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Jessie at home, reading the morning paper before breakfast, September 1943

Jessie Street’s passport

Jessie speaking to a women’s conference in Russia, 1938

The Jessie Street Trust promotes and celebrates the groundbreaking life of Jessie Street.

Each year, the trust brings together an inspiring group of professionals and academics from all sectors for the Annual Lunch. It serves as a fundraiser to support campaigns and projects around Australia that promote Jessie’s values– the rights of women and indigenous people, peace and disarmament, and the elimination of discrimination.

The Annual Lunch will be held on Friday April 27, 2012. The inspiring keynote speaker is the academic, lawyer, and political commentator Waleed Aly. Please Join Us

Annual Lunch Fundraiser

The Trustees are pleased to announce that Waleed Aly will speak at the Annual Jessie Street Lunch at Parliament House, Sydney, on Friday 27th April 2012. Bookings close 20th April.

Join Us for the lunch.

Campaign 2012

Around one third of adult Australian women have experienced sexual harassment, mostly at work. SEE HEAR SPEAK - a campaign to raise awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace – will be launched on 22nd March, 2012, at Sydney University, by Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner. Support the SEE HEAR SPEAK campaign.