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 […]
As published at Collective Shout Dave Martin and Collective Shout In response to our petition Isuzu has agreed to remove its “x rated” sex tourism competition. More than 1000 people signed the petition in the first 24 hours. In the end we received a total of 3608 supporters. It was great see see so many men […]
Child Exploitation Forum March 20 Miss Representation Film Screening When: Saturday March 22nd 7:30pm-9:30pm (90 min feature followed by panel discussion with Melinda Tankard Reist, Calvin Taylor and others) Where: Crossway Centre Main Auditorium 2 Vision Drive, Burwood East, 3151 Cost: Gold coin donation at the door (all proceeds go to Collective Shout) Like drawing […]
Calling on Immigration Minister Scott Morrison to revoke visa Federal Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has been hearing from us a lot lately. That is because there’s been just too many misogynistic rap artists granted entry into Australia. First we wrote requesting to have Tyler, the Creator‘s visa revoked. Then we brought attention to the woman-hating lyrics […]
An article was published in The Guardian today about the campaign calling for Snoop Dogg’s visa to be revoked. Titled ‘White singers deserve the same scrutiny for sexism as Snoop Dogg‘, it implied that Collective Shout’s motivation for the campaign was race, not misogyny, sexism or violence against women. The Guardian declined to publish Dr […]
Why I want to stop Snoop Dog from visiting Australia I am a 24 year old activist with grassroots organisation Collective Shout. You may know me from my anti-violence campaign against US rapper, Tyler the Creator who verbally abused me at his all ages Sydney show last year. Just before Christmas I learned that Snoop […]
Self confessed pimp Snoop Dogg to tour Australia in 2014 As published on Collective Shout A petition has been launched on Change.org calling for the Minister for Immigration Scott Morrison to revoke the visa of US rapper and self-confessed pimp Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion aka Calvin Broadus. Snoop Dogg’s lyrics glorify violence against women. […]
What’s the point of a National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women when we welcome artists who profit from promoting it?
Pick your favourite arse by number We continue to be sold a line by the promoters and profiteers of Legends Football League (better known as Lingerie Football League, the re-branding means little) that this is a legitimate sport. Let’s see what the fans think. Here’s a snag of their comments taken at 4.15pm today. Only […]
Collective Shout’s list of Corporate offenders for 2013 As published at Collective Shout The festive season is here. You only need to look at the latest shopping centre catalogues, online stores and even your facebook news feed to see that companies are working hard to compete for your Xmas dollar. But lets not forget which […]
Another example of the abuse women receive for speaking out By Caitlin Roper Last week, The Australian newspaper reported that Channel Seven’s 7mate would be broadcasting the Lingerie Football. To all those who are unfamiliar with this spectacle, yes, it is exactly what it sounds like. While many accomplished women’s sporting leagues in Australia are […]
Brave Girls Want Change! One of the great rewards of this work for women and girls is the global collaborations that have been forged by like-minded people who recognise there is strength in numbers: that a combined voice will achieve more. The latest exciting initiative is Brave Girls Want, a powerhouse think tank and advocacy […]
