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2008 Gathering: EXCHANGE
The 2008 Magdalena Aotearoa National Gathering took
place from Thursday 20 to Tuesday 25 March at the Newtown Community
Centre in Wellington.
Building on the tremendous energy and goodwill that
manifested at the 2007 Gathering, the 2008 Gathering had
the theme of “exchange” and
featured a blackboard programme. Rather than a pre-planned
programme of paid tutors and presenters - which we did not have
the resources for this time - participants were invited to contribute
to a flexible programme based on what we could each offer and what
we each wanted to get out of the Gathering.

Above, Jan Bolwell reads excerpts from her current
work-in-progress,
a play about the painter Frances Hodgkins.
All participants paid a flat
fee of $70 (or $50 if they paid before 29 Feb) for
all events during the entire five days and luscious
lunches and morning and afternoon teas organised by our very
own kitchen queen, Moira Aberdeen. There was a daily fee of $20
for those unable to attend the whole Gathering.
A Gathering was also held by Magdalenas in Brisbane, Australia,
at the same time and a blog was set up for the two Gatherings
to contribute to: http://magdalenagathering.blogspot.com/
Magdalena Aotearoa Trust
PO Box 27-300
Marion Square
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone/fax: 64-4-905 4233
Email
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