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- 1992 (Creation)
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2 items.
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Women's Abortion Campaign (WAC) was a not-for-profit activist group that campaigned for the decriminalisation of abortion in Queensland, access to free and safe abortion, and sex education in schools through lobbying, rallies, and information-sharing. It was based in West End, Brisbane, and received funding largely from donations and membership subscriptions. An earlier iteration of the Women's Abortion Campaign was the Women's Campaign for Abortion (WCA), which formed in 1979 but disbanded around 1986. WCA then re-established in April 1991 as WAC, after individuals interested in abortion matters in Queensland began meeting again from 1989. WAC disbanded between the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Publicists - Debra McLoughlin, Mary Barram, Unna Liddy, Felicity Farmer, Frances Somers, Lorna Owen, Annette Liddy, Anna McCormack, Susan Price, Katrina Barben, Philippa Stanford, Nannette Wight, Jenny Hughie and Alison Stewart.
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This series contains audiovisual materials created by the Women's Abortion Campaign.
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Item 2
VHS video cassette tape, colour footage with sound, 2 hours 20 minutes, labelled 'Abortion reform and pill forum 30.4.92'. Features footage from a public meeting organised by the Women's Abortion Campaign, held 30 April 1992, titled 'The abortion pill and abortion law repeal: what are the implications form Queensland women?'. The meeting is chaired by Anna McCormack, who provides an overview of WAC and a brief history of the group before introducing the speakers. The first speaker, Unna Liddy, representing WAC, speaks on the impact of Queensland abortion laws on women's rights. The second speaker, Helen Kerr, presents a case in favour of the RU486 pill. The third speaker, Renate Klein, presents a case against RU486 as an alternative to more conventional forms of abortion. The final speaker, Jocelynn Scutt, speaks on abortion law repeal and women's abortion rights within a legal context. The meeting ends with Anna McCormack announcing upcoming WAC events, then a Q & A session.
Relates to material in Series C Box 2 Folder 9, event planning documents.
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Video cassette tape copy of Item 2.
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Unrestricted access.
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In copyright. Can be reproduced for personal research and study. For other uses see About copyright. Please attribute the Fryer Library.
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- English
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VHS video cassettes.
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Parcel 1 Items 2-3.
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Created, Kymberley Doyle, 17-Jul-2024.