The Guardian • Bev Hall
Issue #2107
HALF THE SKY
Looking back over sixty years, women have made some progress, but we still have a long way to go. My activities in the women’s movement...
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Issue #2024
Defence programmes in SA schools
In 2010 the then-Federal Government announced a pilot programme to develop a defence curriculum. Three South Australian government schools were initially selected to develop this...
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Issue #2036
Dealing with a disability and the NDIS process
Our grandson was placed with us when he was a baby. He was a victim of crime and is now living with an acquired brain...
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Issue #2161
11 September – Remembering the coup
The 11 September 1973 Chilean coup had more far-reaching and sinister repercussions than it first appears. The Chilean coup was based on the Jakarta method...
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Issue #2143
UN women’s conferences
Nairobi 1985 The first International Women’s Conference I attended was the third World Forum held in Nairobi Kenya in 1985. There were two sites, one...
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Issue #2073
Australia-Canada – 30 years behind?
At a time when Australia is intensely debating constitutional recognition of Indigenous people, it is interesting to look at Canada. They wrote recognition of Aboriginal...
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Issue #2116
Sudan – the world’s largest displacement crisis
Conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Response Forces (RSF), has led to a devastating humanitarian catastrophe. Escalating from April 2023, the...
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Issue #2152
Warrior of Peace, a visit to Leonard Peltier
Sentenced to life in prison for the murder of two US federal agents in a shoot-out in 1975, Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier was sentenced to...
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Issue #2115
PEACE NOTES
Dr Bev Hall The fast-growing expansion of the defence industry and the rapid increase of militarisation in Australia, particularly in South Australia, have established us...
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Issue #2149
LETTERS
Policing – an ongoing tragedy Dear Comrade Editor, Some police officers may wonder why they are generally treated with total distrust, if not disgust, especially...
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Issue #2168
Beijing declaration 30 years on: how far have women come?
The Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, China in 1995. It was the biggest UN forum ever held with over 34,000 delegates...
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Issue #2152
NDIS inbuilt rorts: a user’s view
The National Disability Insurance Scheme has private providers and rorting built in. This is our experience. We have written several letters of complaint about company...
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Issue #2184
International women’s action campaigns
In South Australia women have been celebrating 110 years of Women’s contributions to global peace and justice as part of International Women’s Day. The Women’s...
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Issue #2106
Fidel’s Centre
Fidel’s Centre was officially opened on 13 August 2016 to commemorate Fidel’s birthday with comrade Hannah Middleton as the guest speaker. Prior to that, it...
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Issue #2138
IWD Luncheon Adelaide
First Nations artist and writer, Tabith Lean, an eloquent advocate for criminalised women, recounted not only her own devastating personal experiences on first being incarcerated,...
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