The Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives is proud to present our next Open Day!

Sunday April 27th,

from 1pm to 5pm

At the Victorian AIDS Council,

6 Claremont Street, South Yarra

(off Toorak Road, about 5 minutes walk from South Yarra station).

Starring:

- The Australasian Lesbian Movement (1970-73)

- My People: Exploring the Experiences of GLBTI seniors in aged care services

- New acquisitions,
- Tours of the Archives
- Find out more about volunteering
- and refreshments!


This Open Day we are very excited to be presenting some special guests and a new collection of materials about the Australian chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis, later called the Australasian Lesbian Movement (1970-73).


Phyllis Papps and Francesca Curtis were both involved in running the group and will be our guests to present this new collection which includes a near complete set of the ALM newsletters, a scrapbook maintained for ALM over 1970-72, audio recordings of televisions interviews conducted by Francesca and Phyllis in 1970, and an interview recently conducted for ALGA's oral history project. We are extremely lucky to hold this unique collection of one of Australia's first openly homosexual groups and look forward to sharing it with you.



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My People: Exploring the Experiences of GLBTI seniors in aged care services


We are also very happy to present Dr Catherine Barrett who will share the findings from a recent study conducted by the Matrix Guild of Victoria and Vintage Men (and funded by the Reichstein Foundation).


In particular Catherine will share stories highlighting the importance of history in shaping senior's experiences of aged care.



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Show and Tell:


As always some of the treasures that have recently found their way to the Archives will be displayed.


This includes a very special donation of family photos from c.1928 from the daughter of a Melbourne homosexual man - and the extraordinary story that came with them.


And much more...

For more information feel free to contact me (Esther) on 0427 616 995 or
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Hope to see you there,


Esther


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Esther Singer
Vice President
Australian Lesbian & Gay Archives Inc

PO Box 124,
Parkville, Vic 3052


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