JOURNAL WEEK 14 /WOMEN STUDIES1/ WOMEN'S ACTIVISM /BASED ON THE VIDEO -APRON STRINGS AND ATOM BOMBS

TASK 1

In the video on Women and Activism, based on the story about Apron Strings and Atom Bombs the women then had capaigned for and against a lot of issues.This involved the following; Peace, the price of gas ,equal pay,education,qualified teachers,rising cost of living,Conscription,Chilcare,War toys, Reproduction Rights,Free Speech,ie {The Cold War)They also called for affirmative action.They did this through songs, marches,Wearing Aprongs with inscriptions on them.Petitions at train stations,sporting events,door to door knocking.They had vigils,standing at public buildings,one woman actually made history by chaining herself to the Commonwealth building. They printed and shared leaflets at each giving chance. There was the tram day , they met with politicians,They had walked in single file making marches longer.


Today, Women Activists advocate for virtually the same issues as those of the past except that their approach is slightly different.They advocate for Paid Maternity Leave.Women Lawyers Fight for refugees Rights,violence against women.A.W.A campaigns for equal rights for women at work places.Issues on housing,environmemt and health are also tackled.They did this through civil disobedience,,boycotts,lobbying,non-violent confrontation,rioting,media activism,protest music and voluntary simplicity ,eg hippies.

TASK 2

1) The Union of Australian Women (UAW) is a national organisation which was formed in 1950 to work for the status and well being of women in a peaceful and environmentally safe world.

2)The current campaigns include;
- Elimination of violence against women.
- Abortion law reform and reproductive rights.
- Affordable public housing and health.
- Rights for Asylum seekers.

TASK 3

1) ECOFEMINISM is a movement or theory that applies feminist principles and ideas to ecological issues.They argue that, a relationship exists betweeen the oppression of women and the degradation of nature.


2)Ecofeminists would campaign for and against the degradation of women and the abuse of the environment. They also lay emphasis on the importance of interrelationships between humans and non-humans,eg; animals and insects and the earth.They advocate the use oftechnologies such as solar power, as a way to stay off the grid which they regard as more important than relying upon poisonous industrial process on materials.One of the missions of ecofeminism is to redefine how societies look at productivity and activity of both women and nature who have been termed passive and have been ill-used.