The Brisbane Reclaim the Night Collective released this statement on October 16.
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Reclaim the Night is a global event where women stand up against sexual violence and communities take control and respond to sexual violence against women. The event is held globally on the last Friday of October.
The Reclaim the Night Brisbane event will demand an end to sexual violence against women. The night will consist of a rally and march throughout the streets in Brisbane. The theme this year is 鈥淚t鈥檚 time to end rape culture鈥.
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As 鈥渞ainbow鈥 high school students we would like to talk about an important issue which relates to us, and that is the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
This act protects people from being discriminated against based on factors such as age, sex, marital status, religion, sexuality, gender identity as well as many other factors. On the surface, this act is amazing for ending discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people in particular.
This speech was given at a rally for marriage equality held in Sydney on October 12.
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Today we are out in force to stand up to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and to speak out against the Liberals' mad attack on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI).
And yes, it is a full scale attack. Liberal Party governments all over this country are doing everything in their power to destroy 50 years of progress towards equality for LGBTI people.
The Socialist Alliance released this statement on October 16.
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The Socialist Alliance is proud to gather with fellow feminists to Reclaim the Night around Australia this year.
We share the belief that women, when we organise and forge alliances, can make change. We fight the 鈥渧ictim鈥 tag as we fight sexism and violence against women.
About 100 members of the Sudanese community rallied in Sydney's Belmore Park on October 3 to protest against the military regime's crackdown on human rights in their home country. Speakers condemned the repression last month by the regime of President Omar Al-Bashir against crowds protesting sharp rises in fuel prices.
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In the first week of October, primary and secondary teachers on Spain鈥檚 Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera) voted by large majorities to suspend their indefinite strike.
Three West Papuan activists scaled the walls of the Australian consulate in Bali on October 6, during the APEC meeting on the island, to seek refuge and demand that foreigners be allowed to freely enter West Papua.
The Australian government, however, took the opportunity to reaffirm its long-standing support for Indonesia's occupation of West Papua.
Back in October 2001, the US-led invasion of Afghanistan adopted an humanitarian face, professing that the defeat of the Taliban would rid girls and women of an infamously cruel brand of misogyny.
But the Taliban鈥檚 violent oppression was not alone in denying the country鈥檚 females of their basic right to education, health, inheritance, and physical and emotional safety inside and outside of their homes.
The proposed the East West tunnel in Melbourne鈥檚 inner north will be environmentally, socially and economically disastrous. It is not a solution to the problem of congestion on Melbourne鈥檚 Eastern freeway.
British Tory MP Douglas Hogg made world headlines in 2009 when he was as a political expense. Amid public uproar, he was forced to stand down while his claim was investigated. He insisted the claim was legitimate, but eventually repaid the money.
The proposed East-West tunnel being built in Melbourne鈥檚 inner-north has been delayed again as residents prevented soil testing by staging rolling protest actions. But the battle is likely to resume soon.
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