End Strip Searching in Prisons, Chiang Mai for Palestine, Silencing of Pro-Palestine Voices in Libraries, Addressing Coercive Control in Migrant and Refugee Communities

Tuesday, 6 August 2024 - 7:00am to 8:30am
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7.15: Nina from Flat Out and FIGJAM (Formerly Incarcerated Justice Advocates) Collective and Monique Hurley from the Human Rights Law Centre about their submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission's Justice Responses to Sexual Violence Issues Paper and efforts to  end strip searching in prisons. To read the report, head to www.flatout.org.au/submissions.
Initially aired on Women on the Line.

 

7.30: Kaushi,  feminist and activist based in Thailand, who started her career in sexual and reproductive health and rights, is a co-founder of Chiang Mai for Palestine. She speaks with Kannagi about activism in this space and the impact the group is hoping to have.

 

8.00: Spokesperson for Palestine Library Action Network Naarm (PLANN) on censorship and discrimination at the State Library of Victoria, the silencing of pro-Palestine voices and the importance of public libraries. 

 

8:15: Ajsela Siskovic, Executive Manager of Legal Services and Principal Lawyer at inTouch Women’s Legal Centre, on the new resources released by inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence to address coercive control within migrant and refugee communities. You can find these at https://intouch.org.au/legal-centre-resources/ 

 

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