New Roots Project helps refugees settle in Australia
The New Roots project aims to help newly-arrived refugees achieve independence and reach their potential.
Society and Culture – Page 25
Review: ‘The Palestine Laboratory’
'The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology Occupation Around the World' is a must read for those wanting to understand how the oppression of Palestinians is intertwined with the export of military technologies worldwide.
Indian women demand agency in a paternalistic society
Walking Towards Ourselves demands agency for Indian women to drive social change.
What it means to be Vietnamese in Australia
Recognising one’s cultural heritage and discovering the contemporary Vietnamese identity are the two focal points of the ‘Vietnamese in Australia’ exhibition.
Dreaming of Denmark
Roselina Press spoke to ‘Dreaming of Denmark’ director Michael Graversen at the 2016 Human Rights Arts Film Festival.
Exploring casual racism through racial stereotyping
Lindsay Tanner’s fiction novel, Comfort Zone, focuses on issues of race and discrimination but suffers from it’s privileged perspective.
The Gender Fairy
Jennifer Jones chats with Jo Hirst, author of a book for children about gender identity called “The Gender Fairy”.
Justice is achieved through empowering the vulnerable
To achieve justice, privilege the voices of those directly impacted by human rights violations, writes Right Now columnist Eugenia Flynn.
What will produce the most happiness
Right Now columnist Jessica Yu speaks to Nick about Utilitarianism, Pascal’s Wager and the Matrix in her series about everyday people and their religious beliefs.
I’ve tried to run away from my faith
Right Now columnist Jessica Yu speaks to a friend about faith, doubt and disappointment in her on everyday people and religious belief.
Australian Muslims find support in the Jewish community
Right Now columnist Sylvie Leber on Islamophobia, the Jewish community and the importance of interfaith dialogue.
Explainer: The transformative power of education
Marilyn Snider explains the transformative power of education, and why a human rights curriculum must be taught in schools.
Insight into a regime that punishes dissidents and women alike
Part love story, part dissident’s tale, Raif Badawi: The Voice of Freedom examines the limitations on freedom in Saudi Arabia and provides rare insight into the stultifying lives of women there, writes Donna Lu.