Location: Mt Martha House Community Centre, 466 Esplanade, Mt Martha
Leonie Morgan AM wants to see more women in our Parliaments and in local government councils. Much of her work within Australia, in the Pacific and Asia over the past twenty five years has focussed on women political candidates, MPs and Councillors. This work was acknowledged in 2017 when Leonie was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant services to women, in particular equitable political representation.
Leonie will discuss her passion for equal political representation with particular reference to her co-founding of EMILY’s List Australia and her current work for the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA). This brings six new Myanmar women MPs together with six Australian women MPs as mentors. The Program has been so successful that Leonie is now replicating this Women Supporting Women Program for IWDA with women MPs from Timor-Leste.
2019-07-14 July 14th 2019 Meeting
Date: Sunday, 14 July 2019
Location: Mt Martha House Community Centre, 466 Esplanade, Mt Martha
Our guest speaker for NAIDOC week will be Irene Fisher with support from Deb Mellett, Acting Senior Social Planner, Aboriginal Culture and Community Development for Mornington Peninsula Shire.
Irene is a Jawoyn woman from the Northern Territory and a passionate advocate for Indigenous rights. Irene spent many years working in Indigenous Health Care in NT as the CEO of Sunrise Aboriginal Health Service, Katherine, which serviced ten remote communities in Central Arnhem Land and Roper River region. Irene also had many years as a Board Member with the Aboriginal Medical Service Alliance NT, the peak health body representing Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, and until recently she worked as the Aboriginal Health Program Manager with Primary Health Network servicing the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula areas.
Registration and light refreshments at 9.30 Cost $10.00 includes membership if not already a member..
2019-05-19 May 19th 2019
Date: Sunday, 19 May 2019
Location: Mt Martha House 466 The Esplanade Mt Martha. Main Hall
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE
Please join us at 9.30 to meet new friends, chat, have a cuppa and some snacks share an interest in social justice and listen to an interesting talk.
Our guest speaker will be Micaela Cronin. Micaela was the CEO of Hagar International for three years, from the beginning of 2016 when she moved to Cambodia to take up the global role. She has now returned to Melbourne to take up a role as the Director of the Future Social Services Institute, a partnership between RMIT, the Victoria Council for Social Services and the Victoria government, and will be moving onto the International Hagar board of directors.
With offices in nine countries around the world, Hagar is an international NGO providing trauma informed services to women and children who have experienced human trafficking, slavery, gender based violence and human rights abuses. Hagar was founded in Cambodia 25 years ago, and now delivers programmes in Cambodia, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Singapore and Myanmar.
It is not necessary to be a member. $10 at the door.
2019-03-10 March 10th 2019
Date: Sunday, 10 March 2019
Location: Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Chamber. Corner of Queen and Vancouver streets. Mornington
Please join us in celebrating International Women’s Day 2019. Our guest speaker will be Nyadol Nyuon.
Nyadol is a lawyer, writer, community advocate, and accomplished public speaker. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Victoria University and a law degree from Melbourne University.
She is a Sudanese-Australian woman who was born in a refugee camp in Ethiopia and spent some of her childhood in the Kakuma Refugee camp in Kenya. Nyadol arrived in Australia as a refugee in 2005.She now works as a lawyer at Arnold Bloch Leibler in Melbourne, is passionate about social justice and a fair society and interested in Australian and world politics and the nature of our public discourse.
Nyadol brings a unique perspective to public debate and is a recognised social commentator regularly appearing on various media outlets including the ABC’s The Drum and Q & A.
She is an occasional contributor for The Age and has been published in the SMH and the Saturday Paper, and other publications. She is the recipient of awards in recognition of her work in combating racism and empowering migrant and refugee women.
The SWAN Committee is delighted to welcome Nyadol Nyuon, our speaker for IWD, and urge all members to attend to hear this truly amazing woman.
$10.00 entry. Refreshments from 9.30 followed by the speaker.
Come and meet other women who share an interest in social justice, in a safe, friendly space.
** Special note: there will be a permanent change to our meeting venue after this MARCH 2019 meeting. All subsequent meetings will be held at Mt Martha House, 466 Esplanade, Mt Martha **
2018-11-18 November 18th 2018
Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Location: Mornington Shire Chambers, Corner of Queen and Vancouver Streets, Mornington.
Join us to hear Dr Dalal Smiley, the CEO of Wellsprings for Women in Dandenong. Dalal was born in Lebanon and can speak Arabic, French and English. She migrated to Australia with her mother and brother in 1976 following the civil war in Lebanon. Dalal’s migration experience led her to work in the migrant settlement and language services sector. She pursued studies in social sciences, public policy, diversity management and business management. Her career included working in senior roles in local, state and federal governments and not for profit sector plus she founded the Victorian Arabic Social Services which she chaired from 1998- 2005. In 2009 Dalal won a scholarship from the Emergency Services Foundation to conduct a study in the UK on diversity in emergency services, and in 2016 was awarded an honorary doctorate of law for her contribution to the development of equity and social inclusion in Victoria.
Wellsprings for Women is an organisation dedicated to the development and delivery of accessible, responsive and inclusive educational, recreational and social opportunities and pathways for disadvantaged and isolated women to create a better future for themselves, their families and communities. Wellsprings in recent years has worked tirelessly to support migrant, refugee and asylum seeker women by providing a welcoming environment for them to learn English and other skills while offering on-site child care, practical assistance, social interaction and friendship to create an inclusive and supportive experience and ensure hope for the future of their new lives, and that of their families in Australia.
Doors open at 09.30. $10.00 entry
2018-09-16 September 16th 2018
Date: Sunday, 16 September 2018
Location: Mornington Shire Council cnr Queen and Victoria St, Mornington
EVENT IS NOW FULL. Our guest speaker will be Gillian Triggs, Former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission. Now based at Melbourne University.
Professor Triggs will speak about “Australian human rights regression: from H.V. Evatt to M. Turnbull”.
Doors open at 9.30.
Bookings essential for both members and guests. Please phone Erica 0404 811 422 by September 12th.
$8.00 includes refreshments. Come and meet other like minded women who share an interest in all things to do with social justice, in a safe and friendly space. Membership is not necessary.
2018-07-01 July 1st 2018
Date: Sunday, 1 July 2018
Location: Mornington Shire Council cnr Queen and Victoria St, Mornington
The theme for NAIDOC Week for 2018 is “Because of her, we can!” …. the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to community, family, history and nation”.
Our speaker for our NAIDOC week meeting will be Celeste Liddle, an Arrernte woman, an opinion writer, a trade unionist and public speaker, currently serving as the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Organiser of the National Tertiary Education Union.
She writes a blog Rantings of an Aboriginal Feminist.
After outlining her background, she will cover other topics which may include such items of interest as the Uluru Statement, the possibility of establishment of a First Nations VOICE enshrined in the Constitution, and any update on progress towards TREATY.
2018-03-04 March 4th 2018
Date: Sunday, 4 March 2018
Location: Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Chamber. Corner of Queen and Vancouver streets. Mornington. 9.30 am
Please join us in celebrating International Women’s Day. Our guest speaker will be Rosie Batty, the 2015 Australian of the Year, awarded for her campaigning against Domestic Violence. $8.00 includes refreshments. Come and meet other women who share an interest in social justice, in a safe, friendly space. Bookings Essential: Erica on 0404 811 422 by 28 February
2017-09-17 September 17th 2017
Date: Sunday, 17 September 2017
Location: Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Chamber. Corner of Queen and Vancouver streets. Mornington.
Please join us for this the final meeting in the SWAN year. Our guest speaker Teresa Gillespie will talk us through the process of Advanced Care Planning and explain what it is, and why it is something that we should all be aware of. Doors open at 9.30. $8.00 includes refreshments. Come and meet other like minded women who share an interest in all things to do with social justice, in a safe and friendly space. Membership is not necessary. Our brief AGM will follow the speaker.
2017-07-16 July 16th 2017
Date: Sunday, 16 July 2017
Location: Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Offices. Corner of Main and Queen Streets, Mornington
This will be our NADOC meeting. Do Join us to listen to a talk from Karan Kent a member of the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Warringinee Group. This team supports cultural diversity and understanding across the Shire and delivers programs and services to Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders living on the Peninsula. Doors open at 9.30. $8.00 includes morning tea.
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