Have we reached a tipping point in Australian politics? Will the protests end with a change of government?
activism/charity
making a difference
O Brave New Web, That Has Such Real Name Policies In It!
I’ve just started a new Flickr group called Brave New Web, inspired by the awesome my.nameis.me website.
Adventures from the frontline: running my first anti-sexism workshop with young children
I ran my first anti-sexism workshop for children last week. They were a Montessori class of 5-6 year olds and I concentrated on questioning gender stereotypes, identifying sexism and a little bit of acceptance stuff of gender queer identities. I… Read More ›
Shows us your cats
Image: Tacocat I highly recommend “Sexist Queers” by Bree McKenna over at the Stranger about the expectations placed on feminists by their own community and the sexism of music media: I’ve always wanted to write a review of a dude… Read More ›
Burns and Smithers visit the House of Commons – who threw the pie?
According to the news reports, it was a reckless Bart playing a prank to get attention. But this protestor is more of an earnest Lisa – just read his blog.
Signal Boost: postcard against victim-blaming
This is a terrific campaign against rape myths, and Rape Crisis Scotland have made this downloadable as a print-quality PDF:
Stick with this one, there’s a surprise
More information here.
Driven to be free
Best of luck to the Saudi women drivers and their supporters today. (You can follow this extraordinary campaign on twitter at #Women2Drive).
We Will Not Go Quietly: call for submissions
Survivors Mel Hughes and Kate Ravenscroft are creating a zine by survivors of sexual assault for survivors of sexual assault: We Will Not Go Quietly.
They’re looking for a huge range of submissions, preferably by 31 July 2011. For more information, see their website We Will Not Go Quietly.
Finding the gaps in Australian women’s health services
Australia’s largest network of organisations advocating for women’s equality is marking the International Day of Action for Women’s Health on 28 May 2011 with the launch of a survey to identify gaps in Australian women’s health services.
Hoyden About Town 