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Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow – Interviews

A collection of interviews in tribute to Sharan Burrow on the Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow DVD.

Film Topics:

PoliticsUnionsWomen

Film Tags:

ActivismAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Labor PartyClimate changeDave RobsonDon HenryEducationEnvironmentEqual pay for womenGreg CombetHealth & safetyInternational Trade Union ConfederationJennie GeorgeJoan KirnerJohn HowardJohn Howard GovernmentMaternity leaveMerri BlairMetherall campaignPaul KeatingPeter BurrowPoliticsSharan BurrowSocial justiceUnion campaignsVietnam WarWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace reformYour Rights at Work campaign

Film Type:

InterviewVideo - Tribute
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Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow – Sharan’s Story

A short documentary about Sharan Burrow on the Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow DVD.

Film Topics:

PoliticsUnionsWomen

Film Tags:

ActivismAl GoreAngela MerkelAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Education Union AEUAustralian Labor PartyAustralian Workplace AgreementsAwardsBill KeltyBonoChildcareClimate changeCollective bargaining rightsDave RobsonDon HenryEducationEnvironmentEqual pay for womenFeminist movementFirefightersGough WhitlamGreg CombetHealth & safetyIndigenousInternational Trade Union ConfederationJennie GeorgeJoan KirnerJohn HowardJohn Howard GovernmentMaritime Union of AustraliaMaternity leaveMerri BlairMetherall campaignNSW Teacher’s FederationPaid parental leavePaul KeatingPeter BurrowPeter ReithPoliticsSharan BurrowSocial justiceUnfair dismissalUnion campaignsVietnam WarWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace reformYour Rights at Work campaign

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Deep Bells Ringing – The Life And Songs Of Paul Robeson

A documentary recounting American bass baritone artist and political activist Paul Robeson's visit to the construction site of the Sydney Opera House.

Film Topics:

Building and ConstructionUnions

Film Tags:

ActivismAustralia - NSW - SydneyBuilders Workers Industrial UnionClass struggleConstructionErnie BoatswainErrol O’NeillMargaret RoadknightMusicNancy WillsPaul RobesonPoliticsStan SharkeyStrikesSydney Opera HouseUnionsWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Video - Promotional
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Don’t Be Too Polite Girls

A short documentary about discrimination against working women in Australia from World War Two to the 1970s.

Film Topics:

Women

Film Tags:

ActivismAmalgamated Metal Workers UnionAustraliaBaby BoomBullying and harassmentEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementJob insecurityManufacturingMartha AnsaraMelbourneMelbourne Women’s Theatre GroupMetal & Iron WorkersPoliticsSocial justiceUnemploymentWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking classWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Edna Ryan – A Political Life

A documentary featuring legendary political activist and unionist Edna Ryan.

Film Topics:

PoliticsWomen

Film Tags:

1972 Whitlam election1974 National Wage CaseActivismAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Labor PartyCommunismCommunist PartyConscriptionDepressionsEdna RyanEducationEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementFood insecurityGreat Strike of 1917Housing insecurityPoliticsPovertyRussian RevolutionSocial justiceSocialismStrikesSydneyUnemploymentUnionsWagesWomenWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War OneWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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How The West Was Lost

A feature documentary about the 1946 Aboriginal pastoral strike in Western Australia.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAgriculture

Film Tags:

Aboriginal Pastoral Strike 1946ActivismAgricultureAustraliaBlack bansClancy McKennaCommunismDon McLeanDooley Bib BinIndigenousMiningNative Administrative ActPilbaraSeaman's UnionSheep stationsSlaveryStrike orgainsationStrikesWestern AustraliaWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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Neville Bonner: Australian Biography

An extended reflective interview with Liberal Party Senator Neville Bonner, Australia's first Aboriginal member of Federal Parliament.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderPolitics

Film Tags:

1967 Australian referendum1974 Aboriginal Tent Embassy protest1978 Monday Conference1982 Land Rights march - BrisbaneAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderActivismAgricultureAustraliaAustralian Labor PartyAustralian ParliamentBill HaydenBrisbane - QueenslandCane CuttersDepartment of Aboriginal AffairsIndigenousIndigenous discriminationLiberal PartyLismore - NSWNeville BonnerNorth QueenslandPalm Island - QueenslandPalm Island Aboriginal SettlementPoliticsQueenslandTimber IndustryWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInterview
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Rocking the Foundations

A documentary feature that traces the history of New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federation and its social activism.

Film Topics:

Building and ConstructionUnions

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderActivismAustraliaBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansBuilders Labourers Federation BLFCentennial Park Green banClass struggleConstructionEnvironmentHealth & safetyHeritageImmigrantsIndigenousJack MundeyJaunita NielsonKelly’s Bush greenbanNew South WalesNorm GallagherPoliticsSocial justiceStrike orgainsationStrikesSydney Opera HouseThe Rocks - SydneyTrades HallUnionsUrban developmentUrban renewalVictoria Street redevelopment - SydneyVietnam WarWomenWomen's workplace rightsWomens rightsWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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Times Up – The Story of the Campaign For Equal Pay

A short documentary about women's long struggle for equal pay.

Film Topics:

WomenWorkplace Reform

Film Tags:

1969 Equal Pay Case1985 Equal Pay campaignActivismAlex AndersonAustraliaAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUCouncil for Action for Equal PayEdna RyanEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementJenny ActonMinimum wageNursingPoliticsPovertyPublic HealthSocial justiceSydneyUnemploymentUnionsWagesWomenWomen's workplace rightsWomens rightsWorking classWorking conditionsZelda D’Prano

Film Type:

Documentary
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Women of Steel

A documentary about the struggle of a group of women to win the right to work at the Wollongong steelworks.

Film Topics:

Building and ConstructionWomen

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderActivismAustraliaBHPBullying and harassmentEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementMetal & Iron WorkersPoliticsSocial justiceSteel productionUnemploymentWollongongWollongong May Day marchWollongong steelworks - womenWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary
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Woolloomooloo

A documentary feature about inner city working class residents fighting to save their area from re-development.

Film Topics:

HousingUnions

Film Tags:

ActivismAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansBuilders Labourers Federation BLFClass struggleClass warConstructionEvictionFederated Engine Drivers and Firemens Association of Australasia FEDFAHomelessnessHousingHousing insecurityNew South WalesPoliticsPovertyRedevelopmentRocking The Foundations (1985)SydneyUnemploymentUnionsUrban developmentVictoria Street Action GroupVictoria Street redevelopment - SydneyWaterloo (1981)WomenWoolloomoolooWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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