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On 16 May 2016, Murdoch University welcomed over 200 guests to a symposium focusing on ‘Promoting Human Rights in Educational Communities for People of Diverse Genders and Sexualities’. Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby was the keynote speaker at the event, which was followed by a panel discussion hosted by journalist Victoria Laurie from The […]
Tags: Bisexual, bullying, education, gay, Gender, human rights, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Michael Kirby, Murdoch University, safe schools coalition, tran, transgender
23 Jul 2016 |
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Could Fred Nile’s Christian Democrats party pick up a WA senate seat in the election? The right wing party has picked up the first spot on senate ballot paper, a position which often seen party receive a higher than expected number of votes. The increased vote is due to people just caring about who they […]
Tags: 2GB, Christian Democrats, climate change, Dr Mark Imisides, Election, election2016, Fred Nile, Mr Chemical, Radio, regional, rural, safe schools coalition, Senate
1 Jul 2016 |
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The Greens Candidate for the seat of Canning in the July 2nd federal election brings an expert opinion to the debate over the Safe Schools Coalition program. Aeron Blundell-Camden is a former school psychologist with first hand experiences of how bullying affects school students. At last weekend’s ‘Save Safe Schools’ rally in central Perth the […]
Tags: Aeron Bludell-Camden, canning, safe schools coalition, Save Safe Schools, The Greens
9 Jun 2016 |
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OPINION The author Gabriel García Márquez said; “All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret.” But in Australia in 2016 are we struggling to recognise the line between the first two? Are we just left with public and secret? Many people rightly felt that academic Roz Ward, the founder of the Safe Schools Coalition, […]
Tags: anti-bullying, Bisexual, Daniel Zachariou, Facebook, free speech, freee speech, gay, Intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, private, Public, queer, Roz Ward, safe schools coalition, secret, Supanova, trans*, transgender
7 Jun 2016 |
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The Supanova pop culture festival changed gears into ‘damage control mode’ today after it was revealed that the festival’s founder was an opponent of the Safe Schools Coalition anti-bullying program. Supanova founder Daniel Zachariou shared a petition on his personal Facebook account asking friends to sign a petition opposing the Safe Schools Coalition program. The […]
Tags: Apology, bullying, Daniel Zachariou, fandom, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, pop culture, safe schools coalition, Sci Fi, Supanova
6 Jun 2016 |
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Playwright Kyle J Kash has spoken out about his experiences of being bullied in a Perth High School. Kash told the crowd at Saturday’s ‘Save Safe Schools’ about his personal experience. Kash said not long into his secondary education he was targeted by other students because of his perceived sexuality. Attending a metropolitan public school […]
Tags: bullying, kyle kash, safe schools coalition, Save Safe Schools
6 Jun 2016 |
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La Trobe University has announced it has reversed its decision to suspend Roz Ward, the founder of the Safe Schools Coalition program. The univsrsity has cancelled it’s investigation into her professional conduct. The University was facing possible legal action after it announced an investigation into the embattled academic’s conduct following media coverage of a private […]
Tags: Australian Christian Lobby, beyondblue, bullying, Jeff Kennett, La Trobe University, Roz Ward, safe schools coalition, suspension
3 Jun 2016 |
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La Trobe University has announced it has suspended Roz Ward, the co-founder of the Safe Schools Coalition over a private comment she made on Facebook about the Australian flag. New Matilda have reported that Ward was stood down with pay from her position at La Trobe University following what they described as a “News Corp […]
Tags: Jeff Kennett, Roz Ward, safe schools coalition, The Australian
2 Jun 2016 |
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Jeff Kennett, the chairman of mental health advocacy group Beyondblue, has vowed to never fund any mental health project which involve LaTrobe University staff member Roz Ward. Ward, the co-founder of the Safe Schools Coalition program, was forced to step down from her role on a Victorian government educational advisory board last week after the […]
Tags: Beyondbue, Daniel ANdrews, James Merlino, Jeff Kennett, LaTrobe University, Nick Wakeling, Roz Ward, safe schools coalition
2 Jun 2016 |
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Roz Ward, the co-founder of the Safe Schools Coalition program which aims to stop LGBTIQ+ students from being bullied in the education system has resigned from educational advisory role with the Victorian government. Ward’s resignation follows a news report stating that she had described the Australian flag as “racist” in a private Facebook post. Gender […]
Tags: Australian Flag, bullying, Facebook, LaTrobe University, Martin foley, Marxism, resignation, rowena allen, Roz Ward, safe schools coalition
29 May 2016 |
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