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We made our own safety video for women
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In the latest episode of On The Rag, based on the podcast of the same name, watch as Alex Casey, Michèle A’Court and Leonie Hayden get real about women and safety. Fasten your seatbelts and hold onto your tits, the seventh episode of On the Rag is all about safety.…
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Spike in demand for New Zealand self-defence courses
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A New Zealand self-defence network is seeking more funding after a large increase in demand for classes. The Women’s Self-Defence Network – Wahine Toa has seen a 50 percent increase in five years for its courses. In 2015, the network taught 8000 students a year, and in 2018 that rose…
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Free self-defence class for Muslim women
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The Christchurch mosque attacks have sharply highlighted issues faced by New Zealand’s Islam community. Both before and after the shootings of March 15, Dunedin Muslim women reported on social media of people grabbing at their hijab, or head scarf. Dunedin self-defence teacher Bell Murphy is now offering a free class…
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Women’s Self Defense w/ Vivian Chandra
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The Women’s Self-Defence Network Wahine Toa hosted a free self defence session for refugee and migrant women and other marginalised genders along with free lunch and childcare. Lillian Hanly speaks with Vivian Chandra from the Network to find out more about the event and discuss why it is important for…
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Enabling routes to escape violence
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Ending a violent relationship requires courage, planning and support, writes Bell Murphy. From the day they are born, girls are told to fear strangers and going out at night alone. But statistically in Aotearoa, we are safer on the street at night than we are in our own homes in…
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Orienting Feminism – featuring Bell Murphy
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One of our wonderful kaiako, Bell Murphy, has been published in this amazing edited collection of essays which explores the meaning of feminism in the contemporary moment. This book focuses on feminist modes of activism, as well as media and cultural representation to ask questions about organising, representing and articulating…
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Invercargill hosts Women’s Self Defence Network national training event
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A group of women keen on teaching girls self defence have descended on Invercargill as the city plays host to a Women’s Self Defence Network national training event. The group of 11 women selected from throughout the country arrived in Invercargill on Friday for an eight-day training course for women’s…
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Self-defence course for mums and daughters
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There will be a one-day Mothers and Daughters self-defence workshop in North East Valley on March 11th, taught by Bell Murphy, an accredited member of The Women’s Self Defence Network–Wāhine Toa (WSDN-WT). The course will provide a fun, supportive space for mums and daughters to learn and practice simple techniques—mental,…
