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November 17, 2009 Geraldine Robertson

Women's Liberation leaflet 'women walk against war women walk against war women walk against war women walk against war women walk against war women walk against war ...
Women do this because war is the belief that violence solves things
Women walk away from the shrine because the shrine speaks mostly of men
Women walk away from the shrine because men killed women in its wars and
they are not mourned on this day
Women walk away from the shrine because men raped women in its wars and
they are not mourned on this day ...

November 3, 2009 - Leslie Cannold - Women are being failed by our hospitals THERE is no room at the Women's. Once the hospital saw its mission ...

EVENTS:

DYKE BOOKS INC is pleased to announce the launch of the latest book by Jean Taylor - Brazen Hussies: A Herstory of Radical Activism in the Women’s Liberation Movement in Victoria 1970 - 1979 Saturday 21 November 2009 1.30pm - 3.30pm Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, Lonsdale Street Joan Kirner. Everybody is welcome to attendI look forward to (maybe) seing you there, Geraldine

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Diann Rodgers-Healey - Women Getting into Boards Report 2009 As the implementation of quotas is being debated in the community to ensure a gender balance in board composition, it is clear that we have reached the point where stricter measures are being considered to effect change of the size and scope needed. The Women Getting into Boards Report was released ...

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Sylvie Leber -
I am passionate about women’s culture and women’s expression generally ... I think I will always be a ratbag. I will never shut-up. I will always be opinionated and fight for social justice, whether it be for women, refugees, or anti-war activism.

SISTER WEBSITES

- Women Working Together, suffrage and onwards
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mothers

- Our Foremothers (intended for children)

- Women's Time, Taking Time - A Women's Historical Data Kit

and COUSIN WEBSITES

- Women's Eco Movement
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~wmnseco is the new group initiated by Zelda D'Aprano at the launch of Women Working Together, has an interactive website where you can communicate with other women concerned with ecological matter.

- Women in Black, Melbourne http://www.womeninblack.org.au/

- Anti Nuclear Australia

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- WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER suffrage and onwards
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Molly Hadfield and Edith Morgan, with other women stopping the train at the MUA dispute, Melbourne Photographer Sharon Jones