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Muslim Women's Association of SA Inc added 44 new photos — at Migration Museum.

15 hours ago

A visit to the Migration Museum was scheduled on 26 September 2019 as part of the CHSP (Commonwealth Home Support Program).

The excursion coincided with the celebration of the 22nd year of the SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival, where 8,000 artists participated in 700 exhibitions across Adelaide and regional SA.

Ten members participated in this event.

The group started with a leisurely walk to the Migration Museum. The weather was excellent and the 30 minute walk was good exercise for the seniors.

The Migration Museum offers a range of permanent and temporary exhibitions and activities. The exhibitions that were showcased on the day include:

- Portraits of Elizabeth explores the migration experience and the resilience of community through the stories of Elizabethans, both past and present.
- Island Welcome Exhibition explores contemporary jewellery as a gesture of greeting in response to current Australian immigration and refugee policy.
- Leaving Britain & Establishing South Australia explores what it was like for British settlers making the journey to South Australia and taking the first steps towards building a new colony.

Next, the seniors visited the Art Museum which showcased the exhibition “Love From Damascus: The art of devotion in Islam”. The exhibition explores the divine and worldly aspects of Islamic devotion expressed artistically over one thousand years.

[Source: mwasa.org.au/wp/migration-museum-a-must-at-any-age/] ...

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22 hours ago

👵🏻✊ A woman you should know; Mary Lee (14 February 1821 – 18 September 1909) was an Irish-Australian suffragist and social reformer in South Australia. She helped form the Women's Suffrage League of SA in 1888. Lee's first activism centred on the ladies' committee of the Social Purity Society that fought for improvements in laws relating to child labour, young women's employment and the age of consent. She served as secretary of the Working Women's Trade Union League from its foundation in 1890.
🌳🌞 There's also a park named after her in the North East parklands (across from Plant 4 Bowden). ...

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Muslim Women's Association of SA Inc added 30 new photos — with Melati Lum- Author and Katrine Hildyard MP at The Hawke Centre University of South Australia.

2 days ago

One Saturday towards the end of September, MWASA (Muslim Women’s Association of SA) held “A cross-cultural exploration of women’s rights through time to commemorate 125 years of women’s suffrage in SA”.

The event was held in the Bradley Forum of the Hawke Centre, on the UniSA City West campus. UniSA allows the centre to be used for educational free community events and we acknowledge and thank them for that.

The event was opened with a lovely Quran recitation from Sister Ulfat. She recited paragraph 35 of the chapter Al Ahzab (known in English as The Confederates) in the original Arabic and then the English translation was shared so that everybody could fully appreciate the meaning. For your convenience we have included the paragraph here.

Following the Quran recitation, Chairperson Dora Abbas welcomed the gathering with a few dignified words.

Each speaker of the day was introduced by a supremely elegant MC: Sister Peta Abdalla.

The Guest of Honour for this event was Katrine Hildyard MP. Katrine works tirelessly towards bettering the lives of all South Australians. In Katrine’s fight for a fair and inclusive society she has actively encouraged and made space for CaLD women to have their voice heard in parliament. She shared with us a few words about her own personal journey and experiences as a female Member of Parliament. Everyone present was touched by Katrine’s words, she is truly a brave and highly motivated woman.

Presenting directly on the SA women’s suffrage movement was Mandy Paul. Mandy is Director at the SA Migration Museum and she herself contains an immense wealth of state history. Her speech was accompanied by a slideshow, it was very interesting to put faces to the names of the leading suffragists and their key supporters. Whilst celebrating the achievements of the suffragists, we must acknowledge and respect that the same freedoms were not extended to Aboriginal men and women until much later. We are grateful for and enriched by Mandy’s unbiased talk.

Presenting a Muslim woman’s perspective on the SA women’s suffrage movement was Melati Lum. Melati Lum is a practising lawyer specialising in public law and criminal prosection, an Australian/Malay/Chinese Muslim mum, and author of the Ayesha Dean mystery series for children. In her spare time, she is working on her next novel for a young adult audience. Melati brought several historical Muslim women to life for the audience by recounting some monumental achievements. There is a misconception that Islam oppresses women, when in reality it is humans who oppress each other and rather Islamic guidelines provide structure where a woman can be heard and be successful with her education and/or business empire.

Proceedings were concluded with an opportunity for all attendees to network over refreshments.

EVENT FEEDBACK

Everybody had the opportunity to provide feedback after the event. A template was provided asking specifically how satisfied people were with everything from promotions before the event, to the venue and seating, to each of the speeches. We can proudly say that we received 5 out of 5 across the board! ...

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2 days ago

👵🏻✊ A woman you should know; Catherine Helen Spence (31 October 1825 – 3 April 1910) was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician, leading suffragist, and Georgist. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing (unsuccessfully) for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide.
💵🏢 She's also on the $5 note and there's a building named after her on the UniSA West campus. ...

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3 days ago

🇦🇺 *FREE* at the Hawke Centre next Tuesday: How South Australia out-performs the rest of Australia - A GPI (Genuine Progress Indicator) Case Study.
💲 This presentation reveals the results of a GPI study on South Australia spanning a thirty-year period from 1986 to 2016. The results of this study indicate that the average South Australian was $3,000 per year better off in 2016 than in 2011 and around $2,000 per year better off than the average person living elsewhere in Australia. ...

Sustainable Futures Series - Business and community - University of South Australia

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Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and Wakefield Futures Group, as part of the Sustainable Futures series.

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