Nov 9, 2017
This episode is part-two of Bearing Witness: The backstory to Creating Space where we hear the inspiring yarn behind Ruth Nelson and how this podcast came into being. In the first episode we followed Ruth who, as an 18-year-old, inadvertently signed up to volunteer in community work with refugees leading her on the...
Oct 31, 2017
It seemed remiss - to me at least - with all the stories that have been shared by this project of ordinary, yet extraordinary women, it had not featured the captivating journey of its creator, Ruth Nelson.
It took 12 months and some gentle persuasion for Ruth to acquiesce to my appeal for an interview. The notion that...
Oct 24, 2017
Rachael Vincent talks about the emotional impact of the postal survey on same sex marriage, or marriage equality, in Australia.
It has been frightening and deeply upsetting for the GLBTQIA community to be confronted with people's level of fear and hatred.
"The license given to people to say things that would...
Oct 17, 2017
Most of us aren't very good at changing our minds. Beliefs that we have held since childhood can be very resistant to change. If we have been raised to understand that marriage is between a man and a woman, we often believe that to be “natural” or the “way it should be.”
This is especially true if we have been...
Oct 4, 2017
Mary is Chinese Australian, born in Fiji during World War Two. Mary believes her life is blessed. She is 76, the mother of 7 children, the grandmother of 5 children.
Her Catholic faith strongly shapes the way that Mary sees the world. The three most important things in her life are loving God, your neighbour, and...