June has certainly been a busy month! We celebrated World Refugee Day on June 20th– such an important day to MCWH as we experience the positive contribution immigrant and refugee women make to Australian society on a daily basis. Also…
Simplifying Complexity
Violence against women has been getting the attention it deserves lately. It is heartening to see that government, media, community organisations and the general public are getting behind the movement to eliminate violence against women and to create a more…
LGBTIQ Theatre and mental health: DRAMA queens
Creativity can help to broach those difficult conversations with our families or in our communities.
60 seconds with Natasha Jynel
Creative director and fashionista What are you enjoying doing at the moment? Everyone makes fun of me in Winter because I love drinking hot water “don’t you want a cup of tea…what about a bit of lemon and honey?” No thank…
The WRAP #32: Exploitation of migrant workers, defining violence and 60 seconds with Zubaidah Shaburdin
Hi WRAPpers! Hope this issue finds you well! There has been a lot of talk about violence against women lately, in the home, in the workplace and on the street. One the one hand, we couldn’t be happier that such…
From labour market to supermarket
We often hear about immigration being good for the labour market. But as with most economic ‘facts’ and arguments, the benefits often obscure the human cost. A recent survey showed that 80% of Australians view immigrants as being good for…
Thinking more broadly about violence
Women are always teaching us new things, as long as we take the opportunity to listen. And as bell hooks has reminded us, we need to listen closely to the concrete reality of the marginalised in order to imagine a…
60 seconds with Zubaidah Shaburdin
MCWH’s new NETFA Project Officer, and diving enthusiast What are you enjoying doing at the moment? Learning and working on the MCWH NETFA (National Education Toolkit on FGM/C Awareness) Project. After recently completing my dissertation I’m very excited to jump…
The WRAP #32: Exploitation of migrant workers, defining violence and 60 seconds with Zubaidah Shaburdin
Hi WRAPpers! Hope this issue finds you well! There has been a lot of talk about violence against women lately, in the home, in the workplace and on the street. One the one hand, we couldn’t be happier that such…
From labour market to supermarket
We often hear about immigration being good for the labour market. But as with most economic ‘facts’ and arguments, the benefits often obscure the human cost. A recent survey showed that 80% of Australians view immigrants as being good for…