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WRAW Union Women’s Conference 2019
We Are Union has organised the Womens’ Rights At Work program leading up to International Women’s Day 2019. Part of this is the Union Women’s Conference 2019 and I will be attending as part of a six person delegation from MEAA. WHEN: March 05, 2019 at 9am WHERE: CFMEU building 540 Elizabeth St Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia
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MEAA news for February 2019
Marisa Wikramanayake updates you on what MEAA has been doing for the month of February 2019 and future plans.
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January 2019 MEAA Monthly Update
Marisa Wikramanayake updates you on what MEAA has been doing in January 2019 and what campaigns in journalism and media the union will be running in the next few months.
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Where you will find me in October 2018
You will hear my voice everywhere in October.
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MEAA Update for August 2018
Introduction The MEAA (Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance) is the union for journalists and writers and I thought I should start doing this monthly so that whether you are a member or not, you were aware of what the union is trying to do to help journalism and journalists. It also helps you be more informed especially if you have ideas for how the union can do more. So I will tell you what I can tell you – sometimes there are awesome things I am dying to tell you about that I cannot because they are still in planning stage behind the scenes, so please do keep that in…
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MEAA Melbourne Media Drinks
I will be at the next Melbourne MEAA Media Drinks if you want to come say hi. It’s free and both members and non-members are welcome. There will be light refreshments so we do ask that you RSVP so we know how much to order. So come chat to me in person then.
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Building alliances – a panel on organisations working together
So I was asked to be on this panel about building alliances which mostly came about because I had previously contacted IPEd with ideas about how IPEd and MEAA could collaborate. The panel consisted of myself, representing all things MEAA, Juliet Rogers of the ASA, Sherrey Quinn from ANZSI, Queensland Writers Centre’s CEO Katie Woods and the Rosanna Arciuli from the Copyright Agency. In a nutshell we definitely agreed on several points: It was vital for us to band together on several big theme issues because there was power in numbers no matter which organisation spearheaded the issue and campaign. Such big theme issues that we cared about were copyright…
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July 2016 Writing Calendar
I decided to put this calendar for the month of June together on a whim. And then people loved it. So this is the monster list of everything even remotely writerly and literary that is going on in Perth and WA in the month of July 2016 from today onwards. So a few quick answers to questions: Will this list always be on this site? MEAA WA is keen to cross-post/host/something along those lines. This will also be cross-posted at Emily Paull‘s site. And possibly on DWOA once we tweak a few things. Can you compile a list for Victoria and Melbourne? Not at this point – no time to spare.…
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Do you want a DWoA writing group?
I want to talk about writing groups today. As you may or may not already be aware, I do attend a regular writing session/group with two friends of mine every Friday. We sit in a bar, I write my book, they write their PhD theses and come four or five pm we have beer.
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The Unconvential Guide to Freelance Journalism: Part 2 – setting up the business
So in Part 1 I explained why I wanted to answer the question of becoming a freelance journalist but also clarify exactly how difficult it can be to work as a freelance journalist. In this part I am going to tell you what, in Australia at least, you need in order to become a freelance journalist and to set up a business. Business type And the first thing you need to know is that yes, you are starting a business. And that you can be all by yourself as a sole trader, work with a couple of others in a partnership arrangement or set up a company with yourself working…