Headlines

• Russia's feminists protesting the war
• Prominent women launch social media campaign calling for govt reforms - sparks conversation about a lack of diversity
• VALS Webinar - Addressing Coercive Control Without Criminalisation today 12:45-2pm
• 3CR's IWD Street Party today 4-8pm

We speak with Sol Fernandez, a South Asian multidisciplinary storyteller, maker and mother and Artistic Director of ‘Way Over There Collective’ - a collective of local artists, community developers & programmers based in South East Naarm. Her work explores the liminal spaces within her cultures, and the fluidity of age, relationships and sexuality. Follow Sol on Instagram: @solfernandez

We talk to Caitlin McGrane of Gender Equity Victoria about technology and online safety for women. Caitlin is a PhD candidate looking into women's attitudes towards smartphones and their tracking capabilities, and is also a presenter on 3CR Monday Breakfast.

We chat with actor, model, podcast host and Narrm QPOC icon, Matisse Laida about why community and queerness is so important in the context of IWD and what projects they have coming up. Follow Matisse on Instagram: @yournevergirlfriend and @we.eatin.good.bitch. 

Emma Valente, one of the founders of feminist theatre makers THE RABBLE, joins us to discuss their new performance work YES, which explores the complex dynamics of power, consent, knowledge and truth through a feminist lens. Get tickets for YES here and follow THE RABBLE on Instagram: @rabbletheatre

Anam Javed, Learning Specialist at the Department of Education (Victoria) and founding member of SistaHub, talks to us about preserving Muslim women’s health and wellbeing during the pandemic, in a manner that is faith-based and gender relevant.