The government got it wrong – the facts on sole parents.
The attack on our welfare system has intensified by the axing of the Sole Parenting Payment, forcing single parents onto the totally inadequate Newstart allowance. The Government claims that moving 110,581 sole parents onto lower income support payments when their youngest child turns eight will push them into paid jobs. However, 60% of those to … Read more
We are proof that love is not sweet
So often feminism exists between hope and despair; hope that we can make our lives better; despair that the oppressions of the every day still exist. We keep fighting, to remind ourselves of the hope part of the riddle. We engage in acts that are (even a little bit) bigger than ourselves. We fight, we … Read more
Popular demons? On single motherhood
Words and photos by Natalie Duggan, Single Parents Action Group (link to facebook group). I am a single mother. I was married and pregnant with our second child when my marriage failed, plunging my two children and I into a nightmare that has endured for years. Our emotional distress was quickly overshadowed by housing problems. … Read more
Is Tony Abbott a misogynist?
Recently, Eva Cox and I both published articles on The Conversation responding to questions about whether Tony Abbott is a misogynist. Here’s what Eva had to say: When Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave her now famous speech attacking Tony Abbott, millions of women around the world cheered.Her denunciation echoed and fuelled their anger at being … Read more
F 2012: you may remember us from such actions as…
A quick post to wish you a happy new year. Someone asked me last night to describe the year in a sentence, and I said “A year of big highs and big lows.” While I wasn’t speaking exclusively about feminism, I think it still applies. F has had startling highs this year: occupying the NSW … Read more
Community services, here to stay
As promised, here are some more images from our action outside Parliament House last Wednesday, the 21st November. All photos by Jarah Backhouse (big thanks to her). The banner with the paper dolls strung across was made by members of F and also by service users from Jannawi, Liverpool Women’s Resource Centre and West St … Read more
Don’t leave us hanging, Barry!
Congrats all on a successful action today, and special thanks to our speakers, Biljana of Jannawi, Shirley of Liverppol Women’s Resource Centre, Corina of F and Linda Burney of the NSW Labor Opposition. Here are a few initial snaps by Michelle Shackleton and Emily McMillan. We’ll have more from our wonderful photographer Jarrah Backhouse soon. … Read more
Exciting news in the barry cuts community bleeds campaign: we’re nearly there, but we need your help
F started to campaign on the issue of NSW government cuts to community services several months ago, and soon found ourselves in contact with services extremely concerned about the future. Documents obtained under FOI said services like Margaret Jurd Learning Centre and the Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service, along with twelve other services, were ear … Read more
Joint destroyed: RtN fundraiser recap
Words by Gabe Kavanagh, photos by Amanda Parkinson Excuse our absence over the last week or so. F has been drunk on sweet success. On Thursday 1 November the F Collective hosted Destroying the Joint: A fundraiser for Reclaim the Night Sydney. Over 100 people came along to hear Jenna Price and Jane Caro in conversation … Read more
Fundraiser for Reclaim this Thursday
We’re hosting a fundraiser for Reclaim the Night, Thursday 1 November, 6pm at Trades Hall Auditorioum, 377 Sussex St, Sydney. Jenna Price and Jane Caro will be speaking about Destroy the Joint. Reclaim the Night was held last Sunday and was a huge success. Special congrats to Mac, Jessie and Kate, F members who were … Read more
