Ondru presents Voiceless Journeys
Exhibited at the Global Ideas Forum this weekend, Voiceless Journeys is a project that depicts the stories of 101 people who left their countries as a result of conflict or internal problems to come to Australia.
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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.
Spoons and other travel necessities
Leona Hameed delves into the thorny and hidden issue of forced marriage in Australia.
Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl (Episode 2): Criminal Language
Mohamad Tabbaa considers some overlooked truths behind gangs and violence in response to episode 2 of SBS’s Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl.
The Medicare co-payment: the future of public health in Australia?
Dario Mujkic scrutinises the rhetoric of making Medicare more “sustainable”, and reveals a surprising history of government attitudes towards Medicare in Australia
Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl (Episode 1): War’s Children
Watching episode 1 of Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl stirred strong feelings of both familiarity and a sense of ruptured culture for Mohamad Tabbaa.
Medical Ethics and Human Rights: Respect for Culture
Bebe Loff – Director of the Michael Kirby Centre for Public Health and Human Rights in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University – considers the need to respect culture and autonomy in the provision of health care
Sri Lanka, Human Rights and Ethical Tourism
Amra Lee explains the need to make informed choices when we travel, to avoid inadvertently supporting human rights abusers
Emerging voices of refugees on show
Mabel Kwong was at this year’s Emerge Festival Main Event, an event that gives refugees a platform to express their passion and energy, and begs the question why there isn’t more of it.
Voices against violence: listening to women with disabilities
Right Now speaks with Keran Howe, Executive Director of Women with Disabilities Victoria, about the “Voices Against Violence” project.
Love, freedom and destruction of choice in Palestine
Omar is a story of love and freedom set in occupied Palestine, and the illusion of choice that can lead to destruction when rights are denied, writes Jessica Pearce.
Three Poems: Migrant Construction Worker, By the Burmese Border, Vietnamese Refugee
Tony Page, who worked in South-East Asia for 20 years, offers three poems, one each reflecting on historical human rights issues in Vietnam, Burma and Thailand
The Benefits of Team Sport to Promote Social Inclusion amongst the Disadvantaged
With the World Cup around the corner, Justine Curatolo highlights initiatives using sport to promote social inclusion, such as the “Homeless World Cup”.