Change is Gonna Come: Aboriginal Music and Activism
By Sylvie LeberRight Now columnist Sylvie Leber looks at the extraordinary history of Aboriginal music and activism – a history that the recent defunding of the Deadly Awards threatens to erase.
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Free speech at work: watch what you say?
By Dario MujkicDario Mujkic highlights the importance of employees’ rights to freely discuss workplace grievances outside of their job, and how employers’ attempts to silence such voices can be countered.
Book holds a mirror to anti-terrorism laws
By ARASIO’s new question and detention warrants are just one in a myriad of bills, acts and amendments that are summarised and scrutinised in a new book, writes Athena Rogers.
Can I get a side of glitter with my lifestyle choice?
By Senthorun RajWhen does a basic human right become a “lifestyle choice” and who gets to define what those are?
The Data Retention Bill: a blow to human rights
By Katie MillerThe balance between the power of the State and the rights of individuals has suffered a blow with the passage of the Data Retention Bill, writes Law Institute of Victoria President Katie Miller.
Jon Stewart exposes journalist Maziar Bahari’s fight for freedom
By Donna LuJon Stewart’s debut film is a moving exploration of endurance, freedom of expression, and the indomitability of the human spirit, writes Donna Lu.
Peter Drew: Real Australians Say Welcome
By Maggie WatsonMaggie Watson takes a look at artist Peter Drew’s project, Real Australians Say Welcome, which asks us to reflect on our views of asylum seekers and what it means to be Australian.
Silent conversation
Reiko Okazaki in conversation with Sha SarwariBy channeling his own experiences into his work, multidisciplinary artist Sha Sarwari draws attention to the untold narratives of asylum seekers and invites the public to engage in conversations on this topic.
Walking Borders: Arts activism for refugee rights
By Dr Louise Phillips and Dr Carles Gutierrez-SanfeliuArts activist Scotia Monkivitch devised a walked performance and installation to poetically engage the public in dialogue on border politics during the 2014 G20.
On Free Speech and Charlie Hebdo
By Somayra IsmailjeeThe murders of Charlie Hebdo journalists was a horrific tragedy. But that does not mean the “right to offend” is a cause we should champion, writes Somayra Ismailjee.
My projects demand me to be human
Reiko Okazaki in conversation with Conor AshleighDocumentary photographer Conor Ashleigh is running a series of creative storytelling workshops for Sydney migrant youth called “Seeing Summer.”
Close encounters
By Gillian TerzisWhat’s the difference between bearing witness to an atrocity and being a voyeur?