“Your privilege runs deeper than mine, but you should take that responsibility,” he said.
The expert councilor received a standing ovation when she called on the state government to shift the priority of looking at violence against women away from the police.
“Prioritize prevention. Why do we continue to glorify the police when they solve crime, but do not glorify those who prevent crime.”
Brisbane poet Huda, the goddess, encouraged women to support each other.Credit: Tony Moore
Organizers of the marches in Melbourne on Saturday used social media to encourage men to come to the gender-based violence rally in Brisbane on Sunday.
As a result, there was a ratio of one man to four women at Sunday's rally and march through Brisbane city center that started and ended in King George Square.
The men in the loud and large rally carried signs with slogans ranging from “Real men are with women” to “Call Out Your Mates,” while the women's signs were direct and specific; “Let us live” and “Teach your boys some respect” and “Even my dog understands when I say no.”
Thousands of protesters march down Brisbane's Adelaide Street as part of one of the largest gatherings since the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.Credit: Tony Moore
University of Queensland long-time women's studies professor Carole Ferrier held a banner from the 1960s that read: “Some of my best friends are men; yes, but would you want your sister to marry one?, showing how long women have protested the issue.
“I had this on my office wall in the 1960s,” Ferrier said.
“The socialist current of feminism says you have to change economic relations,” Ferrier said.
“If you're dependent within the family on a husband's or a partner's salary, it can't really be equal in that situation. It's very much about economic equality.”
University of Queensland women's studies professor Carole Ferrier with a poster from the 1960s which she said showed how long women's issues, including gender-based violence, had been debated.Credit: Tony Moore
Other younger speakers, such as Brisbane poet Hudda the Goddess, noted the impact of the large crowd in King George Square in a message to men.
“Just being present and taking up space is a reminder that masculinity doesn't have to equate to you removing your human emotions, making you the most dangerous you can be to them. [women]”, with loud applause.
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Another, Camille, who has worked in various social institutions for the past decade, told the crowd that she was sexually assaulted, while the crowd chanted “shame, shame”.
“It's a part of me, but it doesn't define who I am,” Camille told the crowd.
“My experiences, unfortunately, are not unique,” he said.
“Why do men feel an overwhelming sense of entitlement to other people's bodies?”
“Why we must come together here across the country to call on our nations' leaders to stand up and declare men's violence a national emergency.”
