Author Archives: MWG
Session report: singing with Cecilia Pavolovic
Singing can be used to relax, inspire, comfort and show love were the encouraging words in the schedule for this week’s session. Singing teacher Cecilia led us through a few breathing and relaxation exercises first, some of which were very … Continue reading
The Canberra Times reviews BYP 2009 Libertea, Maternitea, Realitea!
Click on the image below to read a review of the exhibition published in The Canberra Times Times2 section on 22 January 2010. If you missed the show, you can see the works in the virtual exhbition.
The Chronicle features BYP 2009: Libertea, Maternitea, Realitea!
This article appeared in The Chronicle on 19 January 2009.
Backyard Project 2009 Exhibition – Libertea, Maternitea, Realitea!
Our exhibition has now closed, and the project formally concluded, but images of the exhibition and individual artworks are available through our website. View the virtual exhibition here. Clicking on the description of an artwork will take you to a … Continue reading
“I promise your family will eat this!” cookbook now online
Thanks to Minnie, we can make the Majura and Brindabella Womens’ Groups member-devised cookbook I promise your family will eat this available as a pdf. Just click on that link! If you need a pdf reader, you can download a … Continue reading
The Chronicle reports on the mosaic launch …
Launch of the mosaic …
Here’s a photo of artist Tess Horwitz, MLA Mary Potter and MWG President Regan Field with daughter Vivien at the official launch of the Backyard Project mosaic at Kippax Library in Holt. A lovely occasion! We’ll scan in the article … Continue reading
Program – Terms 1 and 2 2009
This is the term program for second term 2009. All meetings are 9.30 am for 10 am start AND AN IDEA OF SOME PREVIOUS SESSIONS FROM TERM 1 … 4 February – INTRODUCTION AND BOLLYWOOD DANCING After an introduction to … Continue reading
Session report: Parenting discussion with Larissa Dann
Today’s session was a discussion on parenting issues. Our guest, Larissa Dann works for Parentline and runs Parent Effectiveness Training (PET). She highlighted that Parentline offers telephone counselling for parents who have hit the wall or just need some ideas … Continue reading
Beyond “I’m Just a Mum”: Rich Stories of Motherhood
During 2007 the group undertook a narrative therapy project and published a book relating women’s experiences following motherhood. Here is an account of the project and the launch by group member Silke: The launch of our publication “Beyond I’m just … Continue reading