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activism, child development, children, collective shout, porn, porn culture, pornography, Sexpo, sexual exploitation, sexuality, status of women, violence against women

24 Apr 2018

We defeated Sexpo! Court rules our way in legal threat

Collective Shout successfully defends movement against Sexpo legal threat MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 24 APRIL 2018 The Federal Court...

boys, Craig Emerson, live sheep exports, manhood, masculinity, men, The Australian, toxic masculinity

23 Apr 2018

The Australian mocks a man’s tears: harms moves to encourage emotionally healthy men

MTR’s (unpublished) letter to the editor Dear Editor Two months ago, you ran a profoundly affecting extract from a new...

MTR featured in US Child’s World News in lead up to US visit this week

Today I head to the US to speak in LA, Washington and Philadelphia. In LA I’ll be addressing a gathering...

boys, Building Good Men, Christ Church Grammar School, healthy relationships, Knox Grammar School, manhood, masculinity, men, porn culture, teenagers

31 Mar 2018

Young men speaking up: a tipping point for behavioural change?

Meet Ethan. He’s 15 and a student at Knox Grammar School, Sydney. Ethan did something no 15-year-old boys have ever...

Julie Gale, Kids Free 2B Kids

18 Mar 2018

Australia has lost an outstanding campaigner who helped pioneer a radical change in attitudes to sexualisation of children. MTR honours Julie Gale in The Age obituaries

MTR and Julie Gale at Getting Real launch Melbourne Sept 16, 2009 – Pic: Melbourne Weekly Almost 10 years ago...

#pornharmskids, Caitlin Roper, Huffington Post, objectification, pontification, porn, porn culture, pornography, rape culture, sex industry, Sexpo, Sexualisation

11 Mar 2018

Porn industry cares about profits not kids

Parents Vs The Porn Industry Isn’t A Fair Fight In the end, the porn industry is concerned with profits, not...

#MeToo, #womennotobjects, activism, Caitlin Roper, collective shout, feminism, objectification, sexploitation, sexual exploitation, Sexualisation, sport, Sports Illustrated, status of women, women

16 Feb 2018

New Sports Illustrated nude spread: the same old sexism repacked as empowerment

‘The sexual objectification of women for profit is in direct contradiction to efforts to eradicate the exploitation of women’ Pic:...

body image, body shaming, BodyMattersAustralisia, dieting, Eating Disorders, Girls, teenagers, weight loss

13 Feb 2018

Weight Watchers accused of contributing to disordered eating and body shame in teens

An open letter to Weight Watchers International By Sarah McMahon I discovered today that Weight Watchers International is offering free...

A long awaited win: Ad industry updates standards on exploitative and degrading advertising

‘Every line of resistance matters’ – Dr Emma Rush When the Australian Association of National Advertisers announced this week that...

#MeToo, #timesup, Feminist Current, Meghan Murphy, music industry, objectification, sexism in music, Sexualisation, status of women, The Grammy’s, violence against women

2 Feb 2018

If the Grammys want to say #MeToo and #TimesUp, they have to address objectification

‘If we really want to end the sexist treatment of women in music, the objectification of women needs to stop’:...

#notbuyingit #womennotobjects #collectiveshout, activism, boys, corporate social responsibility, CSR, men, objectification, porn culture, Quiksilver, respectful relationships, Sexualisation, status of women

1 Feb 2018

Quiksilver dumps ‘Sweet Paradise’ sexed-up hoodie for primary school boys after protest

Gone in 24 hours. But why does this keep happening? Well that was quick. On Tuesday afternoon I posted on...

alcohol, alcohol abuse, consent, DARTA, drug education, drugs, Paul Dillon, rape, rape culture, sex, SEXUAL ABUSE, sexual harassment, sexuality, violence against women, young people

21 Jan 2018

“But that’s what happens when you get drunk”: drug expert Paul Dillon tackles alcohol and sexual assault

‘We must make sure that we are raising young men who know that it is unacceptable (and illegal) to have...