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October is Sexual Violence Awareness Month in Australia. We light a candle in solidarity with survivors of sexual violence in Australia and the world. We ask you to do the same.  

What is Reclaim the Night? Reclaim the Night is a global women’s protest against men’s sexual violence. It is held on the last Friday in October each year. In some countries it is known as Take Back the Night. In Australia, the first Reclaim the Night marches were held in 1978, inspired by marches which … More Reclaim the Night – October

It is vital that the Queensland government amends the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 to outlaw vilification based on sex. This will provide the same protections to women to not be vilified as are currently provided in the Act on he grounds of race, religion, sexuality and gender identity. This is also a human rights issue. … More Violence against women…a human rights issue

Community activist group Wicked Pickets today commented the Palasczcuk Government’s announcement that it will act to directly outlaw the misogynist Wicked Camper (WC) van slogans. Spokesperson, Anna McCormack, said today: “The move to de-register those commercial vehicles that do not comply with Advertising Standard Board’s (ASB) findings is clearly aimed at Wicked Campers. It is … More Wicked Pickets July 2016- Media Realease

Violence against women is slowly being recognised by some governments as something that needs to be dealt with systematically in many different ways. The Federal Government established an advisory panel on family violence and awarded Rosie Batty with the Australian of the Year. The previous Queensland State government established a Domestic Violence Review Task Force … More Wicked Campers’ slogans must go…

Wicked Campers sexist slogans are violence. Defenders of the slogans argue they are funny and that women and men who are angered by the slogans lack sense of humour. I have news for you, we have a sense of humour, oh yes, but there is nothing funny about degrading women, objectifying women and putting women … More Violent, sexist slogans

Wicked Pickets is organizing a public forum on violence against women. The forum will take place on Saturday 11 June 2016 from 9am to 3pm at the Electrical Trade Union in South Brisbane. See flyer for details.   WP flier PDF

Wicked Pickets came together in July 2014 in response to Sydney woman Paula Orbea’s Australia-wide petition that called on Wicked Campervans to remove its misogynist slogans that incite violence against women. Wicked Campers is owned by John Webb and is based in Brisbane. It has offices in other Australian cities and in New Zealand. Wicked … More The history of Wicked Pickets

Have you heard people talking to young women and women of all ages about how they should avoid rape or other forms of sexual assault? Well, the following tips will work better. * Don’t put drugs in people’s drinks in order to control their behaviour. * Don’t forget: people are always allowed to change their … More 100% foolproof tips to prevent rape and sexual assault

Sexual assault is not caused by clothes, by having a drink, or by walking home late one night. Sexual assault is caused by a perpetrator of sexual violence. Rape culture includes jokes, TV, music, advertising, legal jargon, laws, words and images that make violence against women seem so normal that people believe that rape is … More What causes sexual violence against women?