MCWH celebrated our 30th Birthday
9 December 2008

In December last year MCWH celebrated our 30th Birthday. The Celebration took place on 9 December 2008 at the Abbotsford Convent with over 100 people joining us, including past and present members, staff and board members.

Proceedings included 1970s film footage, displays of historical photographs, press clippings, annual reports and newsletters. Guest speaker, Professor Lenore Manderson from Monash University (School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, and School of Political and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Arts) shared her views about multilingual health education via three stories that were symbolic of the feminist and multicultural approach of MCWH.

Guests were entertained by gypsy band Vardos, who inspired much dancing and revelry. Equally delightful was the Italian women’s impromptu rendition of the partisan classic, ‘Bella Ciao’, followed by the Chinese version of the same, sung beautifully by our very own Yanping Xu!

To read more about our celebration, download Working Well Issue 15 from our Newsletter page.