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What's Gone Wrong With Democracy The crisis in mainstream politics   Saturday, November 12, 2016 (12pm – 2pm) Speakers Prof. Simon Tormey Political theorist based in the School of Social and Political Sciences at Sydney University Founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice at the University of Nottingham in the UK. Author of numerous books, including Making Sense of Tyranny: Interpretations of Totalitarianism,Politics at the Edge (co-edited with C Pierson) and Key Thinkers from Critical Theory to Post-Marxism. Appears regularly in the media commenting in particular on European politics for Sky Business, Sky News, ABC News, Bloomberg and the BBC Dr. Jim Stanford One of Canada’s leading economists Honorary Professor of Political Economy at the University of Sydney Director of the Centre for Future Work at The Australia Institute Author of numerous books and columns, including Economics For Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism Dr. Lloyd Cox Lecturer in Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University Principal research and teaching areas ate Australian and US political history and foreign policy, globalization and nationalism, comparative politics and political theory Research interests include questions about Empire and the link between US domestic politics and foreign policy Dr Olga Oleinikova Part of the Sydney Democracy Network based at Sydney University Post-Doctoral Researcher with main interest in the area of East European Societies Currently driving the establishment of a Ukraine Democracy Initiative (UDI) Visit our website at northsideforum.org.au for more info or to view photos & slides from previous events. The Terrace Room at the Union Hotel • 271 Pacific Hwy, North Sydney Please click here to RSVP via our website

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To Christopher Pyne

Dear Minister

I was shocked to hear your discriminatory, ageist, sexist comments on the Insider television program on Sunday. 

These comments, typical of those seeking to perpetuate the discrimination of women, particularly older women, were in response to a question about labor’s “MEDISCARE” campaign. You said, and I quote, ”…ringing old ladies at night scaring the hell out of them”. 

Well for your information very many “old ladies”, we prefer older women, are not so much scared by your comments but enraged by them.  You owe us an apology.

Do you think old men would have been so scared? If not, why not? Why did you not mention them?

For your information, the older women of this country contribute up to 20 billion dollars, each year, in unpaid contributions to society and you think we fear a phone call at night? Time for you to embrace the real world and stop perpetuating sexist discriminatory myths.

Take note Minister, we vote!

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Aloma Fennell 

National President

(OWN) Australia Inc.

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Advocating for the Rights,Dignity and wellbeing of the Older Women of Australia

Statement from Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL)

WEL welcomes the COAG National Summit on Reducing Violence against Women to be held in Brisbane  this coming Friday 28 October.

However WEL is very disappointed that the Summit has chosen not to address crisis services for women and children escaping violence. The need for such services, and for them to receive long-term secure Commonwealth/State funding, is critical to our national goal of eliminating domestic violence. These services are critical in homicide prevention, especially with so many Australian women being killed by their partners each year. Women need safe places to escape to and to receive expert crisis assistance.

The Summit plans to hold roundtable discussions on such topics as ‘using behavioural insights to reduce domestic violence’, ‘innovative uses of technology’ as well as important discussions on the Family Court, on Indigenous insights and experiences and the effects of domestic violence on children, but there is nothing on the agenda about crisis services, including women’s refuges.

WEL has long argued that crisis services for women and their children fleeing domestic violence are needed, and along with many women’s organisations has been campaigning for a Women and Children’s Safety program, a long term Commonwealth /State Funding program for women’s refuges.  (See: http://www.wel.org.au/our_2_cents).

WEL expresses deep concern that the COAG Summit does not see crisis services and their long term secure funding as a key issue in the prevention of violence against women. 

WEL calls on the COAG Summit to include support for long term secure Commonwealth /State funding for women’s crisis services in its deliberations and follow up actions.

National Rural Women's Coalition

The NRWC, established in 2002, connects with, and provides linkages with rural women’s organisations and individual women for a stronger networking collaboration and a voice for women living in rural, remote and regional Australia.  It is a dedicated rural women’s organisation independent of party politics.

The NRWC:

• focuses on the recognition, wellbeing, participation, economic security and safety of women in Rural, Remote and Regional Australia in partnerships with our member organisations       
• supports and grows vibrant, rural, remote and regional communities throughout Australia 
• Represents the diverse views of rural and remote women   
• Provides advice to the Australian Government on policy issues relevant  to the views and circumstances of rural and remote women
• Contributes to building a positive profit of rural women
• Celebrates the achievement of rural and remote women

We do this through the values  which underpin our work:

• Respect – recognising and showing commitment to the diverse views of Rural, Remote and Regional women
• Innovation – challenging and improving connections with Rural, Remote and Regional women
• Professionalism – acting with integrity and transparency
• Empowerment – promoting equality, diversity and inclusiveness