Court Cases Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/court-cases/ Pushing The Edge for Critical Thinking in Education Sat, 13 Sep 2025 04:05:32 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pushingtheedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-PTE-512x512-32x32.png Court Cases Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/court-cases/ 32 32 Optimism, Hope and a Place to Belong with Rodney Croome https://pushingtheedge.org/rodney-croome/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 09:00:22 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=11765 In Episode 50, longtime LGBTI human rights activist Rodney Croome. We explore the lessons learnt from early campaigns to legalise homosexuality, unpack why personal stories are key, & small target strategies are a mistake. Plus, we zero in on the dangers of the ‘religious freedom’ movement. Episode 50 CLICK PLAY to listen to Rodney Croome Episode Guest Rodney Croome has been a LGBTI human rights activist in Australia for over 30 years. In 1994, Nicholas Toonen along with his then partner, Rodney Croome were involved in an historic campaign to repeal the laws against homosexuality in their home state of Tasmania,

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]]> How Rainbow Kids Are Stepping Up and Speaking Out with Felicity Marlowe https://pushingtheedge.org/rainbow-kids-are-stepping-up-and-speaking-out/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 09:00:10 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=11608 In Episode 46: How Rainbow Kids are actively campaigning for their families’ rights, and how schools can better support them. Also, why personal stories are key to changing hearts and minds.  Episode 46 CLICK PLAY to listen to Felicity Marlowe Episode Guest Felicity Marlowe is from Rainbow Families Victoria. She has 3 children with her partner, Sarah. Quick Guide Felicity introduces herself Learning from past activism What is a Rainbow Family? Issues faced by Rainbow Families in schools Approaching schools, as a Rainbow Parent Advice for Teachers The agency of Rainbow Kids What Rainbow Kids say about their teachers How schools

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]]> Uplifting the Voices and Languages of Latinx Communities with Victor Martinez https://pushingtheedge.org/uplifting-the-voices-and-languages-of-latinx-communities/ Tue, 24 Jul 2018 09:00:20 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=11389 In Episode 45: Supporting Latinx students to see the many possibilities for themselves. Plus challenging the shame and stigma associated with speaking your first language, Spanish.  Episode 45 CLICK PLAY to listen to Victor Martinez Episode Guest Victor Martinez is a dual language English teacher in Los Angeles, California, USA. Quick Guide Victor introduces himself The impact of not seeing students like yourself in college Opportunities for, and attitudes about Latino students Applying the lens of racial equity in the classroom How Victor uplifts his students’ voices and values their experiences Black Lives Matter Action Week – Determining what’s ‘suitable’ for

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