Finding strength, community and revolution in footy
Djab Wurrung writer, runner and activist Sissy Austin writes, community is a vital part of healing. Sissy shares insights from her journey into finding a new community within a Women and Gender-Diverse football club, in the hope more queer mob will resist the urge to heal in isolation, and find their respective communities too.
The Retrieval of the Gweagal Spears and the La Perouse Community
When the British colonised countries, they would take items from Indigenous peoples, including but not limited to cultural items and artefacts, which often end up in museums overseas. David Johnson writes, First Nations peoples here in so-called Australia have been working to have these objects returned. At the same time, Dr Shane Ingrey shares that the practice of making these objects continues today, because the knowledge to do so remains strong.
The Mabo Centre At Melbourne University: A legacy betrayed
Boneta-Marie Mabo writes, how can the University of Melbourne’s Mabo Centre claim to fight for Indigenous justice while ignoring the direct link between mining, climate destruction, carceral violence and the existential threat facing Mer Island, the very land her grandfather fought for? True justice means recognising these struggles are deeply connected.
International Women’s Day: For ALL Women and Girls
This International Women’s Day, we are facing challenges making women and gender diverse people more vulnerable than ever. Bizzi Lavelle writes, how can this day go back to its UN roots supporting intersectional feminism, and steer away from the corporate day it’s become?
Indigenous organisations need more support to respond to climate change, and the disasters it causes
As we make our way into 2025, Australia has been battling multiple climate change driven disasters. Bhiamie Williamson writes, Indigenous people bear the brunt of damage to our lands, amidst governments and the general population turning a blind eye to climate change affecting all of us.
Women and gender diverse runners Take Back the Track from fear of violence
Sissy Austin, a long time runner, writer and activist, has launched the Take Back the Track movement, a call for women and gender diverse people to demand the right to run in safety. Sissy writes of her journey to establish the movement, and while also navigating the currents of healing; the low tides, high tides and all the swell and waves in between.
Why Invasion Day is different this year, and how to look after yourself
Every January, Blakfullas barely get a chance to embrace a new year, before being met with the dread and racial violence that surrounds the Day of Mourning. This year, Caroline reflects, our mobs are carrying more than their fair share, and it's a reminder of the importance of looking after ourselves.
