The Jessie Street Trust promotes and celebrates the ground-breaking life of Jessie Street (1889 – 1970).
Each year, around 300 people from all sectors of the Australian community gather at NSW Parliament House for the Annual Jessie Street Trust lunch, which funds an annual grant to support campaigns and projects in line with Jessie’s values, including the rights of women and indigenous people, peace and disarmament, and the elimination of discrimination.
Our Activities
Events
The 2025 Annual Fundraiser Lunch focused on the state of democracy. Professor Philip Pettit AC and Laura Tingle discussed what is going on in the US and Australia. Prof. Pettit shared notes.
The 2024 Annual Fundraiser Lunch featured speakers Julie Inman Grant and David Leser, in a panel discussion looking at gendered violence and digital spaces.
In 2023, the Annual Fundraiser Lunch focused on the referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Our speakers included Tom Calma AO, Rachel Perkins and Teela Reid.
Supported Organisations
The 2024 Annual Grant was awarded to the Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre in Redfern, Sydney, to aid their critical work supporting women and children impacted by homelessness, domestic violence and systemic disadvantage.
In 2023, Jessie Street Trust awarded a grant to Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition for the Yes23 referendum campaign on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
The annual seed grant for 2022 was provided to the Refugee Advice & Casework Service to support their Afghanistan Crisis Response Program assisting Afghani refugees seeking protection in Australia.
Jessie Street Trust awarded the 2021 annual grant to the Medical Association for the Prevention of War, to enable MAPW to launch their ‘Quit Nukes’ divestment campaign.
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