Trust Journal

The Spirit of Womanism

The Spirit of Womanism

When Winnie Dunn thinks of the women who have shaped her, she thinks of one woman in particular: her grandmother.

3rd March, 20 Read more
Amelia Telford is Sowing the Seeds of Climate Action.

Amelia Telford is Sowing the Seeds of Climate Action.

Amelia Telford is an Aboriginal and South Sea Islander woman from Bundajalung country and the National Director and Founder of Seed, an offset of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) and the first Indigenous Youth Climate Network. Since Seed’s launch in 2014, the organisation has expanded rapidly, becoming a national grassroots network that both connects and bolsters the voices of young Indigenous people. Amelia and her organisation represent a movement within climate activism to position marginalised voices — those most affected — at the centre.  Amelia emphasises, “It is not only...

3rd March, 20 Read more
Becoming Shelf Aware

Becoming Shelf Aware

Literature is something I have always loved. By the time I reached university, I could quote Fitzgerald lines about mysterious green light or the elusive American Dream but the only women in my favourite books were objects of desire or disdain. I was a strident feminist, posters on my wall, proud attendee of Slut Walk and yet, my reading didn’t match. I was stuck reading books I was told were ‘classics’ or ‘essential reading’ without realising none of them contained any women like me.  During an English Literature class in my third...

28th February, 20 Read more
John Cain Memorial Eulogy Speech

John Cain Memorial Eulogy Speech

John Cain was a hugely important figure in my life, and in the lives of women and girls across the state. As premier from 1982-1990, he led one of the most progressive governments in 165 years of Victorian parliament. His contribution to gender equality was stunning.

7th February, 20 Read more