Interview with Jan Logie

Interview with Jan Logie, born in 1969. Recalls growing up in Invercargill "on the wrong side of town" and the experience of going overseas on a student exchange to Norway. Mentions her interest in racism and class issues as a student, and taking a year away from university to travel in Australia. Comments on moving to Wellington after completing her degree.

Details her work in the development of educational and social change messages focussing on young women's empowerment, and antiviolence and social justice campaigns. Talks about working for Wellington Women's Refuge ca 1990, the New Zealand University Students' Association as women's coordinator and then the YWCA, as well as setting up a youth service in Lower Hutt. Mentions initiating the Thursdays in Black campaign and organising other campaigns. Recalls themes for posters for the Week Without Violence campaign as well as campaigns on fair trade, racism, violence against children, and fair play in sport. Comments on the education versus information purposes of posters. Recalls working with young people, poster design as a youth positive message, and the parallels with graffiti. Refers to an anti homophobia poster and to prostitution law reform. Recalls living for periods in Japan and India, and then working for Sue Bradford at Parliament after she returned. Mentions the campaign to repeal Section 59. Reflects on the importance of messages and processes for how posters and educational resources are constructed, and the importance of design aesthetics.

Interviewer(s) - Sue Berman

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHDL-001438

Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 1.12 Hours and minutes Duration.

Physical Description: Sound files - wave files; Textual file - Adobe PDF

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHDL-001439, OHA-7378.

Search dates: 1969 - 2007

Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.

Alternative form available: Both printed and digital versions of the abstract are available