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Green Left Show #40: Stop violence against women

, Issue 1412, Analysis

This episode of the Green Left Show addresses the question of ending violence against women.

Thousands marched over the weekend of July 26-28 in the second wave of national mobilisations organised by What Were You Wearing.

See also
Women say 'no more violence' at rallies across the country
Equality for women will help eliminate violence against them
National emergency rallies demand gov’t act to stop violence against women
Ending violence against women will take more than a cultural shift
Green Left Show #6: Sexual assault, March4Justice and is a society without rape possible?

Guests on this episode include Sarah Williams of What Were You Wearing, Merri-bek councillor and Socialist Alliance member Sue Bolton, and Renée Lees of Socialist Alliance. The show also features some of the speech by journalist Nicole Madigan at the Magan-djin/Brisbane rally on July 28.

Topics discussed on this episode include: 1:28 Why organise rallies; 2:16 the #BelieveMe campaign; 3:01 government inaction since the last rallies; 4:41 federal budget failure; 6:36 the housing crisis and JobSeeker; 15:42 raising the status of women; and 19:32 the role of local government.

What Were You Wearing launched a #BelieveMe campaign at the rallies.

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