Weaving the threads together — our pre-Congress conversation circles
'Weaving the Threads '
Kirsten Anker reads a passage from the Greek comedy Lysastrata by Aristophanes (written 411 BCE).
In which the main character, Lysastrata, describes how the women are going to stop the wars and restore a new order and justice.
(Click on the image to watch the video)
Kirsten Anker reads a passage from the Greek comedy Lysastrata by Aristophanes (written 411 BCE).
In which the main character, Lysastrata, describes how the women are going to stop the wars and restore a new order and justice.
(Click on the image to watch the video)
What is Weaving the Threads Together?
Weaving the Threads Together (WTT) is a women's circle conversation project that provides an opportunity for you to join us on the National Congress of Women journey by contributing your thoughts and ideas as we develop the themes and program for the National Congress events and the final statement from women which will be finalised after the 2-day event in Canberra in September 2022.
Here are some ways you can be involved:
- You can host your own circle using our hosting guide
- You can participate in a circle hosted by the Congress
- You can send in an individual contribution.
Stage One of WTT
Stage One of Weaving the Threads together was held from August to November 2021. Click on the link to read
Weaving the Threads Together Combined Harvest for Stage One
Stage Two of WTT
Building on the themes which have emerged so far from the first stage of WTT and from Day One: Women Rising. Why women? Why now? Stage 2 of WTT will focus on the theme of the second online event in April Weaving. How can we work together across difference to restore climate balance?. There are two background documents for this part of the project
- ‘Independent mediation for uniting action on climate change‘ – the paper that started it all by Congress founder Janet Salisbury
- Written over 2019-20, this paper is intended to be just a discussion starter for thinking about how to break the current political deadlock preventing action on climate change.
- ‘Building a unified national agreement for Australia’s climate response - Proposal for an inclusive process to address climate risks’
- This proposal has been submitted to government.
Against this background we ask you to consider these themes:
- What resonates for you from the two background papers?
- How can women rising inspire a collaborative/working together approach on climate change?
- What are some practical next steps that the WCC could take to help this to happen?
- In considering both questions please share your experience or knowledge of successful collaboration across difference particularly where these have led to policy or action outcomes.
Stage Three of WTT
Held from mid-July - end August 2022.
For this stage, we will circulate a draft/s of the WCC Women's Charter for Change that we are developing and invite women to review and 'have their say about the charter.
You can access the draft charter here:
How you can be involved: Register to join a circle:
Click on the links to register
Friday 5 August 2022, 12.25- 1.45 pm (ZOOM)
Monday 8 August 2022, 10.25-12.00 (ACT - venue TBC)
How you can be involved: Host your own circle
We invite you to host a conversation with a small group of women either online or face-to-face and to send in the ‘harvest’ to us. Our hosting guide spells out the process and the questions we offer for you consider. The guide includes a harvest template. We envisage this as an enjoyable women’s gathering and have designed our hosting guide to make everything super easy. Harvests conducted in July — August 2022 will feed into the final version of the Charter that we take to the National Congress of Women, 11-12 September in Canberra. And all the WWT harvests are informing our thinking on a range of other topics .
Download your WTT Stage Three Hosting Guide (Word) Coming soon
Download your WTT Stage Three Hosting Guide (PDF) Coming soon
Send in an individual contribution
If you do not wish to take part in a circle but still wish to contribute your thoughts and ideas please feel free to use the questions in our guide to stimulate a written statement, an artwork or an audio visual presentation and send it in to us. All contributions are welcome.
For more information contact Lyn Stephens at lyn_s@iinet.net.au
Weaving the Threads — on Zoom!
With COVID restrictions, most of our Weaving the Threads conversations in 2021 were held on Zoom. But as you can see from this visual harvest by Honey Nelson from one of the circles in September they can be very convivial affairs in the manner of women's circles the world over.
With COVID restrictions, most of our Weaving the Threads conversations in 2021 were held on Zoom. But as you can see from this visual harvest by Honey Nelson from one of the circles in September they can be very convivial affairs in the manner of women's circles the world over.
Banner artwork: Sally Blake, 'The Ecological Thought', 2014–2021. Crocheted paper yarn. Dimensions variable
This work explores the interrelated whole. It is named after the work of philosopher Timothy Morton who writes, “the ecological thought is the thinking of interconnectedness.” He goes on to suggest that all living and non-living things are connected in a vast, entangling mesh which penetrates all aspects of life. Timothy Morton, The Ecological Thought (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2010).
This work explores the interrelated whole. It is named after the work of philosopher Timothy Morton who writes, “the ecological thought is the thinking of interconnectedness.” He goes on to suggest that all living and non-living things are connected in a vast, entangling mesh which penetrates all aspects of life. Timothy Morton, The Ecological Thought (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2010).
Women's Climate Congress Ltd, 2021
www.womensclimatecongress.com
www.womensclimatecongress.com