I managed this week to get in a quick submission to the 18C Consultation process. It’s not great, but it is a version of a couple of the letters that I wrote to the prior to the release of the exposure draft. At least I’m on the record, and it’s also my first submission. Hopefully the first of many. Trying to be an engaged citizen I guess. Continue reading My submission to the 18C Consultation
Category: #austracism
What I mean when I say Patriarchy?
The Gradient Lair posted this definition of patriarchy back in October 2013 …
On “on the importance of the right to offend”
I commented tonight on a post, On the Importance of the Right to Offend, by Kenan Malik on his blog. Continue reading On “on the importance of the right to offend”
Buy my shirt and help me get to WIPC:E
Here is the first shirt design I’ve added to Redbubble. It’s called Racial Discrimination Act. As in ‘act’ don’t react. My explanation of the design, Continue reading Buy my shirt and help me get to WIPC:E
Feminism and White Privilege – My comment
I posted* this comment on Feminism and White Privilege post by Robyn Oyeniyi Continue reading Feminism and White Privilege – My comment
bell hooks and Melissa Harris-Perry in conversation
I’d never heard of Melissa Harris-Perry (we don’t have her programme in Australia), but I definitely know who bell hooks is. Continue reading bell hooks and Melissa Harris-Perry in conversation
What have I got?
This video showed up in the streams today. I love it! Continue reading What have I got?
Feeling deadly today
Just realised that I’ve written 6 posts for The Critical Classroom this month and feeling bloody awesome. I wrote 8 for the month of June in 2010. Before that I can’t tell because I was on TypePad then and imported 55 posts in one day. Continue reading Feeling deadly today
I will
I will not dance for you or sing for you
I will not make art and my tell stories or share
my world for you
I will not look how you want me to look
I will not be who you want me to be, or make
the choices you want me to make
I will not value the things you want me to
value
I am not how you define me
I will not be how you define me Continue reading I will
Righting a pop culture wrong
Growing up in Brisbane in the seventies and early eighties (pre-VCR era), our television viewing was decidedly White. Weekend matinee movies and week day viewing was dominated by White people – Continue reading Righting a pop culture wrong