Anonymous for the Voiceless.

A group of animal rights activists are taking a unique approach to promoting veganism in Melbourne’s CBD.

Armed with Guy Fawkes masks and some shocking footage, the Anonymous for the Voiceless group say they are confronting the public with the truth…

Slut Walk — Assignment Two

Hundreds of men and women gathered in Melbourne CBD in early September for Slut Walk — a global movement that calls for an end to slut shaming, victim blaming and rape culture

The event has gained significant momentum in capital cities around the world and…

The Great Forest National Park — Assignment 2

Intro: 
Environmentalists gather on September 7th to confront the government about forest logging.
Jane McNaughton reports.

Anonymous For The Voiceless, Vegan Activism

Local animal rights activists use a novel approach to promote veganism in the city of Melbourne.

Growing public concern over the exploitation of animals in the Australian food production industry has led many to adopt an…

Activism: SlutWalk

Protesters have rallied outside Melbourne’s State Library for this year’s annual SlutWalk.

The event has become a global phenomenon since its inception in Toronto in 2011.

Ethical Dilemmas

Here’s the rogue’s gallery of examples that we talked about in class, for your perusal, contemplation and education. For some of these, such as the Robert Bogucki case, I’m afraid I can only find the MediaWatch fulminations, instead of the original report. But you get the idea.

Protesters force government to backdown after denying residency to Biswa Banik

Dr Banik’s and his family have regained their residency status after a government backflip. Banik’s son Arojkeet has mild autism, and the government denied Banik’s family residency on the grounds…

National Threatened Species Day Demonstration — Liam Clark Assignment 2

On the 80th anniversary of the death of the last Tasmanian tiger in Hobart, a group from Gippsland demonstrated outside the Victorian Treasury.

Pitches and Ethics

Thanks to Madeleine Morris for visiting our class, despite her 3am start. She’ll be presenting Breakfast all this week, so do tune in to see her over the next couple of days. For our next class, please come prepared with two pitches for your final assignment. The rubric and details are in the…