LILAC Library
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LILAC (Lesbian Information, Library and Archives Centre) is Wellington's lending library for women whose primary relationships are with women. It operates from a room at 187 Willis Street (2nd floor - there is a lift). Come in and look around the collection; join or renew your membership. Members pay an annual subscription on a sliding scale and then borrowing is free. We have Books, DVDs and Maga
06/04/2025
we take the LILAC mobile library to Kapiti Coasters potluck dinners and display in a convenient spot - on a table or a bed perhaps. But last night all the occasional tables were loaded with pot plants so some ingenuity was needed ...
22/02/2025
LILAC's popular discussion group is meeting again this Friday 28th February at the library, from 5.30-7.30pm. All members are welcome.
Our topic this month is Intersectional Feminism - what is it - what are its origins and its aims, and how has understanding of it changed over time?
Below is a list of sources (available as free PDF files via a Google search) that may be of interest to understand how the concept developed and has changed over time. You don't have to have read them all to participate in the conversation! Links to the PDFs are in the comments below.
1. The Combahee River Collective Statement (1977)
2. Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color. Kimberle Crenshaw (1991)
3. Intersectionality and Feminist Politics. Nira Yuval-Davis (2006)
4. Affirming Fissures: Conceptualizing Intersectional ‘Ethnic’ Feminism in Aotearoa New Zealand. Rachel Simon-Kumar (2023)
If you have any questions about the group, message this page, or email lilac@le***an.net.nz with 'discussion group' as subject.
LILAC is opening for 2025 on Thursday this week - 11am-2pm
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Level 2, 187 Willis Street
Wellington
Opening Hours
| Wednesday | 5:30pm - 7:30pm |
| Thursday | 11am - 2pm |
| Saturday | 11am - 2pm |
