Hobart
 
SAWA-Australia
 
  SAWA in Hobart and regional Tasmania
  

SAWA-Australia (Tasmania)
c/- Yabbo Thompson
11 Union Street
West Hobart Tas 7000

Secretary: Yabbo Thompson

email: hobart[AT SIGN]sawa-australia[DOT]org

Contact SAWA if you want to become involved in this local group.
If you want to speak to a SAWA contact send us an email with your phone number and we will call you.


   
  Upcoming events

The are no events planned currently.


   
Past events
 

 

Thursday 1 September:
Women in Afghanistan today: threats and aspirations
Cassy O’Connor MP, Minister for Community Development, invites you to attend an inspiring talk by Malalai Joya, former Member of the Afghanistan Parliament. Parliament House Long Room 1 pm.

Thursday 1 September:
Forum on the position of women in Afghanistan and how we can support them
Conference Room, Hobart City Council, (off Elizabeth St opposite Franklin Square) 5.30 - 7 pm; supported by Amnesty International Australia (AIA)-Tasmanian Action Centre.

 
 

RAWA speaking tour May/June 2009:

Women in Afghanistan: Shazia’s Story
Friday 29 May 7.30 pm, Law School Theatre, University of Tasmania

WILPF fundraising lunch
Sunday 31 May, 12 noon, Rugs and Kilims, 208 Elizabeth Street Hobart


   

WILPF fundraising event showing the documentary View from a Grain of Sand, with guest speaker Anne Crotty who spent time in Afghanistan, Thursday 3 December 2.30 pm at Women Tasmania, 144 Macquarie Street

Garage sale fundraiser for SAWA organized by WILPF, Saturday 10 October 2009, Community Centre, 42 Darcy Street, South Hobart, from 9 am.

Palm Sunday Rally for peace Saturday 15 March 2008 12.30 pm, Parliament House lawns Hobart. Speakers will address the occupation of Iraq, the occupation of Afghanistan (speaker: De-arne Hodges, SAWA), the occupation of Palestine, the war on civil liberties.

International Women's Day Soiree organized by Amnesty International (AIA-Tas) and the International Women's Development Agency (IWDA), Thursday 4 March 5.30 - 7pm, AIA-Tas-1st Floor (there is a lift) 130 Macquarie St Hobart. SAWA handicraft and other items for sale.

International Women's Day Breakfast in support of the International Women's Development Agency (IWDA), Sunday 7 March 9am - 12noon, 11 Union St West Hobart (off Murray St, opp. park above Elizabeth College). SAWA handicraft and other items for sale.