1993 - OWN goes National
OWN goes National: a recognition of national issues affecting older women. A conference of OWN Australia is held.
An Australia Council skill development grant allows the Theatre Group to boost members’ skills and confidence.
Linda Adamson is employed to run a research project on the health needs and experiences of older women, WELL-BEING: For and By Older Women. The report concludes with the comment ‘Older women can be innovators and pacesetters’.
Ten Indigenous women and ten OWN members meet on a boat trip around Sydney Harbour with the accomplished Aboriginal guide and educator, the late Joyce Woodberry.
This pivotal meeting leads to the formation of the Aboriginal Study Circle with the aim of studying the ‘history, customs and culture of Aboriginal People and to spread this knowledge’ with the motto ‘Listen – Learn – Understand’. Lynne Pollack and Pat Zinn are tireless mainstays of this energetic and committed group.
History is herstory too.
Older Women’s Network NSW
The Older Women’s Network in NSW believes in a society rich in social capital, where mutual respect and trust are paramount, where diversity and debate are valued and where people and their networks have a legitimate voice.
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Older Women’s Network NSW
8-10 Victoria Street,
Newtown NSW 2042, Australia.
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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.
We acknowledge the sorrow of the Stolen Generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
OWN NSW supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the call for a First Nation's Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution and a Makarrata Commission to oversee agreement-making and truth-telling.