How male perpetrators of violence against women are made invisible: Caitlin Roper in On Line Opinion
Australia is in the midst of a public health crisis. Men’s violence against women and children has reached epidemic proportions. It manifests in rape, battering, abuse and even murder. White Ribbon statistics indicate that up to one in three women will be a victim of physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes. In 2012 Victoria […]
“It’s not OK” – Caitlin Roper talks Chris Brown and violence against women
*Trigger Warning – violence against women* Collective Shout’s WA State coordinator was asked for comment about Chris Brown and Rihanna for OK magazine. Despite R&B singer Chris Brown having brutally beaten pop star Rihanna in 2009, the pair appear to have resumed their relationship. Caitlin tells OK magazine that the emphasis needs to be on […]
Pornland, hardcore truth, prison porn, don’t buy the t.shirt
Gail Dines on ABC Big Ideas Last month Collective Shout co-hosted with University of NSW, Spinifex Press and the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, a standing room only address by Pornland author and US academic Gail Dines. An extract of her address at NSW State Parliament was broadcast this week by ABC Big Ideas. You […]