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Celebrate International Women's Day 2015 by Joining in One of the Following Great Events! Southern Tasmania Celebrate International Women’s Day 2015 by joining in one of the following great events! Communities, Sport and Recreation Tasmania International Women’s Day Calendar of Events March 2015 Southern Tasmania Date Organisation & Event Venue Time Contact details for event Cost Bookings/Other Information information Saturday Dragons Abreast Lindisfarne 8.30 am print Sue Sanderson Free All necessary equipment and February 28 Tasmania, Hobart Rowing Club, Mobile: 0421 601 462 coaching provided. No bookings Invites you to attend a Esplanade, Email: [email protected] are required. Lindisfarne “Come and Try” open day for cancer survivors. The event is for any woman who has had cancer (not just breast cancer) to try dragon boat paddling. The day will offer a great fun sport, camaraderie, and friendship in a non- threatening environment. Come with a smile, a willingness to try something new, and a bottle of water. Sunday The Bahai Centre of Bahai Centre of 3 pm Phone: 6234 7654 Free Great refreshments will be served. March 1 Learning Learning, www.tasbcl.com.au Bookings are not required. Invites you to the Soul (behind the Food program dedicated to ABC building), Community Development Division Department of Premier and Cabinet Date Organisation & Event Venue Time Contact details for event Cost Bookings/Other Information information International Women’s 1 Tasman Day to celebrate the Highway, achievements of women Hobart. and call for greater equality. Soul Food is a unique monthly event featuring live music, audio- visual pieces and readings to inspire an understanding of the unity of nations. Wednesday Amnesty International Fullers 5.30pm – Yabbo Thompson Gold coin Drinks and nibbles supplied, and March 4 Australia Tas-Urban Bookshop, 7.00 pm Phone: 0419 325 190 donation for there will also be a raffle on the Group and the 131 Collins Email: [email protected] concessions evening. All women, men and and $5 for children welcome. Bookings are International Women’s Street, Hobart or Development Agency non- required for this event. [email protected] Invites you to their annual concessions. International Women’s Day celebration. Topics will include Amnesty’s anti- torture campaign plus the particular case of a woman in the Philippines, and how the IWDA is advocating for women’s rights in the Asia/Pacific region. Thursday Hobart Women’s Farrell Centre, 6.30 – Leanne at HWHC: Waged: $10 Bookings for this event are March 5 Health Centre Friends School, 8.30 pm Phone: 6231 3212 Concession $5 required and can be made at: invites you to attend their Argyle Street, Email: [email protected] http://www.trybooking.com/115957 North Hobart IWD Quiz Show “Femmes and Facts”. Come and see two panels of women attempt to answer the impossible in a Community Development Division Department of Premier and Cabinet Date Organisation & Event Venue Time Contact details for event Cost Bookings/Other Information information Spicks and Specks inspired quiz night. The event will include light refreshments and a Silent Art Auction. Thursday The Women’s Conference 2.00 pm Hilary Martin, Honorary Secretary Free Bookings are not necessary for this March 5 International League Room, Senator Phone: 6234 4932 event for Peace and Freedom Lisa Singh’s Email: [email protected] Office, Tasmanian Branch invites women interested 152 Macquarie in peace and freedom Street, th issues to its 74 Annual Hobart General Meeting. Friday The Australian West Point 5.30 pm for a Ray Leonard ACS members Bookings are required for this March 6 Computer Society Hotel, 6.00 pm start Phone: 0438 399 431 $20, others event. Please contact Ray Leonard. (Tasmania) Wellington Email: [email protected] $30 a networking event Room, focussing on women in ICT (Wellington Foyer entrance) Sandy Bay Sunday The Multicultural Mathers House, 2.00pm – Sajini Sumar $25.00 per Bookings are required for catering March 8 Women’s Council of (Mathers Lane), 4.00pm Phone: 0400 200 016 head which purposes by Wednesday, March 4. Tasmania 108 Liverpool Email: [email protected] includes food Please contact Sajini Sumar. and invites you to an afternoon Street, Hobart of multicultural cuisine and entertainment. This event is supported by the entertainment. Mary MacKillop Foundation, the Good Neighbour Council, and Hobart City Council. Wednesday The Royal Hobart Tasman Room, 6.30am for a Cath Adams: $50.00 per Bookings for this event are March 11 Research Foundation, Wrest Point 7.00am start Phone: 6166 7049 single ticket, required, and bookings should be supported by the Casino, Mobile: 0418 101 738 or $450 for a made online at table of ten http://www.rhhresearchfoundation. Department of Premier Sandy Bay Road, Email: [email protected] and Cabinet, Sandy Bay guests org Community Development Division Department of Premier and Cabinet Date Organisation & Event Venue Time Contact details for event Cost Bookings/Other Information information International Women’s Day Big Breakfast. This year’s guest speaker is Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AM, Governor of Tasmania, and the event raises funds to support local health and medical research. Wednesday The University of Stanley Burbury 6.00 pm – Pat McConville Free Please RSVP to the email address March 11 Tasmania Theatre, 7.30 pm Phone: 6226 2521 provided. International Women’s University Email: [email protected] Centre, Day address presented by Refreshments will be available from pioneering journalist University of 5.30 pm Helene Chung. Helene will Tasmania be speaking about her Sandy Bay The address will be held in Sandy Chinese Tasmanian Bay, but it will also be streamed heritage: Women Past, online at Present and Future. http://new.livestream.com/Universit Helene, a former ABC yofTasmania Beijing correspondent, was the first non-white reporter on Australian TV, Further details about the address and the first female posted are available at abroad by the ABC. Helene http://www.events.utas.edu.au/2015 is the author of Shouting /march/international-womens-day- from China, Gentle John My address. Love My Loss, Lazy Man in China and Ching Chong China Girl. TBA SHE and Speak Out TBA TBA Alina Thomas Free event Bookings are required for catering Advocacy Tasmania Phone: 6278 9090 purposes. Please contact Alina Community Development Division Department of Premier and Cabinet Date Organisation & Event Venue Time Contact details for event Cost Bookings/Other Information information Invite you to the launch of Email; [email protected] Thomas. their focus group which will work to raise awareness of, and improve the community response to, violence and abuse against women with disabilities. This event will be the spring board for a year-long campaign, ending on International Day for People with Disabilities December 3, 2015. Sunday The International 11 Union Street, 9.00am – Yabbo Thompson Donation Booking are required for this March 15 Women’s Development West Hobart 12 noon Phone: 62348857 All donations event, and there will be a raffle Agency 0419 325 190 will go to the conducted on the day. Note: This event is for women only. International Women’s Email: [email protected] IWDA Day breakfast for women only to fundraise for the IWDA and raise awareness of the group’s work with women across the Asia/Pacific region. Community Development Division Department of Premier and Cabinet Northern Tasmania Date Organisation & Event Venue Time Contact details for event Cost Booking / Other Information information Wednesday Northern Suburbs Bluebell Court 12.00 – 2 Phone: 63 265 506 BBQ Lunch Bookings Essential March 4 Community Centre Inc. Park, pm provided, feel Call 63 265 506 invites you to Rocherlea free to bring “Make It Happen” along some Free Community Lunch biscuits or BBQ. Training Providers slices to share will be invited to attend to share information on how they can help you “Make It Happen” Wednesday St Helen’s Portland Hall, 1.00 am – Trish O’Duffy This is a free Bookings are required for March 4 Neighbourhood House, St Helens 2.00pm Phone: 6376 1134 event catering purposes. Please contact LINC Tasmania, Break Email: Trish O’Duffy. O’Day Council and the trish.oduffy@neighbourhoodhouse. Healthy House invite you org.au to bruch and a get- together with local community women from a range of backgrounds and age groups as guest speakers sharing their stories. Community Development Division Department of Premier and Cabinet Wednesday Northern Suburbs Bluebell Court 12noon – Mary This is a free The Northern Suburbs March 4 Community Centre Park, 2.00pm Phone: 6326 5506 event Community Centre will provide invites you to a free Rocherlea Email: the BBQ lunch, but please feel community lunch BBQ that manager@northernsuburbscommu free to bring along some fruit, will include various training nitycentres.org.au biscuits or slices to share. providers sharing Bookings are required for information about their catering purposes by phoning role in the community and Mary at the Community Centre. their activities Friday Rotary Club of Tamar Hotel Grand 7 am for Want to get in touch $35.00 each To register go to March 6 Sunrise Chancellor, 7.15 am http://www.tamarsunriseevents.co www.tamarsunriseevents.com invites you to 29 Cameron m/contact-us.html Everybody is welcome! ‘Make it Happen’ Street, Launceston Celebrate social, economic and political achievements and be inspired by a panel of amazing women living and working in Tasmania. MC, Sara Redman from SRA Corporate Change, will be joined by Rebecca King, Natasha Nieuwhof and Allison Clark Community Development Division Department of Premier and Cabinet Friday The Rotary Club of Hotel Grand 7.00am for Susan Nolan (Chair of the event) Cost for the Bookings and payment prior to March 6 Tamar Chancellor, 26 a 7.15am Phone: 0447 990 160 breakfast is the event are essential, and can Sunrise invites you to Cameron Street, start $35.00 per be made at either Launceston person and www.tamarsunriseevents.com breakfast with a panel of Caroline Brown (President) prominent successful payment must Or Phone: 0431 010 300 Tasmanian business be made prior www.tamarsunrise.com.au to the event.
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