Dear Friends of the Women's Trust, Our website is now up & running! Please visit us at http://www.vwt.org.au and let us know what you think. There's even a merchandise page with terrific women's books on sale - perfect for holiday reading gifts for the women in your life (plug! plug!) BACKROOM TO BOARDROOM Our annual corporate fundraising dinner was held last week and was a great success, raising over $40,000 for the work of the Trust. Sincere thanks to our sponsors Hewlett-Packard Australia. Thanks also to our research partners, the Clark Hummerston Group, and our keynote speaker Marianne Broadbent. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2000 The annual IWD lectures will be held on March 8 at North Melbourne Town Hall. The theme is "Women of Spirit" and we have a wonderful lineup of speakers: Olympic champion Raelene Boyle, Uniting Church minister Dorothy McCrae-McMahon, Tibetan religious freedom campaigner Kelsung, singer & Voodoun enthusiast Kerri Simpson, and Wurundjere elder Joy Murphy. Please put the date in your diary. We are offering community groups the opportunity to have a merchandise/info stall on the night at a nominal cost of $20. Space for stalls is very limited, so if your group would like to participate, please contact Sophie by email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or phone 9642 1295. POSITION VACANT... The Well Women's Services at the Royal Women's Hospital are seeking a Women's Health Consumer Information Worker to co-ordinate publications, promotion & marketing on women's health issues. This is a 6-month maternity leave position. For further information please contact Meg Gulbin at absolutely women's health 9344 2199 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... POSITION WANTED Rosemary Sangiorgio, a long-time volunteer at the Trust, is seeking part-time or casual work. Rosemary is a much-loved member of our team and I'm wondering whether anyone in the Trust networks may know of a suitable position for her. Rosemary is deaf but communicates well and has great keyboard and computer skills. Please contact Sophie at the Trust if you can help. warm regards, Sophie Best Fundraising & Public Relations Co-ordinator Victorian Women's Trust [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel. 9642 1295 -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink