Travels in Iceland. WAIG members Joyce Allan and Stephanie Molloy will discuss their recent experiences travelling in Iceland, including some related women's literature, such as "The Sealwoman's Gift" by Sally Magnusson and "Names for the Sea" by Sarah Moss.
Souha Korbatieh will speak about the basics of Islam, the breadth of Sharia law, and the position of women in Islam. Souha has a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Jurisprudence from UNSW and a Masters of Islamic Studies. She plans to continue her studies in Islamic and Western criminal law. Souha conducts weekly community classes on […]
Felicity Davis of Pittwater Knitting Nannas will talk about her involvement with the group, which seeks to raise awareness of the danger of mining fossil fuels. Felicity will tell us how this movement began, what they do and why.
When a young, unidentified woman is pulled alive and well from Sydney Harbour in 2013, the connections to another woman – found in similar circumstances forty years earlier – present psychiatrist Kathryn Brookley with a terrible decision as the events of the present and past begin to mirror each other and the gap between truth […]
Suffragette tales: tall and true. ‘Who is Bertha McNamara? Does Muriel really Matter?’, and more. Some WAIG members will present lesser known stories of suffragettes and events from Australia and New Zealand. Other members are encouraged to bring their own stories to add to the discussion.
Over a writing career of forty years, Nadia Wheatley has published award-winning works of fiction, history and biography ranging from the classic picture book My Place, to The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift. Her latest book, Her Mother’s Daughter, is not only a loving tribute but also a social history of twentieth century Australia, […]
Author, educator and academic, Anne Benjamin, will share her story of living in India in a time of some momentous events. When she married her Indian-born community activist-lawyer husband in 1984, they chose to live in India to continue his work. Her intimate contact with poverty, her frustrations as a ‘foreign wife’ and the challenges […]
Kate Caro will introduce us to Eliza Davies (nee Arbuckle), mid 1800's pioneer and educator, who transformed North Sydney. Come and hear about this remarkable woman, whose story is, sadly, largely unknown today.
Chisengo Makomo, is an artisan with a passion for cultural and creative arts. As a mental health consumer, Chisengo was inspired to develop a program called Warriors of Wellbeing (WoW). WoW is a mental health initiative, aimed to promote good mental health and wellbeing through cultural and creative arts. This involves working with people to […]
Patricia Garcia AO, is a humanitarian and human rights advocate with extensive experience working in some of the world’s longest running conflicts and complex humanitarian emergencies, including Afghanistan, Sudan, Bosnia, Burma and Rwanda. As well as having been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2016, Patricia was a finalist in the 2016 […]
Beyond Words: A Year with Kenneth Cook. In 1985, Jacqueline Kent was content with her life. She had a satisfying career as a freelance book editor and was emerging as a writer. Living and working alone, she relished her independence. But then she met Kenneth Cook, author of the Australian classic Wake in Fright, and […]
Little Books on Big Ideas. Several WAIG members will share their responses to one of these books covering themes such as On Violence (Natasha Stott Despoja), EnGarde (Sarah Hanson-Young), On Disruption (Katharine Murphy), On Rape (Germaine Greer), On Mother (Sarah Ferguson), On Sleep (Fleur Anderson), On Merit (Paula Matthewson), and On Fairness (Sally McManus).
Diana Bernard has a social work degree and a Master’s in Public Health. She has a long history working in health, firstly in a clinical capacity and then in prevention, education, health promotion, project management and research and has worked in a broad range of areas including adolescence, sexual health, HIV, Hepatitis and ageing. As […]
Our regular session, when we’ll talk about books by women authors that we have been reading recently.
Journalist, communications consultant, north shore resident and author, Suzanne Daniel will discuss her debut novel Allegra in Three Parts, in conversation with WAIG member Maria Zannetides. The book’s themes range from loss, grief, love and recovery, intergenerational relationships, workers’ rights, feminism, crisis housing, friendship, racism, and the role of men at a time a huge […]
