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International Women's Day WA
In 1910 an international conference of women voted to hold a yearly International Women’s Day (IWD), the first of which was on 19 March 1911. This rally was motivated by a protest held in New York in 1908, organised by the Women’s Social and Political Union to rebel against poor working conditions and child labour. The women wore the colours of green (hope and new life), violet (dignity and self respect) and white (purity). This year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.
IWD is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women in the past, present and future. It is a day when women are recognised for their achievements, regardless of divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. It is an occasion for looking back on past struggles and accomplishments, and more importantly, for looking ahead to the untapped potential and opportunities that await future generations of women.
About the presenter
Our guest speaker is Narelda Jacobs. Narelda graduated from the WA Academy of Performing Arts and began her career at GWN in Bunbury. She joined Ten News in Perth in 2000, becoming their court reporter, and also filling in as weather presenter over the summer.
In 2008, after the sudden death of news anchor Charmaine Dragun, Ten announced that production of their Perth news bulletin would return to Perth from Sydney and chose Narelda as the new anchor. When Narelda was promoted to this position, Ten Perth news director Chris Hunt said: “Narelda is very much part of the fabric of Ten News in Perth, and has made a major contribution as a senior reporter”.
Ten recently ushered in a new era of news with the introduction of two new evening programs with Narelda moving to anchor the 6.30pm news. Narelda is the first female Indigenous newsreader in Australia, and would love to see more variety in the people presenting and reporting the news. She recently commented “we need to see more faces from different cultures reporting the news in general”. She is in demand as an MC and speaker and is actively involved in charity work, with a special interest in the Motor Neurone Disease Association of WA.
For those of you who watch Channel Ten, you will know that Narelda is an accomplished news reader who displays genuine empathy and compassion. She will tell us about her journalism career highlighting the good andthe bad news!
Further information
For further information on programs, events and seminars delivered nationally, please contact 08 9219 0745 or email apsc.perth@apsc.gov.au.
Terms and conditions
For cancellation and transfer terms and conditions please visit http://www.apsc.gov.au/learn/cancellation.htm.
