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BBC News Published image copyrightThe Good Society image captionA video showing a young woman smearing milkshake on a mans face is used as an example of requiring consent The Australian government has been criticised for a new education campaign designed to teach schoolchildren about consent and sexual assault. The online programme uses metaphors such as eating tacos and smearing milkshake on someones face to depict disrespect and abuse. Equality activists have described the videos as "bizarre"...

Grace Tame makes history with mag cover Australian of the Year and sexual abuse survivor Grace Tame has made history by appearing on the cover of Marie Claire. Here’s why the edition is so special. Lifestyle by Ally Foster 17th Apr 2021 11:08 AM Australian of the Year Grace Tame has made history by becoming the first non-celebrity to appear on the cover of Maire Claire. The 26-year-old is a sexual abuse survivor and has be...

“We don’t need more talking, we need action.” Executive director of advocacy group Fair Agenda Renee Carr said the survey was “staggering”. “We don’t need a strawpoll on whether or not survivors get the best quality support and reform, we need leadership,” she said.  The survey, which will be open until 31 July, includes questions such as what are the major issues facing people experiencing gendered violence, what outcomes are most relevant for a national strategy against viole...

The Center for Advocacy, Response and Education is hosting events throughout April to raise awareness of the impact of sexual assault and show support for sexual assault survivors. This year is the 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Melissa Wilkerson, victim advocate for Student Affairs, said the month focuses on activities that teach sexual assault awareness and ways to get involved in sexual assault prevention. Lanie Stutz, victim advocate for Student Affairs, said the â�...

Valerie Jarrett and Civic Nation Usher in Fresh Era of Social Advocacy “Change often seems impossible until we, the people, make it inevitable," said Jarrett. Valerie Jarrett | Photo credit: VALERIE MACON/AFP + Getty Images The nation and world came to know Valerie Jarrett during her eight years as a senior advisor in former president Barack Obama’s White House. There, the Chicago lawyer turned Washington, D.C. power broker helped America’s first Black commander in chief ma...

Nobody Is Listening To The University Students Speaking Out About Sexual Violence On Campus When we ignore sexual violence in universities and allow perpetrators to go unchecked, it’s no wonder people are being raped and assaulted in Parliament. We missed you too. Sign up to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter, so you always know where to find us. I attended my first protest against sexual violence just after I began university. It was 2017 and the Australian Human Rights C...

Last modified on Fri 12 Mar 2021 23.05 EST Sexual assault and mental health services have been dealing with increased calls and emails from survivors following public allegations of rape and sexual assault against the attorney general and a ministerial staffer over the past month. Christian Porter has strongly denied the allegation, which dates back to 1988 and was detailed in a bundle of documents sent anonymously to the prime minister and other senior MPs in late February. Lisa Cheng, the exe...

Porter must go: Youth survivors speak out against sexual violence On Friday afternoon, around 250 students attended a snap rally at Town Hall called by School Strike 4 Climate activist Danielle Villafaña. March 13, 2021 On Friday afternoon, around 250 students attended a snap rally at Town Hall called by School Strike 4 Climate activist Danielle Villafaña. The rally demanded the firing of Attorney-General Christian Porter following recent revelations of sexual assault, and additionally called...

Why the Rape Claim Against Australia’s Attorney General Seems Familiar Some see unsettling parallels with another powerful man halfway across the world. “The things that are claimed to have happened did not happen,” Australia’s attorney general, Christian Porter, said last week in Perth.Credit...Stefan Gosatti/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images to get it by email. He was accused of sexual assault decades after it allegedly occurred, in a way that makes police investig...

Former aides from the Obama White House join the nonprofit Civic Nation to elevate its profile and influence.