Opening 27/10
WOMEN'S ONLINE WEEK STARTS TOMORROW WEDNEDAY 27 OCTOBER PLEASE JOIN US - WHERE EVER YOU ARE IN AUSTRALIA FOR THE WEEK LONG PROGRAM OF CHATS AND ONLINE DISCUSSON. This WOW! national peak event, proudly supported by Online Australia and the Office of the Status of Women, is organised by the National Women's Justice Coalition with technical support from the University of New England. WHERE: from 27 Oct click the 'Chat' button at http://www.onlinewomen.looksmart.com.au No special software needed! The Welcome to Women's Online Week Chat begins at 11am Eastern Standard Time with a message from the Deputy Prime Minister and Official Online Opening by the Hon Judith Troeth, Senator for Victoria. Guests include: * Dale Spender author of Nattering on the Net; * Kathy Bail, editor of DYI Feminism; * Anne Moffatt, founder of Females in Information Technology (now Females in Information Technology and Telecommunications) The program includes: * women in business; * working and shopping online; * women and IT careers; * young women online; * women's organisations and communities using IT. There are week long discussion forums on women in regional, rural and remote Australia online and women from a non-English speaking background online. The full program is below. Please SPREAD THE WORD !! WOMEN'S ONLINE WEEK! WOW CHAT AND DISCUSSION FORUM PROGRAM If you need help email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph: 02 62472075 27 Oct - 2 Nov 1999 WHERE: just click the 'Chat' button from 27 Oct at http://www.onlinewomen.looksmart.com.au NOTE: All Eastern Standard Time -see the chat web site for time zones 27 Oct WOW! Theme: Welcome to Women's Online Week! CHAT 1: Welcome to Women's Online Week! When: 11am - 1pm Wednesday 27th October Topic: Key themes of WOW, events and opportunities. What can women do online? Chat facilitator Judy Harrison, facilitator of Pamelas-list and Project Director, Australian Virtual Centre for Women and the Law Welcome message by The Hon. John Anderson MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Transport and Regional Development Guests Include: The Hon. Judith Troeth, Senator for Victoria (to open the chat) Dale Spender, Digital Style Pty Ltd, author of Nattering on the Net Kathy Bail, Deputy Editor Bulletin, Editor DIY Feminism Anne Moffatt, Director Technology Solutions Pty Ltd, founder of Females in Information Technology now Females Information Technology and Telecommunications Discussion Commences: Welcome To Women in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia Format: Threaded discussion When: begins 2pm Topic: Key Themes -Women in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia Online - barriers and opportunities Guests: During the week guests will include Wendy Craik, Chief Executive Officer, National Farmer's Federation; Helen Board, National Facilitator Regional and Rural Women's Unit, Department of Transport and Regional Services and members of the Regional Women's Advisory Council attending the Regional Australia Summit will take part in the discussion. That is: Ms Cathy McGowan (chair), Mrs Jenny Hawkins Mrs Janice Richardson, Mrs Elaine McKeon, Miss Jenny Russell, Ms Sue Middleton, Ms Elspeth Radford, Ms Moira O'Brien, Mrs Margaret Smith AO Presentators: Ann Prunty, Office Manager, Farmwide (time to be confirmed) Monday 1 November 9am: Chris Capel, Senior Project Officer, Office of Rural Communities) Teleworking! During the day: Associate Professor Margaret Alson (Associate Director of Centre for Rural Social research, Charles Sturt University.) Discussion Commences: Welcome to Women from A non-English Speaking Background Format: Threaded discussion When: begins 2pm Wednesday 27 October continues until 3pm Monday 1 November Topic: Key themes on Non-English Speaking Background women Online - barriers and opportunities Presenters: Wednesday Larry Stillman, The Open Road Project, LOTE Group State Library of Victoria and VICNET Thursday 10 am Maria Girdler (Macquarie Legal Centre, NSW) 11am April Pham (Immigrant Women's Speakout Assoc.) 28 Oct WOW! Theme: Women in Business CHAT 2: Women in Business When: 12.45pm - 2.45pm Thursday 28 October Topic: women using the internet for business: issues and challenges Presenters: Rosie Simpson, Telstra, Communications Manager Rural and Remote Kitty Vigo, Director of Media and Interactive Multimedia, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne) Josie Arnold (Lecturer in Media, Literature and Film at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne) Guests: Associate Professor Leonie Daws (Director of the Centre for Policy and Leadership studies, Faculty of education, Queensland University of Technology) Ms Lyn Simpson (Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication, Faculty of Business, Queensland University of Technology) Ms Leanne Wood (Senior Research Assistant in the Communication Centre, Queensland University of Technology) CHAT 3: Working and Shopping Online When: 3pm 5pm Topic: Have you shopped on-line? examples, barriers
LL:AA: Conference: Legal needs - regional women
From: The National Women's Justice Coalition Inc. Please circulate this widely through your networks. Take the web link below for formatted downloadable information for faxing and copying. Response to questionnaire needed by 10 September 1999. Dear Colleagues, PPROPOSED NATIONAL CONFERENCE - WOMEN IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA: LEGAL NEEDS AND ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES, Albury-Wodonga, Nov. '99 updates: http://www.nwjc.org.au/regionalaustralia.htm The National Women's Justice Coalition Inc. is seeking your views. We are looking at the level of interest and support for a national conference in Albury/Wodonga over two or three days in the second week of November 1999. The proposed conference is titled: Women in Regional Australia Legal Needs and Access to Legal Services. Additional information is below together with a short questionnaire. We are seeking responses to the questionnaire to the address given by 10 September 1999. Given that time is short, we do seek your assistance to pass this letter and the questionnaire through your networks. The NWJC gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Law Founation of NSW and the Victoria Law Foundation in providing matching grants for the scoping of this conference. We also acknowledge the support of the following in relation to the conference: * Ass. Professor Margaret Alston, Associate Director, Centre for Rural Social Research, Charles Sturt University * Helen Baraclough, Chair, National Network of Women's Legal Services * Helen Board, National Facilitator, Regional and Rural Women's Unit, Department of Transport and Regional Services * Richard Coates, Australian Legal Assistance Forum and Director NT Legal Aid * Australian Women in Agriculture * Mary-Anne Noone, Director, Law Program, School of Law and Legal Studies La Trobe University * Sue Pinckham, Convenor, National Network of Aboriginal Women's Legal Services * Rural Community Legal Centres Network * Val Lang, President, Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women * Merran Lawler, Convenor, National Association of Community Legal Centre * Brian Withers, Chair, Access to Justice Committee, Law Council of Australia. Regards, Judy HarrisonHelen McGowan Convenor, NWJC Project Co-ordinator 20 August '99 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Women in Regional Australia- Legal Needs and Access to Legal Services, Albury-Wodonga, 2-3 days 2nd week of Nov. '99 Registration $350 or less http://www.nwjc.org.au/regionalaustralia.htm More than two million Australian women live outside metropolitan areas. This conference would focus on diverse legal needs and service delivery issues relating to women living in rural, regional and remote areas. Reports by local and regional community organisations from many parts of Australia highlight needs for legal services for women in their area, including limited access to legal information, representation and essential support services. The conference will focus on diverse needs at a local and regional level and aim to: * draw out themes for local, state and federal government policy development, * build new networks and partnerships between researchers, community workers, legal service providers and government agencies, and * examine service delivery models and practical solutions. The conference will provide an opportunity to showcase and debate innovative legal information and legal service delivery models. At this stage we are seeking YOUR VIEWS to help us determine the likely level of interest in the conference and obtain input on the issues and themes which should be addressed. A short questionnaire is attached for return to the address given by 10 Sept. '99. QUESTIONNAIRE PROPOSED NATIONAL CONFERENCE WOMEN IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA LEGAL NEEDS AND ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES Albury/Wodonga 2-3 days 2nd week of Nov. '99 Return to Helen McGowan, Project Co-ordinator, NWJC Regional Women's Legal Needs Conference, C/- Albury/Wodonga Community Legal Centre, 593 Olive Street Albury NSW 2640, fax: 02 60562946 ph: 02 60568210 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] by 10 September 1999 1. I would be likely to attend this conference YES / NO (circle) Additional comments: 2. I would like the conference to address the following issues: (attach page with additional comments if necessary) 3. I would like to present at this conference ( ) type YES if applicable If so, please attach an outline (not more than 300 words) and indicate if you are proposing a plenary paper, workshop session or other presentation or event. Please make sure that your full contacts are included and complete the registration of interest on the next page. 4. Project showcase I think that the following projects and/or models for service delivery are particularly effective, or have special potential, in meeting the legal or legal-related needs of women or groups of women in regional, rural or remotel Australia: (Please list, provide brief details and relevant contacts
LL:AA: Endorsements sought - Australian NGO's towards Beijing Plus 5
Please circulate through your networks CALL FOR ENDORSEMENTS OF SUB REGIONAL CONFERENCE OUTCOMES Outcomes on the web at http://www.nwjc.org.au/beijingplus5.htm This endorsement form: http://www.nwjc.org.au/subregendors.htm Endorsements open on 13 August 1999 and close 20 October 1999. Endorsements which reach us by 28 August will form part of our report to Regional Asia Pacific NGO Forum in Thailand. Endorsement form below: On July 8 1999, 276 women came together for three days for the Pacific Sub-Regional Meeting of Non Government Organisations in preparation for Beijing plus Five, or Women 2000 - the special sitting of the United Nations General Assembly to evaluate the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) to be held in New York in June 2000. The meeting, held at the Women's College, Sydney University, was convened by CAPOW! and ANCORW, with a management committee and sponsorship from a number of women's organisations. The task of the meeting was to produce an evaluation of the implementation of BPFA in the Pacific sub region. The outcomes from the conference will form our input into the Regional Report which will go to New York in June 2000 and will form the basis of an NGO response to the questionnaire on the implementation of the BPFA, which has been distributed to all Governments by the United Nations. The full report and outcomes are available at: http://www.nwjc.org.au/beijingplus5.htm Please complete the following endorsement statement of behalf of yourself or your organisation: I (your name) of ___ (your organisation) of __(your address) _(your phone) _(your fax) (your email) Tick whichever is appropriate: I am endorsing ( ) as an individual( ) on behalf of my organisation and I: ( ) endorse the full outcomes of the Beijing plus Five Pacific sub regional conference. ( ) endorse the following sections of the outcomes of the Beijing Plus Five sub regional conference ( ) Women and poverty ( ) Education and the training of Women ( ) Women and health ( ) Violence against women ( ) Women and armed conflict ( ) Women and the economy ( ) Women in power and decision making ( ) Institutional Mechanisms for the advancement of Women ( ) Human rights of Women ( ) Women and the media ( ) Women and the environment ( ) The girl child Please return this form by 20 October 1999 (or 28 August if possible) to: Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 02 6249 7042 Mail: National Women's Justice Coalition, PO Box 3148, Canberra City ACT 2601 -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Live web feed -Australian Legal Aid Forum
An invitation to watch Legal Aid Towards 2010 A one day forum about justice in the next millennium... Wednesday 21 April 1999 9am to 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time by live web feed!!! [from Old Parliament House, Canberra] Please forward this notice to your networks, interested persons, media etc An initiative of National Legal Aid the National Association of Community Legal Centres The Internet address for the live web feed is: www.legalaid.canberra.net.au/forum If you want more information about the forum, including registration details, please call Wendy Heatley at National Legal Aid [02 6230 0391 or 041 361 7551] or Tony Westmore at NACLC [041 925 6339 or 02 9264 9595]. Copies of most papers [or summaries] will be available on the web directly after the forum. Legal Aid Towards 2010 Our legal aid system is facing increasing demands and shrinking resources in an environment of change and uncertainty. National Legal Aid and the National Association of Community Legal Centres bring together people who provide legal services to disadvantaged Australians. Towards 2010 has been organised by both peak bodies in order to consider the way forward to a fairer justice system in the year 2010. Are expectations that disadvantaged Australians will be treated fairly before the law being eroded? How can we overcome challenges such as the high cost of litigation and limited legal aid resources? How can government, service providers, the profession and the community work together to ensure a fair and equitable system in the next century? When and how will such a partnership be established? What will that partnership need to do? The Forum is designed to encourage discussion about the future of legal aid services with the help of eminent speakers working in the justice system. We feel you have an important contribution to make about how an equitable justice system for all Australians can be achieved. Program 9.00 - 9.15 Welcome Mr Colin Brown, Chair, National Legal Aid 9.15 - 9.45 Session 1 Why should all Australians be equal before the law? What are the foundations of a fair justice system? Keynote Speaker: The Hon Daryl Williams QC AM MP, Commonwealth Attorney General 9.45 - 10.45Session 2 What does the community regard as the foundations of a fair justice system and what more needs to be done? Speakers: Mr Gatjil Djerrkura, Chairman, Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Commission Ms Betty Hounslow, Director, Australian Council of Social Service Rev Harry Herbert, Chair, Uniting Community Services Australia Ms Judy Harrison, Convenor, National Women's Justice Coalition 11.15 - 12.15 Session 3 What are the foundations of a fair system of justice from a government perspective? What policies are proposed to ensure that disadvantaged Australians will have access to justice in 2010? Speakers: Senator-elect Brian Greig, WA; Mr Robert McClelland MP, Shadow Attorney General Senator Eric Abetz and a fourth speaker to be confirmed 1.15 - 2.15 Session 4 What are the foundations of a fair justice system from the perspective of other important stakeholders? How can they assist in improving access to justice in 2010? Speakers: The Hon Alistair Nicholson AO RFD, Chief Justice, Family Court of Australia Mr Fabian Dixon President, Law Council of Australia The Hon Justice Geoffrey Davies, Judge, Court of Appeal, Qld Mr Damien Bugg QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, Tasmania 2.15 - 3.15 Session 5 What are the foundations of a fair justice system from the perspective of current legal aid service providers? How can they assist in improving access to justice in 2010? Speakers: Mr Colin Brown, Chair, National Legal Aid Ms Merran Lawler, Policy Representative, NACLC Mr Sid Sparrow, Director, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, SA Mr Brian Withers, Chair, Access to Justice Committee, Law Council of Australia 3.45 - 4.45 Session 6 Plenary: Ms Fran Kelly, Journalist, ABC Radio 4.45 - 5.00 Close Closing Remarks: Mr Richard Coates, Director NT Legal Aid -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:Re: John Howards Draft Preamble
I am involved with a number of women's organisations - we are absolutely appalled by this attempt at a cohesive, inspirational, inclusive preamble to the constitution. I will post a copy of a media release by the Women's Electoral Lobby next. Judy Harrison National Women's Justice Coalition Inc. Judy H www.nwjc.org.au *** http://www.pm.gov.au/media/pressrel/1999/preamble.htm PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION The Federal Coalition Joint Party Room has today overwhelmingly endorsed a draft preamble to the Federal Constitution to be put to the Australian people in conjunction with the referendum on whether Australia should become a republic later this year. In issuing the text of that draft the Federal Government is inviting public comment on it and that comment will be considered before the final preamble document is put to the Australian electorate. The preamble itself will be a schedule to an Act authorising the matter to be submitted to a referendum. That legislation will be circulated by the Federal Attorney-General, the Hon Daryl Williams MP. The legislation will contain a clause declaring that the preamble has no legal force or effect and cannot be invoked in the interpretation of the Commonwealth Constitution. The text of the draft preamble approved by the Joint Party Room is attached. 23 March 1999 DRAFT PREAMBLE With hope in God, the Commonwealth of Australia is constituted by the equal sovereignty of all its citizens. The Australian nation is woven together of people from many ancestries and arrivals. Our vast island continent has helped to shape the destiny of our Commonwealth and the spirit of its people. Since time immemorial our land has been inhabited by Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, who are honoured for their ancient and continuing cultures. In every generation immigrants have brought great enrichment to our nations life. Australians are free to be proud of their country and heritage, free to realise themselves as individuals, and free to pursue their hopes and ideals. We value excellence as well as fairness, independence as dearly as mateship. Australias democratic and federal system of government exists under law to preserve and protect all Australians in an equal dignity which may never be infringed by prejudice or fashion or ideology nor invoked against achievement. In this spirit we, the Australian people, commit ourselves to this Constitution. Referendum on the Republic 1999 Website Return to Media Releases Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:Re John Howards Draft Preamble
X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Unverified) From: Helen Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : Here is WEL's media release on the PM's Preamble. If you are as appalled as we are: 1. Get onto radio talkback 2. Get a media release out now - to the media and to governments 3. Contribute your response and your solutions in any way you can think of and let us all know what and how you've done it ___ Women's Electoral Lobby Australia Inc. PO Box 191, CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608 Ph: 02 62476679 Fax: 02 62474669 mobile: 0417499387 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web page: http://www.pcug.org.au/other/wel/ MEDIA RELEASE A DEEPLY EMBARRASSING DOCUMENT Women are shocked and appalled at the set of disjointed concepts and phrases that was released today as the draft Preamble to the Constitution. In leaving out any mention of equality of men and women, the Prime Minister has clearly not been listening to half the population. Despite raising women's expectations that there would be a specific statement of equality of men and women before the law, and having received submissions from the Women's Constitution Convention Steering Committee calling for a clear and encompassing statement of equality of men and women, he has let us all down. The expressions of dearly valuing 'mateship' is also revealing. Mateship has always been about Anglo male bonding. It excludes women, Aboriginal people and men who look different. When the Coalition uses it about the Opposition, it's meant as an insult. Considering the Preamble was supposed to express the values underpinning our government, you'd expect that the first thing it would talk about is democracy. Its appearance in an unintelligible next-to-last paragraph, linked to invocations against achievement is astounding. WEL deplores the omission of recognition of original Indigenous ownership and ongoing custodianship. The attempted references about valuing diversity are incomprehensible gobbledegook, ie 'people from many arrivals'. We wanted an inclusive Preamble that expressed the principles agreed by the Constitutional Convention and included the principle of equality of men and women as their starting point. We wanted words with emotional impact that would lift the spirit of those who claimed them. As a grade three attempt, WEL would give the document a score of one out of five for trying. As a serious draft to be put to a referendum, it needs to be torn up. For further information contact: Judy Harrison 0417 212 036 Meredith Doig (03) 9530 2954 Marian Sawer(02) 4249 0130 Helen Leonard 0417 499 387 Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:AA: Pregnancy and Work - urgentisimo!
Please circulate!!! Please fax this back to (02) 6247 4669 or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by Friday 12 February 1999 WOMEN'S ELECTORAL LOBBY AUSTRALIA PREGNANCY and WORK SURVEY This survey aims to gather the views of women on their experiences of pregnancy and work to inform WEL's submission to the National Inquiry into Pregnancy and Work being conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. The survey was prepared by the NSW Office of the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment (ODEOPE), and has been distributed through the NSW public service. ODEOPE has given WEL permission to use the survey more broadly. Please complete this survey if you are a woman who has returned to work after a pregnancy within the last 3 years. Replies will be kept strictly confidential. 1. Have you ever taken maternity leave? oYes oNo 2. If yes, how many times? 3. Who did you approach to find out about your entitlements? ___ 4. On the last occasion, did you take paid maternity leave? oYes oNo If NO, what was the reason? ___ 5. Did you take any additional leave? oYes oNo If YES, how many weeks _ weeks of PAID leave weeks of UNPAID leave 6. Did you return to work full-time or part-time? oFull-time oPart-time 7. Do you usually work full-time or part-time? oFull-time oPart-time 8. When you returned to work, what was the level of the job? oThe same as or equivalent level as the job you held before oA higher level job oA lower level job Comments on the level/type of work you returned to __ _ 9. Was your workplace supportive during the pregnancy? oYes oNo Please give details__ _ _ 10. Since your return to work, have you used flexible work practices (eg part-time work, working from home) to meet your family commitments? oYes oNo If yes, which? o part time work o career break schemes ojob sharing oworking from home occasionally o part-year employment o working from home regularly o variable-year employment o varying flexible hours o part-time leave without pay o short absences for family reasons 11. Since your return to work, has your employer/manager been supportive? oYes oNo 12. Since your return to work, have your colleagues been supportive? oYes oNo 13. Did you encounter any workplace problems about your return to work? oYes oNo 14. Have you ever lodged a complaint about any issue connected with pregnancy or return to work after pregnancy? oYes oNo If YES, please give details _ ___ 15. Do you have any other comments or suggestions for improvements?_ ___ ___ This survey is anonymous. Please provide the following information to assist analysis: Are you an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander? oYes oNo What language did you first speak as a child? oEnglish oOther language Are you a person with a disabiltiy? oYes oNo Please describe your type of employer (eg public service, small business) Where is your workplace? Suburb/Town _ Postcode __ What is your current annual salary? ___ How many hours per week are you now working? _ Thank you for completing this survey on pregnancy and work. Please return your form to : Helen Leonard, Women's Electoral Lobby Australia, PO Box 191, Civic Square ACT 2608, Fax (02) 6247 4667, Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please fax this back to (02) 6247 4669 or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by Friday 12 February 1999 -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List As vilified, slandered and attacked by One Nation mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL: Running List Optional Protocol Endorsements
Women's Rights Action Network Australia Submission to the Office for the Status of Women on the ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTIONAL PROTOCOL to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS THROUGH YOUR NETWORKS The WRANA submission on the Optional Protocol to CEDAW has been lodged with the Office of the Status of Women with the list of endorsements below. Submissions closed on 18 December 1998. IT ISN'T TOO LATE TO ENDORSE THE WRANA SUBMISSION. The submission and endorsement form are on the web at http://www.nwjc.org.au/wrana/ Endorsements are being taken until 5pm 14 January 1999. Any endorsements received up until this time will be presented directly to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women, Sen. Jocelyn Newman. The endorsement form is also at the bottom of this email. Caitlin Reiger WRANA Please email the completed form to [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or fax to attention Caitlin Reiger fax: 03 9670 2723 * Running list of endorsements 18/12/98 http://www.nwjc.org.au/wrana/schedule.htm NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS Asian Women's Human Rights Council Australian Federation of University Women Australian Greens Australian National Committee on Refugee Women Australian Women's Health Network Australian Women's Intra Network Community Aid Abroad National Council of Single Mothers and their Children National Pay Equity Coalition National Women's Justice Coalition The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (Australia) Women with Disabilities Australia Women's Electoral Lobby Australia Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (SA) Women's Rights Action Network Australia Womensport Australia STATE BASED ORGANISATIONS Adelaide Central Community Health (SA) Association of Women Educators (Qld) Australian Education Union (VIC) Bessie Smyth Foundation (NSW) Centre Against Sexual Assault House (VIC) Court Support Scheme (NSW) Darebin Community Legal Centre Inc Domestic Violence Advocacy Service (NSW) Domestic Violence Resource Service (McKay and Region) Inc (QLD) Doris Women's Refuge Inc (ACT) Dubbo Women's Housing Programme (NSW) Dubbo/Wellington Domestic Violence Law Institute of Victoria Manning District Emergency Accommodation (NSW) Network of Women in Further Education (VIC) Northern Centre Against Sexual Assault (Vic) Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre (NSW) Nyarlu Miyarnamalgu/Indigenous Women's Legal Outreach Service Patricia Giles Centre (WA) Top End Women's Legal Service (NT) UNAA Status of Women Committee (VIC) United Trades Labour Council (SA) Victorian Women Lawyers Victorian Women With Disabilities Network (VIC) Welfare Advocacy Service (WA) Western Australia Centre for Research for Women (WA) Whitsunday Sexual Assault Service (QLD) Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre (NSW) Women's Centre for Health Matters (ACT) Women's Electoral Lobby Tasmania Women's Electoral Lobby Victoria Women's Electoral Lobby Wagga Wagga Group (NSW) Women's Electoral Lobby Young Feminist Group (VIC) Women's Equal Opportunity Area Collective, University of Queensland Student Union Women's Legal Centre (ACT) Women's Legal Resource Group (Vic) YWCA (Victoria) YWCA of Canberra (ACT) INDIVIDUALS Ann Drummond Ann Robertson Anna Murray Anne Lewis Annie Goldflam Caitlin Reiger Caitlin Barrah Carole Moschetti Caroline Lambert Carolyn Money Cassandra Goldie Catherine Gow Cathy Picone Cherie Creris Christin Allen-Laird Christine Foreman Coral Sampson Deb Foskey Diane B Alley Dianne Otto Dr Mary E Crock Eileen Pittaway Elisabeth Mulder Eliza Collier Elizabeth Bishop Elizabeth Crock Elsie Gordon Elspeth McInnes Eunice Donovan Evelyn McWilliams Gail Hunt Gaye Carson Hanna Jenkin Hatice Hussein Helen Keleher Helen Leonard Jan Roberts Jen Midkiff Jenni Dean Jill Sanguinetti Jo Fuller Jo Wainer Jocelynne Scutt June Lennie Kammeron Cran Kate Halliday Kathryn Seymour Kedy Kristal Kym Merriman Leonie McGuire Lesley McFarlane Lia Kent Linda Hancock Lisa Heap Madeleine Shaw Mandy Johnston Marg D'Arcy Marg Hutton Margaret Cooper, OAM Margaret Sargent Marilyn Marvelli Mary Freer Maryan Tozer Meita Scott Meredith Doig Merrin Mason Michelle Hogan Noreen Young Padma Raman Patricia Crews Paula Pope Rachael Martin Sally Gibson Sarah Miller Sarah Stewart Shannon Kerrigan Sharan Burrow Shirley Cook Shirley Randell Stella Tarrant Susanne Martain Therese MacDermott Toni Lawson Velvy Holden Vicki Toovey Viela Toovey Viki Rutter Zenith Virago * Women's Rights Action Network Australia http://www.nwjc.org.au/wrana/ Call began 10 Dec. '98 - ends 5pm Melbourne time 14 January '98 CALL FOR ENDORSEMENTS for WRANA submissions: 1. on the DRAFT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL to the Convention on the Elimination of
