A message for every woman
Learn about the history behind these iconic feminist artworks by Carol Porter and the contemporary counterparts by Michelle Pereira.
26th November, 19 Read more
Profile: Feminist art maker Michelle Pereira
"From the moment I even remember existing, I was drawing. I’d scribble with my mum's lipstick, makeup, crayons, pastels, anything."
26th November, 19 Read more
Begin as you mean to go on: talking friendship with Leanne Miller + Duré Dara OAM
VWT Board Member Leanne Miller is a proud woman of the Dhulanyagen Ulupna Clan, Yorta Yorta nation, and the Executive Director of Koorie Women Mean Business. She has worked together with Duré Dara OAM, former restauranteur and social worker, for over two decades. This is how it all began.
9th October, 19 Read more
Cal Wilson + Santilla Chingaipe Co-Host New Trust Podcast: Money Power Freedom
Money Power Freedom is a six part podcast series looking at the barriers women face to their economic security.
8th October, 19 Read more
Resilience is Strength
"I am a daughter of the grey stone and white sand, of the arid, windswept coast, of the salty, black, closed-mouthed estuaries. My grandmother’s country is stoic, strong I know it will be there forever; waiting for me to return. The bones of my ancestors are in that place, the water is in our veins, the sky is our roof."
10th September, 19 Read more
FEMINIST FILM GUIDE: MIFF 2019
Content warning: sexual violence. See support services here. MIFF is back! The Melbourne International Film Festival (which has been running since 1952) is happening from 1-18 August 2019. The three-week film extravaganza will see some of the best works from around the globe playing on screens at some of Melbourne’s most iconic venues, including Cinema Nova, the Capitol and the Forum theatre. With over 400 films to choose from, a quick scroll through the programme may leave you feeling a little overwhelmed. Luckily, we’ve done the hard yards for you and put...
7th August, 19 Read more
Alice Lindstrom puts women at the centre
"'About Bloody Time’ is something I wish had been around when I was a teenager. I want to support the dismantling of misogynistic attitudes to periods and by extension, women’s bodies, in any way I can."
24th May, 19 Read more
Aimee Carruthers: Creator & Clampaigner
Aimee Carruthers is the kind of lady who wears many hats, and boy, does she wear them well.
24th May, 19 Read more
Menstrual Activism is Taking Over the World
A new wave of period activism is a-flowin’ (ha) around the world. High on the agenda is tackling period poverty to support the millions of people around the world who can not afford menstrual supplies, promoting sustainable alternatives like reusable menstrual cups in the face of climate change and campaigning for greater awareness of periods in the workplace, schools and life in general. Menstrual activists are united in fighting for drastic change in the way we think about periods. Reimagining menstruation as something positive and worthy of celebration, undermining the pervasive...
21st May, 19 Read more
Michelle Pereira’s work illustrates strength and unity
Known on Instagram as Young Papadum, Michelle Pereira makes character driven illustrations. Her subjects are trendy and fierce, seen riding motorbikes next to ravens without a care in their world. No wonder we can't get enough of her work.
10th May, 19 Read more