2002 - Our right to safety at home, more branches open
Sydney OWN runs a successful Older Women’s Right to Safety at Home forum leading to OWN’s involvement in a committee to explore resources for older women experiencing violence and abuse.
Bankstown Wellness expands to offer 27 different activities a week, attracting a diverse membership of women from non-English speaking backgrounds. The Illawarra SilvertOWNs perform at 22 events including the OWN State Conference.
OWN blossoms with more new branches opening. Southern Highlands OWN is launched with an emphasis on skill development. They form parody performance group WENCHes (Women Embracing New Challenges in Health) and perform at a wide range of events to raise awareness of health issues.
Wollondilly kicks off with a focus on exercise and local activism.
Sutherland OWN is formed with close links to the Wellness Centre. The group is active with social issues, such as domestic violence and Aboriginal rights and promoting social cohesion through involvement in Harmony Day.
History is herstory too.
National Older Women’s Network
The National Older Women’s Network believes in a society rich in social capital, where mutual respect and trust are paramount, where diversity and debate are valued and where people and their networks have a legitimate voice.
CONTACT US
National Older Women’s Network
PO Box 3082
Redfern, Sydney, 2016
+61 – 4337925852
National Older Women's Network (NOWN) acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.
We acknowledge the sorrow of the Stolen Generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
NOWN supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the call for a First Nation's Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution and a Makarrata Commission to oversee agreement-making and truth-telling.
