SlutWalk Brisbane
People from all backgrounds are invited to participate in the Brisbane SlutWalk to promote the belief that a woman's appearance and her dress choice should not be an excuse for rape, assault or being branded a 'slut'.
Overview
The word 'slut' gets thrown around in conversation far too frequently, but it still manages to pack a punch. How many times has a person's appearance led us to assume how they think or what they got up to on Saturday night? This is exactly what SlutWalkers are trying to stamp out. People from all backgrounds are invited to participate in the Brisbane SlutWalk to promote the belief that a woman's appearance and her dress choice should not be an excuse for rape, assault or being branded a 'slut'.
The first SlutWalk took place last year in Toronto as a response to the statement, “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised” made by a police representative at a university safety conference. Since then, rallies have taken place in cities across the world to banish slut-shaming.
The speakers on the day include Fiona Patten and Rory Killen from The Australian Sex Party and speakers from sex worker's rights organisation Respect and Brisbane Rape and Incest Survivor Centre. There'll be an an after party from 5pm at the Spring Hill Hotel featuring performances from spoken word performance artist Kiera White, Sweetcheeks Burlesque, lingerie fashion parade from Miss Em's boutique and Brisbane feminist girl group, Gunk.
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