Calendar of events

Sydney

14th Annual Fundraising Luncheon

Monday 15 September 2008

Strangers Dining Room
Parliament House
Macquarie Street
Sydney

11.45 for 12.30 pm start

Guest Speaker: Dr Meredith Burgmann

Why Aren't We There Yet?

Dr Meredith Burgmann, activist and feminist, worked as an academic for 20 years researching areas such as equal pay and the situation of Aboriginal women. She was elected to Parliament in 1991 and was President of the NSW Legislative Council from 1999-2007. Meredith is the founder of the Ernie Awards for sexist behaviour which have been awarded since 1993 and has recently written The Ernie's Book.

Cost: $85 per person ($80 for members of JSNWL)

RSVP Monday 8th September 2008
(Early bookings advised)

Booking form

Sydney Lunch Hour Talks

June - Thursday 19th

Jamila Hussain - Australian Muslim Women and the Law

Jamila graduated in Arts & Law from Sydney University and gained a Diploma in Shariah Law & Practice and her Masters in Comparative Law while lecturing at the International Islamic University in Kuala Lumpur. She talks about her involvement with the Muslim community in Sydney and how Muslim women are affected by both Australian and Islamic law and by interfaith issues.

Guests at a lunch-hour talk in the Lady Mayoress' Rooms, Sydney Town Hall.

These are held on the third Thursday of each month. The venue is Seminar Room 2, Ultimo Community Centre, Bulwara Road, Ultimo, from 12 pm to 1.30 pm. Entry fee is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. A sandwich lunch is included. Booking is essential. Ring the Library on (02) 9265 9486 or email info@nationalwomenslibrary.org.au

Photocopies of transcriptions of the talks are available from the Library. Contact the library for more information.

Canberra

Canberra Lunch Hour Talks

August - Thursday 28th

Bridget McKern: Living the Journey with Everyday Heroes

Bridget is a published writer who will be speaking about the life stories of the men, women and children in her recently published book, Living the Journey: Everyday Heroes tell their Story, which challenges the popular concept of 'Hero'. Bridget is a volunteer with JSNWL in Sydney and was the speaker at their October Lunch-hour Talk.

October - Thursday 30th

Libby Lloyd AO -- Human Rights Activism: UNIFEM, The While Ribbon Campaign

Libby is an international human rights advocate. She was recently appointed as chair of the National Council to Reduce Violence Against Women and is the former president of UNIFEM Australia and a founder of the Australian White Ribbon Day Campaign. She will speak about the work of UNIFEM and her own personal journey as a human rights activist.

About the talks

Talks are held on the first Thursday of every second month in the ACT Legislative Assembly Reception Room, Civic Centre, Canberra. Entrance fees are General public $15; Members $10, Students and concession, $5. To book, ring the Talks Convenor on 0448 348 559 (a/h) or email jsnwlcanberra@yahoo.com.au

Talks take place in March, May, July, September and November

Tapes and/or transcriptions of the talks are for sale at the Library. Contact the library for more information.

Brisbane

No scheduled events

Functions are held here irregularly. The first function was a talk held in Brisbane in 1996. There have been other events, such as an exhibition at the Brisbane City Library and functions have also been held in Ipswich and Maleny. These are all organised by Beverley Perel. Advance notice appears in JSNWL newsletter.

A meeting in Brisbane between members of JSNWL Board and two librarians. From left to right: Shirley Jones (JSNWLBoard member) Deborah Stumm (Manager, Fryer Library and University Archives), Vicky McDonald (Director, Client Services and Collections at the State Library of Queensland) and Jane Pollard (JSNWL Librarian and Board member)

Overall Events Review

JSNWL has held a wide variety of events over the years. These have included the regular and very popular lunch-hour talks, the annual luncheon at Parliament House, Sunday talks, exhibitions, book launches, and functions to mark special events. JSNWL has co-hosted events with other women's organisations. These have been mainly in Canberra and have included organisations such as the Jessie Street Trust, UNIFEM, the National Foundation of Australian Women, the Australian Women's Archive Project and the National Archives of Australia. Functions have been held in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, and other parts of Queensland.

Speakers at lunch-hour talks are women from all walks of life, talking about their lives, their careers and their experiences. Among the speakers have been:

JSNWL also provides speakers to talk about the Library at functions given by other organisations. These have included numerous schools in Sydney, Constructive Women, the association for women architects and builders, the Australian Federation of University Women Graduates in the Southern Highlands, the Royal Commonwealth Society of Queensland, and the Friends of the Ipswich Library.

Sunday Talks have been on such topics as Mothers of Federation with speakers, Lenore Coltheart, Betty Searle, Hon. Elizabeth Evatt, and How Much Do You Tell? Talks by Ruby Ginibi and Hilary McPhee on producing autobiographies.

Among the exhibitions JSNWL has mounted have been