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would tire of the struggle before the NTEU spread the dispute to other campuses. IWD benefit gig ... 250 people crammed in to listen to great music, drink and talk politics. The IWD collective raised ... Brisbane IWD BRISBANE — International Women's Day on March 9 will begin with a rally at King George ...
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Celebrating kick-arse women in music
Women's Day (IWD) on March 8. In 2009, Australian radio station Triple J ran a poll to find the ... the number one song was suitably Aretha Franklin's "Respect". Initiator of the IWD ... Each year, IWD is a chance to discuss women's rights and the struggles we still face", ...
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A woman's place is in the struggle: All out against war on March 8!
The strike and IWD events are scheduled for the first week of March — according to many military ... Gulf. In Melbourne, it is becoming clear that the IWD march and rally on March 8 has the potential to ... mobilise thousands of people. The Melbourne IWD collective consists mainly of Muslim and Middle Eastern ...
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Thousands mark International Women's Day
At a rally in Hyde Park, IWD collective member Janet Fraser angrily addressed the marchers about ... the news as if in the throes of sexual passion. The Sydney IWD collective has contacted the Human ... Sandra Williamson and Joy McEntee report one of the largest, most spirited IWD marches for many years. ...
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International Women’s Day celebrates 100 years
will celebrate the 100th International Women’s Day (IWD). There could be no more fitting testament to ... the meaning of IWD than the words of one of the thousands of Egyptian women who joined the democracy ... take everything." IWD was born in a time of great social turbulence and huge struggles by ordinary ...
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‘Women’s rights are human rights’
(IWD). About 100 people rallied in Brisbane Square and later marched through city streets to Emma Miller ... Long-time women's liberation activist Katrina Barben spoke about the history of IWD, from its origins ...
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Abortion rights action planned
child-care and equal pay. "Everyone should turn up to the IWD march, but we also need ongoing ... of the IWD organising collective to exclude men from this year's march (men can attend the rally ...
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Abortion rights campaign launched
abortion. Meeting on April 5, the IWD collective resolved to issue a petition based on the report's ... will meet again on April 19 to further plan its campaign. The IWD collective will take up other issues ...
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Indonesian activist speaks
Women's Day Collective. "Women of the world, unite!", was Sari's message at the IWD ... celebrations on March 11. She gave greetings at the IWD breakfast, and was one of the main speakers at the ...
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International Women's Day rallies continue proud tradition
unemployed and annual holidays on full pay. On the weekend of March 6-7, the annual IWD rallies, marches, ... Park. In the biggest IWD rally for many years in Adelaide, more than 2000 women met at Victoria Square, ... Bosnian women, made the day the most successful IWD they could remember in their city. In Perth, 400 women ...
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Write on
a mathematical formula as simple as I = PAT. Allen Myers Sydney Brisbane IWD In Karen Fredericks and Anne ... Organiser" (for Brisbane). It is misleading because IWD in Brisbane does not have an organiser as such. The ... nature of the IWD organising meeting or collective is made up of a number of women who have participated ...
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'Stop the war on women!'
BY LAUREN CARROLL HARRIS "This year's International Women's Day [IWD] takes place ... is particularly bad for women." In this way, Lisa Macdonald, addressing the IWD rally in Sydney ... a speak-out was held in Darwin. Rockhampton's March 9 IWD march was attended by 60 protesters, bigger and ...
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News briefs
245 September 4, 1996 IWD planned ADELAIDE — A meeting here on August 3 began planning the 1997 ... International Women's Day (IWD) march, which will mark 25 years since the first women's liberation ... publicise the original demands of the movement. An IWD collective member told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly: "While ...
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Our struggle for liberation is far from over
(IWD) for 2004. Lyn Symes, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family violence worker at the ... IWD collective, said that, "even though we are in 2004, women are still facing oppression on ... voices, belching out rhetoric [but] doing little". Kenny agreed: "As well as marching on IWD, we ...
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Meeting debates abortion reform
collective grew out of the International Women's Day (IWD) Committee and the meeting was organised in ... waited until three days after IWD this year to announce its no-change policy. At the meeting, Jennifer ... quality submissions supporting the repeal of the abortion laws, including one from the IWD Committee. ...
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Action updates
for their Liberation" — the first IWD march in Adelaide. The 1997 march will take place on March ... 8, and a speak-out is being planned for February to enable participants in the 1972 IWD activities to ... revive their memories and reclaim that history. For more information about IWD collective meeting times, ...
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International Women's Day 1998
a spirited rally at Emma Miller Place. The rally was chaired by Ruth Radcliffe from the IWD Collective and ... under the Howard government's attacks. Justine Kamprad from the IWD Collective outlined the demands ... legislation around the country. Brewer announced a meeting called by the IWD Collective for March 18 at 5.30pm ...
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Action updates
present. To get involved, phone ASIET on 4226 2010. IWD 2000 organising kicks off HOBART — The Hobart ... for IWD 2000. The issues raised as potential demands for the march included ending sexual assault and ...
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Pakistani women workers march
International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8. Despite prevailing fear among the people of Lahore after an ... workers, brick kiln and embellishment workers, made their way to observe the IWD. To show solidarity with ...
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'Our feminism is anti-racist and internationalist'
socialist Left Party and the Green Party. Early this year, the city declared International Women’s Day (IWD ... ) a public holiday. Internationally, the call for a women’s strike on IWD has been gathering momentum. In ...