#ChallengeAccepted: More than just a Selfie
#ChallengeAccepted has taken Instagram by storm over the past few weeks. Women are posting black and white selfies paired with the hashtag as a means of showing solidarity with thousands …
Dangers of the Modern Romance Movie: 365 Days
365 Days is currently the top ranked movie on Netflix for 2020 and was also the most streamed movie on Netflix in June. For those who haven’t seen it, the …
Sext-Education
This week Melbourne’s heading back into iso which means going to parties, social gatherings and even school itself could be off the cards for a while. These days the only …
The Black Rainbow
The theme of Pride Month 2020 is #StillWe which has been designed to celebrate the achievements of the LGBTQIA+ community and acknowledge the adversities that many members of the community …
Pride Month: How to Fight Discrimination
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month takes place every year in June, commemorating the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, which sparked the Gay Rights Movement. In the past few years, gay …
The Unreported Cases of COVID-19: Domestic Abuse
Content Warning: This article contains discussion of violence and abuse. The period of isolation has taken a massive toll on our partnerships, friendships and family relationships. It comes as no …
Volunteer Week 2020: Changing Communities. Changing Lives.
The theme of Volunteer Week for 2020 is: Changing Communities. Changing Lives. To most people, this theme speaks to the impact that charities and volunteers have on the lives of …
Five Women on the Frontline of Coronavirus
Studies have shown that women are at a greater risk of contracting Coronavirus and suffer greater long term effects of the virus. Women make up 70% of the world’s healthcare …
So, what is a man?
With midsumma festival on, one performance I saw was Man Up! with my brother. With the script expertly derived from a series of interviews taken by director Jeremy Ives through …
Solving for misogyny in young people
Recently videos have emerged of senior students from St Kevin’s College chanting widely condemned misogynistic lyrics on a tram, with a follow up ‘song’ targeting girls at St Kevin’s sister …