Margaret Alston

researcher, activist, human rights advocate, interested in gender issues and politics

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

RETWEET if you stand with Ukraine and President Zelenskyy!

[Margaret Alston @MargaretAlston]

Goodbye to all that – the Coalition’s year of living aimlessly https://t.co/UrrTKgyMSz

[Friends Of Wings @FOWingsScot]

Listen. This is feminism.

[Margaret Alston @MargaretAlston]

@sally_shortall @cretweeting @NICRErural @UniofNewcastle @bock_bettina @SLU_UppdragLand Congratulations!!

[A/Prof Catherine Flynn @FlynnCatherineA]

This survey from @Monash_SocialWk along with @LoranaBartels and #SusanDennison @Griffith_Uni and supported by @SHINEforKids will be used to inform advocacy and practice. It will be in a range of community languages and audio described. Watch this space and please share widely /2

[A/Prof Catherine Flynn @FlynnCatherineA]

Advance notice 👉 we will be releasing a survey in the next week or so seeking input from adults caring for children whose parent/s are in prison in Australia. This survey will be the first attempt to map the needs of children and families nationally - and to fill the #datagap /1

[Margaret Alston @MargaretAlston]

Well done Bindi!

[Professor Bindi Bennett (she/hers/G/Kamilaroi) @BindiBennett]

I have some news!

https://t.co/EflQpt9rjP

[Saint Javelin @saintjavelin]

.@ZelenskyyUa giving out posthumous awards to the families of the fallen defenders of Ukraine

[Margaret Alston @MargaretAlston]

@BeddoeE @Te_Taipo Liz can you please DM your email address so I can send you something? Tks!

[inSocialWork Podcast | UBuffalo @SWpodcast]

A call-to-action for #SocialWork now that the right to abortion is not protected. Dr.s @M2daD & @Erica_DSW discuss the impact on vulnerable communities & the practical ways to take action. #ReproductiveJustice #BodilyAutonomy #SocialWorkers #HealthPodcast https://t.co/Lo4XatePBW

[Margaret Alston @MargaretAlston]

@FlynnCatherineA I’m glad you finally applied! Well done. Much deserved. I follow your work with great interest. Enjoy!

[Dr Tracy Westerman AM @TracyWesterman]

Sorry headline; this is not a “reporter” it is Laura Tingle, thank you. https://t.co/W2OZMElacc

[Yalda Hakim @SkyYaldaHakim]

Unbelievable courage- Afghan girls protesting for their right to an education. They continue to show such bravery and resilience. We hear you #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

[Robyn @robynbryant33]

Oh please please retweet….

[Margaret Alston @MargaretAlston]

@roseycatherine that is totally outrageous.

[Katharine Murphy @murpharoo]

Gladys for Warringah isn’t a story about nothing. It’s a story about prime ministerial conduct, and the story ain’t pretty. Here’s my column https://t.co/qLOmbyrO0b #auspol

[Professor Jioji Ravulo @JiojiRavulo]

MY RESPONSE to a recent OpEd on the underclass in Australia - we need to examine the role of our legal, education, welfare & health systems in creating such divisions & disadvantages @USyd_SSESW @AASW_ @ANZSWWER @IFSW @IASSW_AIETS #Inclusive #SocialWork https://t.co/zjdoFQhifW

[Craig Reucassel @craigreucassel]

You know when a teenager creates an atmosphere of such low expectations that you end up congratulating them for the bare minimum, like putting one plate in a dishwasher.

Anyway, so the Nationals have agreed to Net Zero by 2050.

[Nick Reece @Nicholas_Reece]

On this day in Oct. 1969, Zelda D’Aprano chained herself to the Commonwealth Building to protest for equal pay for women workers. RT if you think this act of courage should be commemorated in a memorial in ⁦@cityofmelbourne⁩