Collective meetings:
Collective Meetings are held fortnightly during ANU teaching periods, on Mondays at 6pm in the ANUSA Boardrooms. They are a great way to meet other members, hear about upcoming events, and participate in discussions. All members are encouraged to attend and to raise items to be included on the agenda!
Online spaces:
One of the easiest ways to get involved with the Women’s Department is to join the online communities we have on Facebook. We have two Facebook groups that serve different purposes.
The Social/Alumni group allows members of the Women’s Department, including recent former members and staff, to socialise with their community. You can post memes, articles you found interesting, ask for advice or ask questions, find solidarity, provide recommendations and much more.
All members are expected to preserve the confidentiality of other members’ identities and planning activities, and prioritise the needs of current members. You will need to answer some questions to gain access to the groups, including agreeing to abide by our Safer Spaces Policy. You can find this policy here.
We also have an Instagram account and separate Facebook page that is used for all of our events and anything else we’re up to. For movements such as the August 1st Campaign, we use Facebook to organise and coordinate – find the relevant working group on our main Facebook page!
The Safer Spaces Policy applies to our online spaces.
Feminist Consciousness Raising:
Every Tuesday at 5pm we sit down in the Rose Room for a Feminist Consciousness Raising (FCR). In these discussions, under a theme and guidance, we talk about feminism, our collective emotions, lived experiences, and thoughts about different issues. These Consciousness Raisings are powerful in developing community and sharing solidarity under the patriarchy. We’ll publish the theme of each week’s FCR on our social media pages!
Bossy:
Bossy is the ANU Women’s Department’s intersectional feminist publication, which has an online platform and a yearly print magazine. The magazine was founded in 2015. They are always accepting and publishing submissions of written and visual content created by women and women-aligned non-binary and genderqueer ANU students, staff and alumni. The Bossy team aims to publish content that is different, interesting and relevant for all readers, advocate for gender equity, and create a space where our contributors can speak loudly, proudly and without apology.
Find out more and read recent articles on their website here!
To stay up to date with Bossy’s work, events and opportunities, check out their Facebook page, Instagram, and Twitter.
The Bossy team are accept written and visual contributions on a rolling basis all year round. To get involved, join the Bossy Contributor’s Facebook Group for access to regular briefs and prompts, or join the Bossy Visual Contributor’s Facebook Group for information on how to share your art and design.
ANU Women’s* X Queer Revue:
The ANU Women’s* X Queer Revue is an initiative of the ANU Women’s* and Queer Departments working with women, non-binary, gender-diverse, intersex and trans students to create and perform a satirical comedy show.
Like their Facebook page for information about getting tickets, writing workshops, auditions, and more.
You can check out the recording of Lady and the Trump, the inaugural ANU Women’s* Revue from 2017, here:
Other events:
Where there is interest, the Department also helps facilitate regular events run by members, which has included events like Book Club, Skate Pals, and whatever else people are interested in! Come along to a Collective Meeting or reach out to the Officer to discuss further.
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