First Nations voices are often ignored. Now Yvonne Weldon is hoping to change that as she bids to become the first Aboriginal Lord Mayor of Sydney
Respect for tradition: Australia’s selective listening on environment issues
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CATEGORY: Volume 50.03 Autumn 2021
It’s not easy being green
Environmental activism is alive and well in Turkey, despite the peddling of conspiracy theories and government efforts to discredit campaigners
The rape of Uganda
The nation’s natural resources are being plundered and it’s those doing the damage who are being protected
Suffering in silence: The poetry of Parwana Fayyaz
Three poems on the lives of women in Afghanistan
It’s in our nature to fight
Ecuador’s indigenous people are campaigning to safeguard their history and secure their future
Climate of fear: The silencing of the planet’s indigenous peoples
Volume 50.03 Autumn 2021
Contents – Climate of fear: The silencing of the planet’s indigenous peoples
The Autumn issue of Index magazine focuses on the struggle for environmental justice by indigenous campaigners. Anticipating the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, in November, we've chosen to give voice to people who are...
Words under fire: When libraries become targets
When those in power want to control access to history and ideas, libraries are often the first to be targeted, reports Rachael Jolley