Supporting women

Supporting women

Supporting women

Supporting women

Supporting women

Supporting women

Supporting women

Women's Resource Centre

1980

Women's Resource Centre at the Arts Centre. The Women's Resource Centre was started in the late 1970's as part of a response to empower women to learn about health, rights, self defence etc.

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - West

Contributor: Cynthia Roberts.

Source: Entry in the 2017 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH17-069

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

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Reclaim the Night Logo

12 November 1981

Logo for the 'Reclaim the night' movement of the 1970s and 1980s where feminists organised marches demanding that the streets be made safer for women.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Other / Unknown

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-01287A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

Copyright Christchurch Star.

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Night shelter for single women, Opawa

6 October 1987

Nickie Evans (left), Joan Taylor (centre) and Joanne Stower at the night shelter for single women at 56 Vincent Place, Opawa.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South East / Opawa

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-01288A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

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Women on the Move run

29 November 1980

Participants in Women On The Move running. Some are carrying flags.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Other / Unknown

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-01267A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

Copyright Christchurch Star.

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Christchurch South Intermediate School self defence class

4 June 1986

Inspector Tom Lynch (left), police community liaison officer, in the playground at Christchurch South Intermediate School teaching a self defence class to a group of students.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South / Spreydon

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-01025A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

Copyright Christchurch Star.

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Women's Resource Centre

1980

Women's Resource Centre at the Arts Centre. The Women's Resource Centre was started in the late 1970's as part of a response to empower women to learn about health, rights, self defence etc.

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - West

Contributor: Cynthia Roberts.

Source: Entry in the 2017 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH17-072

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand License Creative Commons License

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

The Christchurch Womens Centre

26 April 1975

A woman knocks on the front door of the Christchurch Womens Centre, 249 Kilmore Street. Sitting on the verandah is a German Shepherd dog.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - Northeast

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-01279A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

Copyright Christchurch Star.

Reuse license: Contact me

Permission for commercial reuse must be sought from the Christchurch Star.

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

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