international women's day fair
melbourne 2005
The 2005 fair was a great success, featuring a wide range of performers, stalls, speakers and fairground entertainment, as well as a charity art auction raising money for Kantha Shakti. There are some photographs of the day here.
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photographs
some of the 2005 fair organising collective
a chaos fairy works her magic on collective member Lauren
stalls offered women information on a wide range of issues and services
members of the crowd relax and enjoy the entertainment
the Fair has a laidback, family friendly feel
performers
Performers at the 2005 Fair included:
Vardos
Playing traditional folk music from Hungary and Romania.
click here for Vardos' website
see Vardos performing at the 2004 IWD fair
Sam Burke
One of Australia's leading young singer/songwriters
click here for Sam's website
Ladies Luv
spunky hip hop act
Wild Moves
dance and drum group
"Catch the community spirit!"
click here to view the wild moves biography
stalls
Lots of yummy food and drink (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) was available, as well as a variety of stalls for people who like to be politically active and shop at the same time.
Here are just some of the stalls that were at the fair:
international women's day t-shirts
Spinifex Press link
WIRE - Women's Information link
Project Respect link
RAWA link
Women's Web link
Joyous Birth link
plus a wide selection of craft and clothing stalls.
speakers
Jocelynne Scutt
Caroline Lambert
Feminist human rights researcher and advocate.
click here for more information on the women's rights action network australia (wrana)
Felicity Martin of Love Makes A Family
Promoting reproductive rights for lesbians.
click here to support reproductive rights
Poet Sandy Jeffs conducted a reading of her work.
fairground entertainment
Chaos Fairies
Three of Melbourne's favourite fairies delighted, entertained, and painted the faces of all the little kiddies!
click here for the Chaos Fairies' website
charity art auction
Women artists from across Melbourne donated their artworks for a special auction at the fair to raise funds for Kantha Shakti, a women's organisation in Sri Lanka. A big thank you for all those who donated and purchased artworks!
click here to see the wonderful work women are doing in Sri Lanka