Collective Shout are very pleased to report that we have successfully defended our movement against legal threats from Sexpo, with the Federal Court in Brisbane dismissing an application brought against Collective Shout by Sexpo Limited. Sexpo Limited was also ordered to pay Collective Shout’s costs. It was in May 2017 that we were alerted to […]
Today I head to the US to speak in LA, Washington and Philadelphia. In LA I’ll be addressing a gathering of abolitionists connected with the Salvos. Then to Washington to address the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Global Summit, April 4-7, run by my friends at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. From there to […]
Parents Vs The Porn Industry Isn’t A Fair Fight In the end, the porn industry is concerned with profits, not our kids By Caitlin Roper A French pornography performer has taken to Twitter to slam parents for failing to teach their children about sex. After receiving messages of a sexual nature from boys as young […]
‘The sexual objectification of women for profit is in direct contradiction to efforts to eradicate the exploitation of women’ Pic: Sailor Brinkley Cook Instagram By Caitlin Roper The #MeToo movement has taken the world by storm, exposing the endemic exploitation and abuse of women and girls by men across a range of industries. The social […]
‘If we really want to end the sexist treatment of women in music, the objectification of women needs to stop’: Meghan Murphy nails the hypocrisy Canadian writer Meghan Murphy wrote this timely and scathing piece nailing the hypocrisy on display at the recent Grammy awards where there was lots of sloganeering around #metoo and #timesup […]
Gone in 24 hours. But why does this keep happening? Well that was quick. On Tuesday afternoon I posted on my social media pages this hoodie for primary school aged boys. It was found in the Canberra outlet store of surf style chain shop Quiksilver, which describes itself as ‘The World’s Leader in Snow and […]
‘The laser focused Melinda Tankard Reist offers the key to her unwavering purpose, so that we can unlock our own’ What a pleasure it was to be interviewed by dynamo Karen James, a former banking executive who turned her back on it all to help others find their purpose. Founder of the On Purpose Hub, […]
“Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want” – Anna Lappe There are too many companies who want you to think they care about corporate social responsibility (CSR) when they clearly don’t. Every year we collate a list of the worst for you to send a message […]
‘I shaved my pubic hair and became highly sexual…my innocence was stolen from me’ Jemima (her real name withheld by request) is a 19 year old university student living in Melbourne. At age 10 she saw pornography for the first time. Her life began to unravel, culminating in sexual assault by a group of teen […]
We will continue to #boycottWestfield Despite 58,000 signatures on a change.org petition to its CEOs, a national day of boycott held Friday, a deluge of phone calls, emails and social media posts, and significant risk of loss of reputation and brand damage, Westfield continue to absolve itself of responsibility for the advertising behaviour of tenant […]
Honey Birdette stores are not a powerful look for women Susie O’Brien November 13, 2017 WHAT are “pleasure parlours” packed with raunchy lingerie, sex toys and bondage items such as whips, paddles, bridles and harnesses doing in the middle of mainstream shopping centres? I don’t blame one Melbourne father for objecting this week to the […]
Time to act on Honey Birdette’s repeat offences I spoke with Ben Fordham on Radio 2GB yesterday about the repeat corporate offender Honey Birdette, the sex shop masquerading as a lingerie store in family shopping malls. We at Collective Shout have been campaigning against Honey Birdette for a number of years. Now the pressure is […]
