It's 2021! You’d be forgiven for thinking Animal Cosmetic testing is a thing of the past. Many countries around the world (including Australia) have enacted policies and legislation that bans cosmetic testing on animals- but unfortunately, despite these laws, you may be surprised to learn that some of your favourite, well-known and supposedly reputable brands are still partaking in this painful and inhumane practice. This year, Humane Society International released a stop motion, animated short ...
Jul 28, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 6
“Coming out” as homosexual to ones loved ones, community, friends and family can be a nerve wracking experience for many members of the LGBTQ+ Community. Some fear that once they come out, they mightn’t be accepted, or perhaps treated differently, but for Bisi Alimi he could not have predicted what would happen next. Bisi Alimi is a Nigerian gay rights activist, story teller, public speaker and HIV/LGBT advocate who gained international attention after coming out as homosexual on National televi...
Jul 14, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 5
This is Part 2 of our conversation with Susan and Kirsty from Lighthouse Foundation - A place where homeless kids belong. In this episode, we ask the questions you may have about all things Foster Care! If you've ever wanted to learn more about the Foster Care system in Australia, who can be involved, and what life is like for a foster carer, than this episode is for you! Get to know our guest speakers: Susan Barton: Susan Barton is a revolutionary Australian leader in the area of youth homeless...
Jun 30, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 4
We are speaking about all things Foster Care! Join us as we sit down with Susan and Kirsty from the Lighthouse Foundation in Melbourne, Australia to learn more about youth homelessness, the foster care system and how you can help create a safe home and community for homeless kids to belong, heal and thrive! About the Lighthouse Foundation: Lighthouse Foundation provides homes and therapeutic care programs to children and young people impacted by long-term neglect, abuse and homelessness. Lightho...
Jun 30, 2021•45 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Most of us love our furry, four-legged friends, they're like family! But how would you feel knowing that there was a lethal poison that could inflict unspeakable pain and suffering on your beloved pets, pests and other native animals? In this episode, we speak with Alex Vince, the Campaign Director of Animal Liberation who has cofounded the Coalition of Australian's Against 1080 Poison. Sodium Fluoroacetate, commonly known as 1080 poison is a odourless and tasteless poison used for the intention...
Jun 16, 2021•32 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Women-only spaces have been around for centuries. In various cultures and times in history, some forms or another of female seclusion have been accepted or even encouraged. Today we ask, are women-only spaces under attack? and is it sometimes ok to exclude in the name of inclusion? We speak with Sall Grover, founder and CEO of 'Giggle' - a female-only app, made by Women for Women. Giggle is a platform where women can connect with one another. Share their thoughts and opinions, search for accomod...
Jun 02, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 2
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s most enduring hostilities that has roots in the historic claim to land which lies between the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Gaza is a self-governing Palestinian territory that is ruled by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Various attempts have been made to resolve the conflict as part of the “Israeli-Palestinian Peace Protest” but things have recently escalated in mid-April 2021, resulting in the deaths of...
May 26, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 1
We sit down with Zumretay Arkin, the program and advocacy manager for the World Uyghur Congress about the ongoing conflict in East Turkistan, a region that was forcefully taken over by China in 1884. To this day, many of the Uyghur people living within the Xinjang region have experienced breaches of their human rights at the hands of the Chinese government. Over the past years, reports of millions of Uyghurs being forced into "re-education camps" living in inhumane conditions. There have also be...
Nov 19, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 28
The Melbourne Cup Carnival, commonly known as "the race that stops the nation" is Australia's most famous annual Thoroughbred horse race that sees thousands flock to Flemington Race Course, dressed to the nines to witness the races. Hidden behind all the glitz and glamour, is the shocking reality of animal abuse that results in the death of hundreds of horses every year. We sit down with Emily Rice from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Australia to talk about the side of horse ...
Oct 23, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Earlier on the Social JustUs podcast, we spoke with evolutionary biologist, Dr Colin Wright about Sex, Gender and Cancel Culture . In this episode, we talk with Dr Debbie Hayton - a Physics teacher, freelance journalist and trade unionist who happens to be a trans person. She has written extensively about what it means to be trans and how trans people can be included in society without compromising the rights of other vulnerable groups. You will hear about Debbie's experience transitioning later...
Oct 08, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Is sex a spectrum? Does Transgender Ideology harm women, gays and feminine and masculine girls? We sit down with Dr Colin Wright, an evolutionary biologist and editor at to talk about Trandsgender Ideology, the dangerous denial of sex and more.Quillette Magazine Dr Wright received his PhD in evolutionary biology from UC Santa Barbara in 2018, where he studied collective behaviour and personality in social insects and spiders. Wright has over 24 peer-reviewed publications and has written several ...
Sep 24, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 25
With the advances in technology, sex dolls have rapidly evolved overtime. Dolls that were once blow-up, balloon like and cartoonistic in appearance are now more realistic than ever. With silicon skin and human appearance, they are designed to look and feel more like a real life person. Shockingly, female-bodied Sex Dolls can even be customised to resemble real women and girls. In this episode, we chat with Caitlin Roper about the harm female-bodied sex dolls and sex robots pose on women and girl...
Sep 17, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 24
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode may contain triggering, graphic and/or sensitive material. The topics discussed include child sexual abuse, sex trafficking and other issues of a similar nature. Dr John A King is an author, poet, long-time activist and founder of the Give Them A Voice Foundation - a foundation he launched with his wife Melissa to provide advocacy, support, resources and rescue for those who have been sexually abused or trafficked. In this episode, we speak with John and Melissa, ab...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Following on Episode 11's, "Talking Female Genital Mutilation" conversation with Hibo Wardere and Paula Ferrari, we sat down for a Live Facebook Q&A to answer all the questions our listeners had! In this Q&A we sat down with Dr Mansoor Mirkazemi and Paula Ferrari for a indepth discussion about Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Dr Mirkazemi is a Melbourne Surgeon who is giving FGM survivors their orgasms back through clitoris restoration, and Paula Ferrari is the founder of FGM Restorati...
Aug 27, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this episode, we chat with dance educator, Mary Bawden founder of DA:NCE (Dance awareness : no child exploited). Mary founded DA:NCE back in 2016, after noticing that the culture around children’s dance was movingtowards an unhealthy trend – the sexualization of children under 12 in adult costumes, choreography and music. Thatfocus translated into a desire to advocate for healthy, age-appropriate, educational children’s dance rather thanharmful dance. Mary is committed to creating/providing e...
Aug 20, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Faith is a refugee living in Australia. Several years ago, Faith made the difficult decision to leave her country of origin, and her family behind to protect herself from her abusive husband. As you will hear, this decision is not one she made lightly. If you or someone you know are in danger and need help, please find information about some services available in Australia, NZ, the UK and Canada below. Services in Australia: Services Australia 1800 RESPECT - Access a 24/7 helpline by calling: 18...
Aug 13, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 20
over 200 million girls and women have experienced a form of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). FGM is a practice of partial or total removal of external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Often tFGM is carried out on girls between a few days old to 15 years old. In this episode, we speak with Hibo Wardere and Paula Ferrari. Hibo is a survivor of FGM and advocate, global speaker and author of the book 'Cut, one women's fight against FGM'. Paula i...
Aug 06, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 19
We chat with Emily Rice who is the Senior Outreach and Partnership Manager for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Australia, about the truth behind Mink Eyelashes. Minks are known for their beautiful, silky fur that for a long time has been sort after in the beauty and fashion industry. What your salon mightn't tell you, is the cruel ways minks are treated to forcefully remove their fur, with many Mink even being slaughtered. PETA's campaign about the hidden truths of Mink eyelas...
Jul 30, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode, we chat periods with Rochelle Courtenay, Also known as the 'Pad Lady'. Rochelle is founder of Share the Dignity, an organisation that distributes period products to women and girls who are experiencing homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, or doing it tough. Period Poverty is an issue that impacts millions of girls worldwide, including right here in Australia. Every women deserves access to sanitary products, safe, hygienic spaces in which to use them, and the right to manage...
Jul 23, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode, we sat down with a young school teacher working at the very school she was sent to as a little girl. When she was 12 years old, her parents planned to dedicate her as a Jogini. Jogini girls, are young girls that are dedicated to the goddess Yellamma and forced into a life of sexual servitude, where any man in the village can use them whenever they want, wherever they want and for no money. To have a better understanding about this practice, listen to Season 2, Episode 2, where w...
Jul 16, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Victorian premier Dan Andrews announced last Sunday a 5 day hard lockdown of 9 public housing towers in Melbourne, leaving 3,000 residents house-bound with 500 police officers surrounding the towers. The decision came as a means to control an outbreak of Covid-19 cases, but it blindsided many, leaving the thousands of residents confused and worried. This evening, it was also announced that Metropolitan Melbourne will enter a 6 week lock down starting from midnight tomorrow. We spoke tonight with...
Jul 07, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This is Part 2 of a Two part Series with Grace Arach. We continue where we left off chatting with Grace about how she managed to escape the Lord Resistance Army (LRA). After escaping, she found herself at the World Visions Children of War Rehabilitation Centre, where she began her healing journey that led to her being able to forgive the very man who abduct her when she was just 12 years old! After escaping and spending time at the World Vision rehabilitation centre, Grace went on to volunteer a...
Jul 03, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Imagine this: You're 12 years old and on your way to visit your Grandmother. As you're travelling along the dirt road, a group of armed 'officers' pull your car over, and abduct you. They force you to walk for hours in the bush with no shoes on. You're taken to a camp and told if you try to escape they'll kill you. This was Grace's reality. Grace Arach was just 12 years old when she was abducted by The Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group led by the infamous Joseph Kony. Grace was forced to bec...
Jul 02, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. In this episode we chat with Will Mawhinney, founder of Support for Refugees (SFR) SFR funds and supports overseas Community based organisations created by refugees, for refugees. SFR finds and funds projects that empower refugees to rebuild the lives they've lost, working with local community leaders to make sure refugees receive the support they need to ha...
Jun 25, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 12
It's no secret that COVID-19 has had an impact on us all. Many have lost jobs, their lives, or have felt the anxiety of being separated from their loved ones - but what's it like living in the midst of a global pandemic in the populous country of India? We spoke with Kate the CEO of Dignity Freedom Network (DFN) to talk about life in the midst of the worlds biggest lockdown, where India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a nationwide lockdown, limiting movement of the entire 1.3 billion popu...
Jun 18, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Ongoing violence and conflict in South Sudan has resulted in over 4.3 million displaced people. It is currently the third largest refugee crisis in the world, with 63% of those refugees being children. In today's episode, chat with Lizzy, a refugee from South Sudan who migrated as a child to Australia in 2005. Listen as she shares her journey assimilating into Australian culture and overcoming the challenges and obstacles that come with being a refugee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...
Jun 11, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The Dalit people are known as the "untouchables" of India - people tainted by their birth into a cast system that deems them less than human. Within this marginalised group exists the practice of dedicating young girls to the temple where they are to become Jogini Girls, dedicated to a life of sexual service to any man in the village. Join us as we chat with Jonathan from Dignity Freedom Network (DFN) Australia, about this practice and learn about the work that DFN is doing to help see this prac...
Jun 03, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 9
You probably know the name of the infamous Kim Jong-un, but have you ever wonder what goes on in the secretive land of North Korea?Listen now as we speak with Dr Sarah Son, a former Research Director that spent years working for the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) monitoring North Korean human rights abuse and uncovering the evidence of hundreds of public executions that have taken place under the North Korean regime. Like this episode? Make sure to leave a review today! and keep up to...
May 27, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 8
We are back and eager to introduce you to our amazing guests who are passionate change makers tackling on some of lives biggest social injustice issues! This season we chat about refugees, 'The untouchables' of India, public execution sites and more! Tune in every Thursday and keep up to date by following us on our socials @socialjustus.podcast. Got a topic you'd like discussed, or a organisation/individual you think we should be connecting with? Send us a line at www.socialjustuspodcast.com See...
May 19, 2020•1 min
Hear our chat with Heidi, the owner of The Little Farm - speak about Sex Trafficking in Thailand and how tourist may be unknowingly contributing to the problem. Learn what the tell-tale signs are and how you can enjoy the beautiful country as tourist, without fueling the exploitation or women, children and men.#SocialJustUs #Podcast #Sextrafficking Like this episode? Make sure to rate and subscribe today! Keep up to date on our socials: @socialjustus.podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...
Jun 26, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 6
