On Violence: a review
By Samaya BoromOn Violence creates a conversation about violence as a national emergency and what needs to be done to prevent it.
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Surviving: a review of Shout
By Gabrielle EverallLaurie Halse Anderson’s autobiographical collection of poetry is a story of survival more than it is a story about rape.
Eurydice on Wangetti Beach
By Claire HansenClaire Hansen’s poem ‘Eurydice on Wangetti Beach’ considers the intersections of Greek mythology and contemporary sexual violence, as they play out on a Queensland beach.
This one weird old fat joke will make you disappear completely
By Eloise GrillsSex and the City, Shallow Hal and Kim Kardashian have more in common than you think. For one, they all tacitly profit off fat jokes.
Talking Away the Taboo
By Surya MatondkarSohaila Abdulali’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape challenges the conversations surrounding rape culture and acts as a rallying call to all.
Crime fiction, and human rights? An interview with Kate Jessica Raphael
Kate Jessica Raphael in conversation with Janelle KohJanelle Koh sits down with Kate Jessica Raphael, award-winning crime fiction author for a chat about her work, and the interrelations that exist between crime fiction and human rights.
Checkpoint at the Green Line (excerpt from Murder Under the Bridge)
By Kate Jessica RaphaelRead an excerpt of Kate Jessica Raphael’s crime fiction novel ‘Murder Under the Bridge’, which is drawn directly from the author’s experiences in Palestine.
Ace&jig brings human rights and sustainability into fashion
By Anika Basetace&jig are changing fashion by putting sustainability and human rights at the heart of everything they do.
The Good Ugly, The Bad Ugly, and the Ugly Ugly
By Eloise GrillsHow come no one wants to talk about how annoying depression is?
Who will lead the way? Fashion is a human rights issue
By Claire GaynorI recently found myself, an avid lover of fashion, remarking to a colleague: ‘Really, all aspects of the fashion chain are terrible. The more I think about it, the more I feel like we shouldn’t wear clothing at all – we should all just be nude’. She laughed, but I was kind of serious. It […]
Misogyny, patriarchy and toxic masculinity: A review of Boys Will Be Boys
By Carl BradleyBoys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship By Clementine Ford Allen & Unwin Clementine Ford has delivered a fantastic piece of work written with a delicious language that is a well-crafted blend of passion, anger and humour. Boys Will Be Boys takes the reader through the very concerning series of […]