religion Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/religion/ Pushing The Edge for Critical Thinking in Education Sun, 21 Sep 2025 01:27:29 +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 religion Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/religion/ 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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]]> Having a Voice and a Sense of Belonging in a Soccer Club with Ramon Spaaij https://pushingtheedge.org/having-a-voice-and-sense-of-belonging-in-a-soccer-club/ Tue, 06 Jun 2017 10:00:47 +0000 http://167.99.27.222/?p=10359 It’s a soccer team made up almost entirely of new arrivals and refugees to Australia. So how do the young players construct their identity and sense of belonging? And what about the young women facing narrow and discriminatory views of femininity at the club? How do they resist? Episode 38: Overview In this episode, we focus on a soccer team in the western suburbs of Melbourne Australia. A team made up almost entirely of new arrivals and refugees from the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia). Our guest (Ramon Spaaij) studied this team, its players and families over a 3 year period.

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]]> Coming Out to My Students – Again https://pushingtheedge.org/coming-out/ https://pushingtheedge.org/coming-out/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2016 03:40:58 +0000 http://167.99.27.222/?p=9166 Coming Out isn't a one-time event. We're often coming out in our personal lives. But what about in the classroom? How do we navigate this often tricky & potentially dangerous situation?

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