Lee Rhiannon - Other Political and Community Engagement

Other Political and Community Engagement

  • High School Students Against Vietnam War, 1968
  • Organiser with Low Cost Housing for Glebe Estate from 1971–1976
  • Secretary, Waverley International Year of the Child Committee 1978-1980
  • Organiser for Bondi Junction Residents Action Group from 1974–1978
  • Member of Women's Advisory Council to the NSW Government, 1980–82
  • Secretary, Union of Australian Women (NSW Branch), 1980–83
  • Organiser for Women Against Global Violence and Women for Survival, 1983–85
  • Member of the Woollahra P&C, 1984–89
  • Organiser for Parents Support Public Education, 1998
  • Convenor, Coalition for Gun Control 1988-92
  • Director, Rainforest Information Centre, 1990–1992
  • Director, AID/WATCH 1993-98

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