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Cyberversion: Pooled Resources - contributions from around the globe and based on AWIN web adaptation of the NSW Rural RTN Kit Developed by the 1997 Bathurst RTN Collective RTN
Hardcopy Kit Acnowledgements The Prisoners of the Night Project 1997, has
been a collaborative project which has captured the enthusiasm and support of
women across New South Wales and over the borders. It represents the
collective wisdom of everyone who has participated. This collection of resources and stories is
the result of wonderful conversations with women on the run - over lunch, over
coffee and over the phone. Thank you to those who shared your stories,
practical wisdom, your resources and photographs of Reclaim the Night in your
community: The participants:
Special thanks are also due to Rain Moya who
generously gave us permission to share her artwork with you, for use
associated with Reclaim the Night events. Thank you also to Alison Cone for developing
Rain’s artwork into a ’high
tec’ format so it can be incorporated into flyers, posters, badge-making
etc. Thank you also to those involved with
developing the idea of the community service announcement and professionally
producing it: We thank cinematographer Mariana Masuric
(’The Castle’) who headed the all female film crew. Thank you to the whole
crew, who are members of the Women’s Film and Sound Network, for providing
your expertise during the wonderful week end of filming the announcement.
Thank you for generously working for a fraction of your normal fees because
you believed in what we are trying to achieve. Thank you also to the cast of actors from the
Bathurst area, who very generously volunteered your time and talents: Tracey, Elvis, Helene, Hilary, Hai
Choo, Radha, Jessica, Sheirah, Marcella, Michelle and daughter, Ilka, Mirinda,
Elisha, Kristy, Sally and Ellie.
Thank you also to all the behind the scenes people who helped with the
post production: especially Alison and Lachlan for your patience with the
graphics. Thank you to Susan Clarke-Affleck for keeping
a track of the funds and providing us with financial reports. Thank you to Samantha and Gemma, NUS,
Melbourne for publicity about the project and NSW Reclaim the Night events in
the Bluestocking week broadsheet. Thank you to those organisations which
provided funds or ’in kind’ support to enable these resources to be produced
and distributed:
Thank you to the 1997 Sydney Reclaim the
Night Collective members for sharing information and resources you have produced
over the years, along with advice, support and putting us in touch with Reclaim
the Night groups across Australia and in particular with new rural groups in
NSW. It’s been great working with you. Thank you to the staff at the Women’s
Information and Referral Service, Department for Women in Sydney for the use of
your 1800 numbers and TTY number and for redirecting phone calls from women as a
result the television community service announcement. Thanks to the Department for Women for
promoting 1997 RTN events in the Women's Calendar and to Leela Griffin for
acknowledging the project in the Department's 1998 publication and expo,
‘which will highlight some of the projects funded during the first five years
of the Women's Grants Program. We thank the following people for reviewing
the first draft of the collection of stories and resources; for your meticulous
proof-reading and great comments and suggestions about the content and
presentation: Rosemary Bidgood, Susan
Clarke-Affleck, Christine Foreman, Veronica Santo,
Phyllis Setchell, Gabriele Winter, Kate Neil. From the project team: Margaret
Shearer & Jenny Barry from the Central West Women's Health Centre, Annabel
Scholes (until July 1997) & Bruce Fell from Charles Sturt University -
Mitchell and Christine Hardwick from Mid Western Area Health Service. February, 1998
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