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Rally opposing violence against women draws hundreds in Blue Mountains

Rachel Evans — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:30:00 +1000

Rachel Evans reports that a Blue Mountains Women’s Health and Resource Centre rally opposing violence against women brought together hundreds of members of the sex and gender diverse community.

New women’s shelter secured for Sydney’s west

Susan Price — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:15:00 +1000

The Parramatta Women’s Shelter, which will meet a critical need in Sydney’s west, has secured a lease and supporters say it will be ready to welcome women and their children within months.

Defend the CFMMEU — but Setka should resign

Pip Hinman — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:30:00 +1000

This fight for women’s rights and against gendered violence is union business, says the Socialist Alliance.

White Ribbon’s failures go well beyond reproductive rights backflip

Pip Hinman — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:15:00 +1100

Australian Conservatives leader Cory Bernardi must have been furious when, in the space of less than 24 hours, White Ribbon Australia (WRA) back flipped on its decision to drop support for what he claimed was a “radical abortion policy”.

Fighting for a world without sexism: ending gendered violence

Meghan Street — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 16:45:00 +1000

An event continuing the open discussion on solutions to gendered violence was held on July 31 at the Resistance Centre in Melbourne.

Guest speakers were Sumaiya Muyeen, PhD in Gender and Cultural studies; Margarita Windisch, feminist activist and Socialist Alliance member; and Pia Cerveri, Women's and Equality Co-lead organiser at Victorian Trades Hall. An open discussion was held afterward.

Yeah Nah the Boys

Mia Sanders — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +1100

In a continuation of the rancid rape culture spewing from Australian university and high school campuses, a national grouping of young men identified with the Facebook page “Yeah the Boys”, which boasts half a million likes, is spitting chunks onto social media.

The page is receiving attention now because members of the group scheduled a “male-only” meet-up at Sydney's Coogee Beach. While the anonymous ‘Yeah the Boys’ page admins sought to distance themselves from the event, within hours thousands of the page’s followers had jumped behind it.

No safe place — yet

Karen Fletcher — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 11:00:00 +1100

Viewers of the ABC TV documentary Hitting Home, screened to coincide with the International Day against Violence Against Women on November 25, could be forgiven for thinking Australia’s “domestic violence crisis” is finally being taken seriously. Produced by ABC TV's Sarah Ferguson in cooperation with NSW Police and the NSW Department of Justice, Episode 1 of the two-part series took viewers inside DV refuges, specialist police units and courtrooms and featured interviews with incredibly courageous survivors. Their message to victims, and Ferguson’s, was clear: “Get out. Now”.

Carlo's Corner: Sure Mark Latham, domestic violence is just another leftie conspiracy

Carlo Sands — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:00:00 +1100

Well my only New Year's resolution was to have no hope the status quo would somehow miraculously change itself in 2016 — and it is a resolution that has proven all too easy to keep. For instance, any hopes that changing the “five” to a “six” on the annual calendar would lessen the misogyny strangling decency in this country were pretty quickly defeated.

Racism has no place on our streets

Sarah Hathway — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:00:00 +1000

Two thousand people rallied in Federation Square on April 4 to oppose Reclaim Australia freely spreading racism and fascism on the streets of Melbourne.

Abbott turns a blind eye to violence against women

John Rainford — Fri, 22 May 2015 10:00:00 +1000

In January this year, the Prime Minister Tony Abbott drew attention to the “unfolding tragedy” of violence against women and vowed to put the issue of what he misleadingly calls “domestic violence” on the national agenda.

Queensland Special Task Force on Domestic Violence reports

Margaret Gleeson — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:00:00 +1100

Former Governor-General Quentin Bryce, who chaired the Special Task force on Domestic and Family Violence, handed the report Not Now, Not Ever: Putting an End to Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland to Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on February 28. The task force was established on September 10 last year by the previous LNP government and charged to deliver its findings by February 28. It included several now-former MPs.

Perth rally against sexual assault

Kamala Emanuel — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:00:00 +1100

About 150 people walked through Perth on November 16 to call for an end to blaming victims of sexual assault, in the city's third annual SlutWalk. Initiated in response to comments made by a Canadian police officer that women should avoid looking like sluts if they don't want to be raped, SlutWalk continues to attract global support.

Fighting sexism: How can we reclaim the night?

Sara Brocklesby — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:00:00 +1100

Last year, more than 5000 people gathered in Brunswick to protest violence against women. It was the largest Reclaim the Night mobilisation since the early 1990s. Reclaim the Night (or Take Back the Night in the United States) is a global feminist movement that protests against the specific forms of harassment, victim blaming, sexual assault and violence experienced by women.

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