Tag: Isla MacGregor
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Reviewing Amnesty International’s Position on Prostitution: A Survivor-Centred Perspective
Before the formation of Women Speak Tasmania, members were already active in campaigning against the decriminalisation of prostitution and advocating for the rights and safety of survivors. Isla MacGregor played a leading role in Tasmania, working alongside Simone Watson and the Nordic Model Australia Coalition (NorMAC) to promote the Nordic Model. Together, they lobbied policymakers,…
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Before Women Speak Tasmania: The Nordic Model Campaign Years (2012–2017)
Although Women Speak Tasmania was formally established in 2018, several founding members — including Isla MacGregor — had been actively engaged for years in advocacy relating to prostitution law reform, sexual exploitation, and trafficking. Much of this work occurred through collaboration with the Nordic Model Australia Coalition (NorMAC) and international abolitionist networks. The period between…
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AAWAA – Local Action Interview with Isla MacGregor
AAWAA brings to you Local Action — interviews with women Getting It Done across Australia. In this edition of Local Action, we talk to Isla MacGregor. Isla has been fighting the good fight for human rights for decades. She was abruptly dragged into this new wave of feminist activism and brings to it a wealth…
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The Media’s Campaign Against Media Freedom and Free Speech in Tasmania – Let Women Speak
This speech, delivered by Isla MacGregor at the Let Women Speak rally on the Parliament House lawns in Hobart in March 2023, outlines her concerns about media coverage, public institutions, and gender-identity policy debates in Tasmania. She argues that journalists and broadcasters have avoided reporting viewpoints from women’s and children’s rights advocates, describes her experiences…
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WDI Feminist Question Time with Isla MacGregor
Women’s Declaration International (WDI) hosts Feminist Question Time, a weekly online webinar attended by a global feminist and activist audience of 200–300 participants. The focus is on how gender ideology is undermining the rights of women and girls. Recordings of past panels are available on WDI’s YouTube channel. This Week’s Speaker: Isla McGregor – Australia…