Open Book Project

07/07/2024

An exciting professional development opportunity exploring the impact of online misogyny and how we can effectively have conversations about this in our classrooms.

Discover how we can challenge misogyny and influencer culture, while engaging young men and recognising their contributions to gender equality.

Delivered by three expert practitioners and researchers in this field, this event is for teachers, youth workers, counsellors, s*xuality educators, and anyone caring for and supporting young men.

Register at www.respectcollective.com.au/webinar

19/10/2023

Reclaim The Night is on tomorrow night at Broadwater Parklands, 6pm-8pm. There will be lots of fun entertainment before and after the march and we've got our signs and megaphones ready!!

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https://www.stops*xualviolence.com/event-details/reclaim-the-night-2023

14/10/2023

This was a referendum asking us to choose between two impossible and arguably inadequate options. One choice was to give coloniser recognition to the traditional owners of this land in the hope it was a ‘First step’ towards something better. The other choice was split between side with N***s or draw a line in the sand and demand treaty. That line is super fu***ng blurry.

Either way we don’t wake up tomorrow in any more or less of a racist country. Australia is racist AF and we live on stolen land. I also don’t believe that the majority of people voting no did it because they want treaty.

If you chose any option, whether yes or no, that wasn’t siding with n***s then we have work to do. We absolutely have to commit to closing the gap and improving health outcomes for First Nations people. We have to create space for yarning and the healing of a trauma that runs generations deep. The colonial pain inflicted on first nations people isn’t ‘history they need to get over’. There are people living with us who were stolen from community and country. There are people living with us who look white because of targeted government eugenics programs to ‘breed out the black’. There are people living with us who aren’t represented in local, state, or federal government because they are neither citizens or migrants. We need to use our elbows to make a path then step the f**k aside to give First Nations people A Voice.

If you didn’t side with N***s what will you do next??

Ps. If you did side with N***s please unfollow me toot sweet!!

10/10/2023

October is S*xual Violence Awareness Month. I've been fairly quiet on social media lately but super busy behind the scenes. Last week I facilitated the panel discussion at the Start By Believing Community Breakfast. Next week we are holding the annual Reclaim The Night Rally down at Broadwater Parklands. At the end of the month, I'm presenting at the S*xology In Practice Symposium in Adelaide along with Dr Tessa Opie from .co and Vanessa Hamilton from . Tess and I have also launched a new company together so stay tuned for more details!!

This month for SVAM we've been asking people to commit to to lead the change to end s*xual violence. My action is to be more present on social media and use my voice and privilege to call out misogyny and discrimination. There are a lot of things I dislike about social media so I try to avoid it but many of the things I don't like are also things that I can't ignore if I want to be a part of meaningful social change.

What will your be?

18/09/2023

Rebecca at Rostered Relationships has a great offer on at the moment for couples.

17/09/2023

Excited to receive my copy of the new book from Vanessa Hamilton at Talking the Talk Healthy S*xuality Education

I was lucky enough to read the book before it went to print and it’s one of the most up to date, sensible, and inclusive resources for parents out there.

If you want to update your own knowledge, or gain skills for starting and continuing conversations about relationships and s*xuality I highly recommend getting your hands on a copy. Give Vanessa a follow for sales info.

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13/01/2023

Resource packs all ready to be posted out to Deep Dive Virtual participants. Just because we are online doesn’t mean it has to be all computer screens. These packs contain lots of surprises and a few tools to help push your buttons!

It’s not too late to sign up for the SAR, applications close next week to allow enough time for AusPost to do their thing.

Scholarship places are available.

Www.openbookproject.com.au/deepdivevirtual

12/01/2023

Ready to kick off 2023 by learning more about yourself?

Due to unforeseen circumstances, 2 spots have just become available in the upcoming Deep Dive Virtual - S*xual Attitudes Reassessment.

Held online 3-4th February, this SAR takes a uniquely Australian approach to explore the personal and professional meaning of identity, intimacy, and inequality. It's a must-do for S*xologists and S*xuality Professionals and is an endorsed CPD activity by the *xologists. This course meets the requirements of SAS accreditation and is facilitated by a clinically accredited s*xuality educator (me) and clinically accredited psychos*xual therapist Christine Priestly.

Apply now www.openbookproject.com.au/deepdivevirtual

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07/10/2022

Popped up to Townsville for lunch with Grace Tame!

A huge thank you to Kate S*xology North Queensland for the generous invite.

25/09/2022

What a weekend!

The S*xology In Practice Symposium was filled with so many amazing learnings. I was thrilled to premier my new training for educators on Image Based Abuse and why we need to move beyond moralistic understandings to situate this as a form of intimate partner s*xual violence.

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19/08/2022

Join me on 5th September in conversation with Katrina Marson for the launch of her new book Legitimate S*xpectations.

https://avidreader.com.au/events/katrina-marson-legitimate-s*xpectations

A bookstore specialising in new, quality fiction and non-fiction based in West End, Brisbane, Australia.

17/08/2022

Registration for the S*xology In Practice Symposium is now open. With concurrent streams over 2 days this is one of the best programmes Ive seen in a long time and Im even on there too!

I'll be presenting on image based abuse as a form of gender based violence, the harms, and educational strategies for prevention and intervention.

SIPS registration gives you access to 16 hours of content, 17 presenters, and 90 days to view the recordings.

www.societyaustralians*xologists.org.au/SIPS2022

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27/07/2022

This is yet another example of why you can’t leave the complex work of inclusion to a marketing department. It requires understanding of the intersectional nature of privilege and oppression. It also requires a lot of education and work behind the scenes that may never be as recognised as slapping a pride flag on a jersey. But it matters. If we are truly committed to anti violence work we need to reflect on every action we are taking to make sure we aren’t causing harm and we need to consult with the people we are trying to include to find out what is best for them. Pretty sure if the LGBTIQA+ community had been asked if they’d rather a rainbow on a jersey or the opportunity to provide meaningful education to the players to discuss how religion and s*xuality can coexist they wouldn’t choose the jumper.

27/07/2022

Perfect!!

19/07/2022

Some girls are starting to develop breasts as early as age 6 or 7. Researchers are studying the role of obesity, chemicals and stress.

07/07/2022

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26/06/2022

So just to be clear the Umbrella Academy can be trans affirming but the American government is systematically taking away people’s right to chose what they do with their body?

26/06/2022

Today I’m unfollowing every celebrity, influencer, educator, therapist, advocate and activist who is carrying on like nothing has happened. If you aren’t raging at the machine right now (or making pretty things with your cricut because my soul needs some happy!) then we’re done here.

23/06/2022

Explaining where babies come from doesn't have to have mean explaining s*xual activity. In this video we can clearly see s***m entering the va**na, travelling through the cervix, and into the fallopian tube. The egg is fertilised by the s***m and cell division begins. The embryo implants in the wall of the uterus where the cells continue to divide, specialise, and grow. The embryo becomes a fetus, and eventually a baby!

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20/06/2022

Excited to receive a copy of this new book and teaching resource. Supporting parents and teachers to reinforce positive and proactive messaging in turn supports children and young people to develop into healthy s*xual citizens. Well done and on bringing this vision to life.

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27/05/2022

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22/05/2022

My grandfather was a staunch labour voter and this is the first election I’ve had without him. We always spent the months in the lead up to elections discussing and debating and my weekly visits were marked by commentary running in the background. I’m a lifelong Greens voter but Labour has always been part of the conversation. Gransha might have been from a different generation but I know he would have celebrated last night.

As a single mum, a teen mum, a feminist, an environmentalist, a s*xologist, a q***r woman, and a social justice warrior it makes me proud to finally have a prime minister in that openly cries on election night. What normal human wouldn’t be overwhelmed with the emotion of significant change and triumph? In a country that is trying to tackle the scourge of s*xual, domestic and family violence the last thing we needed was another term of the brand of machismo and misogyny that and his blokey corrupt mates have been peddling. We needed a leader not afraid to be themselves outside of rigid gender norms. The leaders debate was yet another insight into the character of these two men with one offering genuine praise and the other seeing an opportunity to posture what little power and control he had left. The LNP was the exact opposite of the leadership we needed if we are ever going to successfully prioritise consent and respectful relationships. Now we have a leader who acknowledges traditional owners, knows what it means and what it might take to truly reconcile the horror of our colonial history. We have a leader who respects women and gender diverse folk, who knows that being a man isn’t about brutality but empathy, and that Australia is a country where the voice of the ignored deserves to be heard. Like many others I feel hopeful with a a Labour Party in power (with strong Greens and teal independent voices) which is in stark contrast the hopelessness we’ve all felt over the last few years. Today is a happy day!! *xedisasocialjusticeissue

05/05/2022

29/04/2022

Self generated child exploitation material is one of the fastest growing issues for families. As parents it can feel overwhelming to navigate our children’s use of digital media.

Let’s face it some days we’re just exhausted and glad for some device time (us as much as them!). Sadly, the stranger danger we were all so worried about wasn’t the one we needed to focus. The dangers aren’t lurking in bushes we’ve invited them into our homes via the internet.

Don’t let your fear of techno tantrums or of looking silly because you don’t quite understand the technology stop you from setting boundaries and talking about online safety.

www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/26/children-between-three-and-six-victims-of-self-generated-child-s*xual-abuse-internet-watch-foundation

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24/04/2022

Do you avoid talking about s*xuality because you're worried you'll sound judgemental or offensive?

Are you looking for support integrating this sometimes overlooked and often taboo conversation into your professional practice?

A S*xual Attitudes Reassessment (SAR) is an opportunity to come together and explore our discomforts, shame, and biases so we can move towards greater acceptance of ourselves and others.

The Deep Dive Virtual SAR is for s*xuality educators, teachers, therapists, social workers, OT's, students, and anyone who wants to embrace justice and inclusion in their work.

Are you ready to challenge yourself?

Apply at www.openbookproject.com.au/deepdivevirtual

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Deep Dive SAR is a professional development course for the training and accreditation of s*xuality educators and s*x therapists across the world.

11/04/2022

Have you heard the terms digital native and digital immigrant?

There's an assumption that younger generations are better at using technology because it's always been around them.

However, digital literacy isn’t just about navigating various technologies, it’s also about having the digital competence to:

*Extract implicit and explicit ideas from digital media
*Stay safe online
*Think critically
*Collaborate and communicate across media
*Be creative with the tools at hand or conclusions drawn

This article from RMIT looks at workplace culture but the conclusions are the same for families- don't assume children and young people have the skills to navigate the complex digital world.

Article: https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/c4de/digital-natives-are-a-myth

26/03/2022

Who would you rather your children heard about s*xuality from? S*xuality education should be an ongoing conversation and it definitely gets less awkward the more you talk. Loads of kids don’t get any information from caregivers which means they learn about s*xuality from siblings, on the playground, and po*******hy.

Parents have the potential to play an important role in their children’s s*x education. Indeed, many of you reading this probably received a version of the “birds and bees” talk from them at some point. For some of you, this talk may have been your very first introduction to the topic of s*x (...

26/03/2022

“The response to s*xual violence must move beyond simply adding “dot paintings” to mainstream curricula to address the conditions that make s*xual violence an issue for many.“

To have a real impact on First Nations communities, we need to tell the whole story of s*xual violence in people’s lives against the backdrop of colonisation.