On average, at least one woman is murdered by a current or former partner every week in Australia. Far too many Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence. Only rarely do these women capture the attention of the media and the public. What can we do to stem the tide of violence and tragedy?Finally, we are starting to talk about this epidemic of gendered violence, but too often we are doing so in a way that can be clumsy and harmful. Victim blaming, passive voice a...

A book for adults who care for kidsConsent and respectful relationships education became mandatory across Australia in 2024.Parents and teachers are often only one step ahead of children and teens as they all come to grips with new concepts about sex, consent, gender, relationships and the online world.Too many parents and families are under pressure and overwhelmed with questions about their children's online and physical world safety.How m...

This is not a book for children, but it is a book for everyone who was a child once upon a time.Jane Gilmore, author of Fixed It and Teaching Consent, takes aim at fairy tale princesses and hits right at the heart of the myths that underpin women's poverty and men's violence.Though a piecing combination of analysis and storytelling, Jane Gilmore peels back the layers of enchantment and exposes the ugly truth behind the fairy tales that have been embedded in our culture over...

Jane Gilmore Rushing has been a celebrated Texas author for more than fifty years and she is a recipient of such accolades as the Texas Literary Award for fiction. In this novel, Rushing captures intimate family life on the West Texas plains. Granny Albright's time has come and relatives have gathered to say goodbye to the matriarch. Linda Kay has recently married into the family, and tries to do her part to help. But when Cousin Herman arrives, feelings of resentment and heartaches from t...

Embraced with zeal by a wide array of activists and policymakers, the restorative justice movement has made promises to reduce the disproportionate rates of Aboriginal involvement in crime and the criminal justice system and to offer a healing model suitable to Aboriginal communities. Such promises should be the focus of considerable critical analysis and evaluation, yet this kind of scrutiny has largely been absent. 'Will the Circle be Unbroken?' explores and confronts the potent...

This book is a must read for anyone parenting, teaching or supporting teens, who wants to empower them to reach their potential. Written by a team of clinical psychologists, it leads you through tried and tested strategies to build strong relationships and improve communication with young people as they develop, learn and grow.In the book we learn that the 'teenage brain' is unique which gives us an incredible opportunity for change and development, but it is also a time when young...

I'm no chosen one, and that's just the way I like it.Armed with little more than my perfect memory, weak chaos magic, and questionable sanity—you won't see me kicking down doors and taking names. I skip leg day and bring snacks instead. That's not exactly heroine material.As an outcast witch without a coven, I exist on the fringes of supernatural society. You don't know me unless I want you to, because that's how people like me stay alive. But I messed up—a...

Something wicked this way comes.Sasha is back and she's not alone. An ancient enemy has returned. One that's been pulling strings from the shadows all along.But for every move we make, they are two steps ahead.All my life I've been a broken witch. Cursed to never forget. Now that curse may be the key to my own salvation.If there is one irrefutable truth, it's this—nothing will ever be the same again.Especially me.Con...

My Ex. My Liar. My Demon.My type is bad boys that will screw me over and leave me walking funny. No matter how much they tempt me or my ruined heart—I know better than to trust my own taste in men.My ex taught me that love isn't sweet, patient, or kind. It's cruel and it hurts. He'll do anything for a second chance, but I can't forget the flames that burned me from the inside out three years ago. My liar is forbidden, but I'm haunted by his slate b...

White supremacy shaped all aspects of post-Civil War southern life, yet its power was never complete or total. The form of segregation and subjection nicknamed Jim Crow constantly had to remake itself over time even as white southern politicians struggled to extend its grip. Here, some of the most innovative scholars of southern history question Jim Crow's sway, evolution, and methods over the course of a century. These essays bring to life the southern men and women--some heroic and decen...

With a kiss, a sleeping princess is awakened from her cursed sleep. Charles Perrault’s “The Sleeping Beauty” and the Brothers Grimm’s “Little Briar Rose” tell the tale of a beautiful princess and a peaceful kingdom that fall under the spell of a jealous fairy bent on revenge.The story of the Sleeping Beauty has enchanted the young and the young-at-heart for centuries, and has served as the inspiration for numerous adaptions, including the animated film Sleeping Beauty, and...

Table of ContentsIntroductionEmbroidered CollarTable Mat designMore Center Piece and Border DesignsCutting Away the Extra FabricOther TipsPractice Fruit DesignsSome Floral DesignsDoily DesignVersion 2Version 3Practice Flowers and Buttonhole StitchConclusionAuthor BioPublisherIntroductionCutwork embroidery, is one of the embroidery skills, techniques, and art forms, whic...