Reclaiming Ancient Trade
Two worlds
Decolonising art therapy
“When a queer, brown person nurtures and loves themself, it is emphatically revolutionary.” Kirthana Selvaraj on decolonising art therapy
American Dream
Jennifer Atilémile shares insights on life in the US and tokenism in the fashion industry.
The toll of online anti-racism work and why I still persist
Alyssa Ho tells us about the emotional labour in challenging racism and provides tips for anyone wanting to speak up.
“Your back can give out” and 3 other things I’d like to tell my younger self
Sabina Giado contributes to our Perspectives section with a letter to her younger self. Knowing what she knows now, she shares a hot drink and some words of wisdom on what's to come with her younger version.
My vision for the world
Morwenna Petaia describes her experience as a university student learning about her own culture and how most of her teachers were white - sound familiar?
Regrets of a brown mother. The Feminine Mystique in 2021
Surbhi Singh contributes to our Perspectives segment in an intimate article touching 'The feminine mystique', motherhood and the cost of traditional gender roles.
Places where the patriarchy meets
Tanita Razaghi & Deborah Prospero co-author this piece with on patriarchal oppression in places like the Middle East & Latin America, addressing patriarchal sexual violence, like FGM, anti-abortion laws and femicide.
What’s in a Name?
Amrutha Ramesh calls out the not-uncommon and always uncomfortable request to camouflage our 'otherness' in order to avoid rejection in the Australian job market.
Ancestors, food systems and total co-existence in health
Fipe Preuss talks about life in diaspora and the consequent loss of connection with our lands and food systems.
Mauro
“Why could something as arbitrary and uncontrollable as skin colour and non-Eurocentric features make me feel so inferior?” asks Deborah Prospero in this personal exploration of ethnicity, identity and heritage.
Becoming a Mother during a Pandemic
Swati Gautam on the unimaginable challenges of becoming a mother during a global pandemic
How Issa Rae broadens the portrayal of Black women on screen
Norah Masige reviews The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl and talks about how Issa Rae's visionary show validated her own experiences
Casual language hides the private shame of falling in love with men
“Could it be true that “men need heterosexuality to maintain their societal dominance over women?” asks Jessie Tu, in this piece on 'breadcrumbing' and her desire for new models for human relationships
When are we going to stop romanticising our obsession with appearance?
Taneshia Atkinson explores self-love and unlearning unhealthy beauty standards
Why I don’t believe in diversity and inclusion
Ayebatonye Abrakasa talks about the problem behind white-washed diversity and inclusion strategies and how we can create actual change.
