Culture A Candle For Every Woman In what feels like a revolving door of distress, yet another Australian woman has been killed at the hands of a man who once claimed to love her. When will our country recognise this crisis for what it really is? A national emergency. By Jamila Rizvi Culture In what feels like a revolving door of distress, yet another Australian woman has been killed at the hands of a man who once claimed to love her. When will our country recognise this crisis for what it really is? A national emergency. By Jamila Rizvi Previous article Think Of Wealth Building Like Planting A Garden Next article ‘Beyond The Breakfasts’: One Woman Bringing Men To The Gender Equality Table In silence with heads bowed, we do not remember them. Instead, we imagine.That’s because remembering requires prior knowledge, something only a few of those assembled to mourn on this day have. Dressed in black, we turn our faces to the sky. Beside me one woman grips her bag so tightly it makes the veins of her hand pulse. To my left stands a girl wearing her school uniform who is silently crying. As I arrived, I glimpsed a group of women who’d seen this all before, too many times to count. Their mouths formed tight, fixed frowns; creased at the edges. Their eyes were weary but determined. Together we mark the death of a woman we didn’t know and whose brutal murder means that we never will. If this article brings up any issues for you, or if you need to speak to someone, please call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), the national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. culturethelatest Best Of Future Women Culture “Never an excuse”: Why Katrina still can’t stand the smell of bourbon By Sally Spicer Culture Janine never thought divorce would mean losing her family and friends By Sally Spicer Culture “Invisible victims”: Why Conor was forced to live in an unsafe home By Sally Spicer Culture Miranda*’s mothers group helped her escape abuse. Then the stalking began By Sally Spicer Culture “We can’t change this on our own” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture “Marching forward means ensuring all our voices are heard” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture Dr Ann O’Neill’s husband committed “the ultimate act of revenge” By Sally Spicer Culture The question victim-survivors like me are tired of being asked By Geraldine Bilston Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
