Four hundred people came out on June 13 for the Newtown vigil for the victims of the Orlando massacre and to stand up against homophobia, transphobia, bigotry and hatred.
Speakers condemned it as a hate crime but rejected attempts by politicians and conservative media to turn this into an excuse for escalating hate campaigns against Muslims and justifying imperial wars in the Middle East. The vigil was organised by Defend Safe Schools and was endorsed by a broad range of organisations.
1098
There's a “huge appetite” for abortion law reform, Greens MLC Dr Mehreen Faruqi told a 150-strong meeting at the Glebe Town Hall on June 6. “We've waited far too long already,” she said.
The meeting was organised to launch Faruqi's decriminalisation of abortion bill, which is in its draft stage. The panelists included health professionals Philippa Ramsay and Juliet Richters, health laywer Julie Hamblin and Bethany Sheehan, a founder of My Body My Right, a group campaigning for a safe space outside abortion clinics.
![](https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13308209_870024893130690_7952873420780168720_o.jpg)
![](http://i2.wp.com/fusion.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/GettyImages-479601540.jpg?resize=1440%2C810&quality=80&strip=all)
![](https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13406956_1753319684939030_5797951409798317214_n.jpg?oh=c95c4edd1176d7c17a7b3518ea5c3796&oe=57D4AA3E)
It was with great sadness I heard of the death of David Page, one of the greatest entertainers Australia has produced in recent times. He was a famous child singer at the age of 14, an actor, musician, composer, dancer, playwright and story teller.
He was also a proud Nunukul and Munaldjali man from south-east Queensland. He was not afraid to admit his homosexuality. He was also the brother of Stephen and Russell Page of the Bangarra Dance Theatre, where he had enjoyed a long and rich artistic career.
- Previous page
- Page 4