From grass roots to green papers

Activists in the Literacy movement got together with government representatives to develop policies and ideas regarding Literacy Issues in the International Literacy Year. The 13th National conference of the Australian Council for Adult Literacy was held in August 1989 in Tasmania.

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production company

Summer Hill Films

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

308419

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Learning

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literacy

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1989

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