A plea from the frontline of violence against women: You can’t end it without our help
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A plea from the frontline of violence against women: You can’t end it without our help
July 4, 2021 3.00am
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She shows me the video footage. She is at a party. She is completely intoxicated. Her pupils are dilated, her words are slurred, she can barely stand. Her friends have never seen her like this. Her drink has been spiked. She will be raped shortly afterwards.
Later, when she walks into the busy emergency department, they will think she is drunk and treat her as though she is. She has to ask for a blood test, which they do after rolling their eyes. No other care will be offered, nor will she be directed to the sexual assault clinic just metres away. The police say they will get back to her.
A plea from the frontline of violence against women
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Enough is enough! Where, when and why March 4 Justice protests are taking place across Australia Alyx Gorman
Across Australia, survivors and their allies will be calling for gender equality, and justice for victims of sexual assault, through a series of protests under the banner March 4 Justice.
The focal point of the protests will be a rally outside Parliament House in Canberra on 15 March, which many people have stated they are travelling from interstate to attend.
There, March4Justice organiser Janine Hendry alongside Dr Anita Hutchison and Dr Kate Ahmad from Doctors Against Violence Towards Women, will be presenting parliament with two petitions outlining both broad and specific requests for further action.