The Women's Action and Information Group – WAIG - Collection - NJSN_AC-011 1983 - present

SCOPE & CONTENT

NJSN_AC-011 comprises the following series:

Series List

1: Lane Cover Women's Safety Group Early Records, 1983-1987.
2: WAIG Seminars, Workshops and Events, 1984-2013
3: WAIG Newsletters, 1986-2008
4: WAIG Planning Committee Minutes, 1987-1995
5: WAIG Steering Committee Minutes, 1996-2010
6: WAIG Treasurer's Report, 1985
7: WAIG Annual General Meeting Minutes, 1986-2012
8: WAIG Lobbying, 1987-2004
9: WAIG Programs, 1987-2012
10: WAIG General Correspondence, 1987-2010
11: WAIG Surveys, 2003-2007
12: WAIG Grant Applications, 1987-20131
13: WAIG Organisational Stamp

BOX 1 CONTENTS

Series 1 Lane Cover Women's Safety Group Early Records, 1983-1987
All early records of the Lane Cove Women's Safety Group have been grouped together to form an artificial first series. The initiation and establishment of the Group are documented in these papers, including its early activities and initiatives, minutes, correspondence, newsletters, programs, press clippings, press releases, lobbying and start-up funding requests.
Folder/item
1.Starting Point, 1983
2.Correspondence, 1983-1986
3.'It never happened and besides she deserved it', Macquarie University survey, 1984
4.Meetings, 1983-1986
5.Newsletters and Programs, 1985-1986
6.Press Clippings, 1983-1985
7.Press Releases, 1985-1987
8.Lane Cove Women's Safety Group, Lobbying, 1983
9.Lane Cove Women's Safety Group, Lobbying, 1984
10.Lane Cove Women's Safety Group, Lobbying, 1985
11.Lane Cove Women's Safety Group, Lobbying, 1986
12.Lane Cove Women's Safety Group, Funding Requests, 1983
13.Lane Cove Women's Safety Group, Funding Requests, 1984
14.Lane Cove Women's Safety Group, Funding Requests, 1985
15.Income and Expenditure Statement, 1985
16.CEP Funding for Project Officer, 1986
17.Funding requests, 1986
18.Funding requests, 1987

BOX 2 CONTENTS

Series 2: WAIG Seminars, Workshops and Events, 1984-2013
This series consists of detailed information on each WAIG seminar, workshop or event conducted between 1984-2013 and demonstrates the range of activities conducted by WAIG to empower women and connect them to the local community through networking opportunities.
Each folder documents a particular activity including publicity material, correspondence, program information, proceedings, perspective and evaluations.
Folder/Item
1.Womens Self Defence Course: flyers, press releases, publicity, 1984-1985
2.Being a Girl Workshop: flyer, brochure, registration form, evaluations, press release, correspondence, seminar notes, publicity, 6 July 1985
3.Being a Girl Workshop: flyer, brochure, program outline, press release, speakers letters, workshop speakers, 14 September 1985
4.Growing Up Female 12-18 years: flyer, poster, 5 October 1985
5.Women's Changing Roles: program, registration, flyer, agenda, evaluation, press release, correspondence, 25 October 1985
6.Women and Tranquillisers: flyer, notes, 21 May 1986
7.Women and the Australian Film Industry: flyer, notes, 8 & 15 September 1990
8.Feeling Safe Seminar: flyer, 29 March 1990
9.Australian Feminist Book Fortnight: invitation, program, 21 September 1991
10.Girls in Schools: Gender Inclusive Curriculum; Girls Education Strategy & Newsletter, resources; Letters Girls Education Strategy, program, grant application, letters, 9 March 1992
11.Crossing the Great Divide in Education: flyer, program, expenses summary, notes, press article, letters, attendance, 12 September 1992
12.Mothers & Daughters: flyer, agenda, evaluation, press release, correspondence, 5 November 1994
13.TWOM Team – Skilled Women and Work: index and notes, letter for skilled workers, 1 April 1995
14.Home-based Work inn a Changing Society: flyer, program, transcript of proceedings, notes, Perspectives on Home Work; the Voices of Women; Australian Home Workers at a Glance; Understanding Home Work in the 1990's; Home Workers: Balancing Home-Based Work and Family / Directory: evaluation, correspondence, 20 April 1996
15.Women and Environmental Action Seminar: invitation, workshop program, press release, newsletter, correspondence, publicity, organisational information, environmental bingo, seminar evaluations, 20 September 1997
16.Focus on Us – Women Growing Older: flyers, program, registration, publicity, press information, evaluations, room booking and layout, notes: Planning for International Year of Older Persons: 12 September 1998
17.Creative Women's Arts Festival: flyers, registration form, workshop details, facilitators, program, tasks, registration process, correspondence, presenter information, publicity, 18 September 1999
18.Women and Small Business: flyers, program, publicity, press information, evaluations, planning correspondence, room layout, notes: Executive biography, Dianne Davis; NSW Women in Business Mentor Program, 18 November 2000
19.Lane Cove Library Display, 1 February 2002
20.Women and Words: flyer, program, advertising, press information, venue planning, correspondence, 14 September 2002
21.Lane Cove Citizenship Awards: program, publicity, nomination form, invitation, 14 May 2003
22.Energise Your Writing: flyer, minutes of first writing group meeting, 13 March 2003
23.Self Defence Seminar for Women: flyers, registration form, indemnity form, grant application; Taking Control: venue booking, correspondence, 6 September 2003
24.The Idea of Perfection: Kate Grenville: flyer, expenses, 9 February 2004
25.Writers Workshop: expenses, 15 March 2003
26.Girls: Self Esteem, Bullying, Obesity: flyer, finance, 23 February 2005
27.Oral History Seminar: flyer, registration, finance, 19 March 2005
28.The Secrets of Successful Goal Planning: flyer, media release, membership application, publicity, finance; Wendy Buckingham's Ready to) Set Goals Checklist, 22 October 2005
29.Mothers & Daughters: flyer, program, media release, registration form, publicity meeting notes, 18 November 2006
30.Gynaecological Cancer – What Women ...: flyer, 3 September 2007
31.Women and Friendships: flyer, publicity, 15 September 2007
32.Parragirls – A Women's Place: flyer, history and heritage meeting minutes; Parramatta Female Factory Precinct, 12 March 2009
33.Self Defence Workshop for Women: flyer, registration, publicity, 29 August 2009
34.Global Issues Local Connections IWD: flyer, email notes on speakers, 11 March 2011
35.The Changing Role of Grandmothers: flyer, photographs, letter to OWN for speaker, 2 November 2011
36.International Womens Day: flyers, song sheet, 8 October 2012
37.WAIG 10th Birthday: flyer, newsletter of celebration, display information, 21 June 1993
38.WAIG 15th Birthday: flyer, invitees, 15 June 1998
39.WAIG 20th Birthday: flyer, Lane Cove 2002 Citizenship Awards nomination form, 12 June 2003
40.WAIG 25th Birthday: flyer, half-flyer, 24 August 2008
41.WAIG 30th Birthday, 28 June 2013
42.Citizenship Awards 2002: program, invitation, publicity, 14 May 2003

Series 3: WAIG Newsletters, 1986-2008
Four folders of Newsletters comprise this series. WAIG's Newsletters were published several times a year to provide details of WAIG's activities. These records also offer community perspectives through local contributors and promote networking opportunities for women.
A gap exists in this series. There are no Newsletters for 2004, 2005 or 2006.
File/item
1.Newsletters: 8 June 1986-1 April 1992
2.Newsletters: 1 April 1993-1 July 2003 (Some missing)
3.Newsletters: 1 July 2007-1 October 2008

Series 4: Publicity and Newspaper Articles, 1986-2011
This series comprises newspaper clippings occasionally collected when WAIG or its members were mentioned in the print media. Although this information is able to be accessed from published sources, the series gives insight into the prevailing political landscape which gave the group impetus and focus for action.
File/item
1.Publicity and Newspaper Articles
2.Print Master copies

BOX 3 CONTENTS

Series 5: Planning Committee Minutes, 1987-1995
This series records the meeting minutes of the Planning committee which functioned to plan the activities of the Group, including programs and community participation, as well as communicating and responding to the community generally in relation to women's interests in health, safety and education.
Planning Committee meetings usually took place monthly.
Four manila folders hold the Minutes, which are recorded on A4 typewritten and handwritten sheets in chronological order and are dated from January 1987 to August 1995.
File/item
1.Planning Committee Minutes: January 1987-October 1988;
2.February 1989 - October 1990;
3.January 1991 - December 1993;
4.April 1994 - August 1995.

Series 6: Steering Group Minutes, 1996-2013
This series records the minutes of Steering Group meetings which were conducted approximately four times each year. The Steering Group managed projects, programs and membership to develop WAIG and its work in the community. This Committee produced WAIG's annual seminar; assisted with funding applications; facilitated members on community committees; promoted links with the community; and liaised with national groups and bodies on behalf of WAIG.
Committee membership comprised of up to 13 women, both WAIG members and non-members, with a quorum of 7, with a minimum of 4 WAIG members.
Four manila folders hold the Minutes, which are recorded on A4 typewritten sheets in chronological order and are dated from December 1996 to February 2013.
File/item
1.December 1996 – November 1998
2.February 2002 November 2006
3.January 2006 – November 2009
4.February 2010 – February 2013

Series 7: Annual General Meeting Minutes, 1986-2012
This series records the minutes of Annual General Meetings which were open for all members to attend. Details recorded were attendance, apologies, adoption and matters arising from previous meeting minutes, Office Bearers' reports and election of officers for the next year.
The minutes are held in six manila folders and are recorded on typewritten A4 sheets in chronological order, dated from November 1986 to November 2012.
File/item
1.November 1986 – November 1989
2.November 1990 – November 1993
3.November 1994 – November 1998
4.November 1999 – November 2003
5.November 2004 – November 2008
6.November 2009 – November 2012

Series 8: WAIG Lobbying, 1987-2004
This series is comprised of correspondence initiated by WAIG. It represents a variety of issues affecting women, such as changes in legislation, sexist advertising, human rights in war, equal opportunity matters, as well as local community housing. Many individuals and bodies have been lobbied, including Members of Parliament, local community leaders and corporations.
These records are generally in the form of loose sheets which are held in three manilla folders They have been created in handwritten and typescript format with some copied documents present. News cuttings and other related published material are also included.
File/item
1.January 1987 – December 1987
2.1987 – 1988
3.1990 – 2004

Series 9: Programs, 1987 – 2012
This series comprehensively documents one of WAIG's primary functions, programs for women. The series is comprised of term program sheets setting out the planned activities for weekly Monday morning sessions. A great diversity of topics, book reviews, invited speakers, seminars and discussion groups make up the session programs.
The records are generally loose pages in typescript held in three folders and filed chronologically.
File/item
1.April 1987 – December 1996
2.February 1997 – December 2003
3.February 2004 – June 2013

Series 10: General correspondence, 1987-2010
One manilla folder of typewritten loose sheets comprises this series. It contains diverse material that relate to WAIG's communications and is arranged in chronological order.
File/item
1.General correspondence, 1987-2010

Series 11: Surveys, 2002-2007
This series is comprised of two manilla folders containing WAIG surveys. The material is typewritten and includes survey documents, attachments to survey documents, results reports, associated minutes of meetings. Material is arranged chronologically.
File/item
1.Women's needs surveys, 2002, 2003
2.Future direction survey, February 2007

BOX 4 CONTENTS

Series 12: Grant Applications, 1987-2013
This series is comprised of eighteen manilla folders containing documentation associated with WAIG grant applications. Grants were predominantly provided to WAIG by Lane Cove Municipal Council each financial year, although funding was also received from other organisations. Each grant comprises application, approval and evaluation documents. The material is usually typewritten, some handwritten and is arranged in chronological order.
File/item
1.Law Foundation, 1987
2.Royal North Shore Hospital, 1988-1989
3.Lane Cove Council, 1990
4.Lane Cove Council, 1991-1993
5.Lane Cove Council, 1994
6.Lane Cove Council, 1994/5-1995/6
7.Lane Cove Council, Dept of Women, 1996/7
8.Lane Cove Council, 1997/8-1998/9
9.Lane Cove Council, 1999/2000
10.Lane Cove Council, 2001
11.Lane Cove Council, 2000/1-2001/2
12.Lane Cove Council, 2002/3-2003/4
13.Lane Cove Council, 2004/5, 2005
14.Lane Cove Council, 2005/6-2006/7
15.Lane Cove Council, 2007/8-2008/9
16.Lane Cove Council, 2009/10-2010/11
17.Lane Cove Council, 2011/12
18.Lane Cove Council, 2012/13
19.National volunteer award submission, July 2003

Series 13: WAIG Common Seal Rubber Stamp
This series contains one item: a rubber stamp customised with the words 'Lane Cove WAIG Inc Common Seal' which would have been used in association with an inking pad to leave a physical impression on paper. Official documents executed and issued under the organisation's common seal signified the authority of the organisation.
File/item list
1.WAIG Common Seal Rubber Stamp

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HISTORY
The Women's Action & Information Group (WAIG) is a not for profit community-based organisation, established in 1983 that is committed to achieving social justice for women. WAIG was initially known as the Lane Cove Women’s Safety Group which began by organising self-defence courses as a means of empowering women in the community following a series of sexual assaults in the local area.
WAIG aims to connect and support women by offering a diversity of activities, including
A discussion program to cover a wide range of topics of interest to women and covering social, cultural, political and economic issues as well as regular book reviews
An evening book group
An annual seminar on a range of subjects
Community representation on community committees
Information and referral support
Over time WAIG has maintained a significant participation in the women’s movement. The organisation is reliant on volunteers for its operations, while being partly funded by Lane Cove Council.
Reference: Women's Action and Information Group: connecting women, available at http://www.waig.org.au – Accessed on 3.7.2013

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