HSEMESTER TWO,oni 2016 • WEEK 6 Soit FIRST PRINTED 1929 Labor Club Revue review SCA Burmese factional extravaganza occupation: for student stoush Spaceships, narcotics, Harambe and Shakespeare and against activists NEWS, PAGE 5 REVIEWS, PAGES 14-15 OPINION, PAGE 12 RAD ED WEEK, PAGE 13 Developed

Unbridled development is demolishing heritage destruction listed buildings throughout Sydney. The Sirius building is the latest victim.

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Students’ Representative Council, University of Sydney EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Annual Election Sam Langford OF COUNTRY EDITORS We acknowledge the traditional and centre the experiences of Contents custodians of this land, the Gadi- Indigenous people, and to be Andrew Bell, Natalie Buckett, gal people of the Eora Nation. reflective when we fail to. Letters 3 / LETTERS 18 / PERSPECTIVE Max Hall, Tom Joyner, Alexan- The University of Sydney – where We recognise our duty to be dros Tsathas, Subeta Vimalara- we write, publish and distribute a counterpoint to the racism Mouse sewn in his mind. 4 / NEWS 19 / AN(TI)NOTATIONS jah, Mary Ward, Victoria Zerbst, Honi Soit – is on the sovereign that plagues the mainstream Commending I was at this time reminded Naaman Zhou land of these people. media, and to adequately repre- of Mr. Bell's take on The Notes 6 / ANALYSIS 19 / SOCIALS As students and journalists, sent the perspectives of Indige- Koko Economy (Wk 5, p. 6). Mr. Bell CONTRIBUTORS we recognise our complicity nous students at our University. carefully and honestly gives 9 / FEATURE 21 / CASEWORKERS in the ongoing colonisation of We also wholeheartedly thank Dear Honi, us solutions to two problems. Elijah Abraham, Patricia Arcilla, Indigenous land. In recognition our Indigenous reporters for That notes are a solve all for 12 / OPINION 23 / PUZZLES Natassia Chrysanthos, Jayce Car- of our privilege, we vow to not the continuing contribution of I want to thank Koko Kong for academic performance at law rano, Hannah Craft, Nina Dillon only include, but to prioritise their labour to our learning. her account of Chinese inter- school—but they're not—and 14/ CULTURE 24 / SRC REPORTS Britton, Ann Ding, Liam Dono- national students experience that the law school is made up hoe, Eden Faithfull, Imogen of exploitation at work (Honi of cliques who sniff The Poor 16 / UNDERGROUND 26 / THE CURSOR Harper, Caitlin Harvey, James Semester 2 Week 5). on people and exclude them— elections Holloway, Justine Landis-Han- EDITORIAL It gave me a picture of what but it's not. If these connec- ley, Pranay Jha, Erin Jordan, Ben she feels locals see as a violation tion-built-cliques did exist, 9 / FEATURE Lasker, Ollie Moore, Riki Scan- Sam Langford of rights according to what for they are a thing of the past as of lan, Luke Tisher, Radha Wadyu- her is a “foreign legal concep- Week 5, after Mr. Bell disman- Patricia Arcilla and Sam Langford write on widayat, Jemima Wilson tion" of conditions such as a tled them in the process of giv- the end of the Sirius building. In my first year of univer- but in this issue Honi and Siri- minimum wage. She and other ing the contact details of people ARTISTS sity I lived in the Hills, which us overlap again for me, albeit Chinese students are unlikely to willing to entertain unsolicited SRC is anywhere from an hour to under sadder circumstances. resist exploitative employment requests for "extremely accurate Ann Ding, Frankie Hossack, three hours away by unreliable As you can read on page nine, she says, because of the “treas- and comprehensive" Notes. Disclaimer: Honi Soit is published by the Students’ Representative Michael Lotsaris, Ludmilla bus, depending on traffic and Sirius will be demolished soon. ured experience, heavy study The fact of the matter is that Council, University of Sydney, Level 1 Wentworth Building, City Nunell, Zita Walker, Victoria the how disposed the bus was If the demolition goes ahead, workload and social traditions”. those at Sydney Law are chas- Road, University of Sydney NSW 2006. The SRC’s operation costs, Zerbst to breaking down mid-jour- we lose more than just an aes- The students Koko writes ing ambitions in a field which space and administrative support are financed by the University ney. There were two highlights thetic curiosity: this building about seem to expect to do this depends on them being both of Sydney. Honi Soit is printed under the auspices of the SRC’s COVER to the long trip: first the Sirius is a fundamentally egalitarian kind of work for a relatively socially and laterally capable. directors of student publications: Tahlia Chloe, Justine Landis- building, and later Honi Soit. structure, a symbol of union short time. Many other employ- If those who hold the notes Hanley, David Hogan, Michelle Picone, Siobhan Ryan, and Michael Cover photo by Hpeterswald I didn't know much about strength, and above all, a home ees, including some students, are Xerox's PARC, maybe Sun. All expressions are published on the basis that they are not to under Creative Commons BY-SA either back then. Both seemed to many. are stuck for much longer in those outside should be doing be regarded as the opinions of the SRC unless specifically stated. VOTE! 4.0 licence. like novelty and refuge, sur- To my mind, it makes a lot of these kind of jobs, both more more to negotiate a way in. in the The Council accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any of prising and interesting islands sense for Honi to fight for Sirius. hours each week, and more Perhaps Jobs would say those the opinions or information contained within this newspaper, nor amidst a sea of grey. I loved We too are divisive, sustained years of their lives. I would who don't—or can't, if there's does it endorse any of the advertisements and insertions. Sirius for its rooftop plants and by the love of a small commu- definitely not label the working a difference—accrue such con- sepia-toned windows; I loved nity, a home of sorts to some. students as "unethical and ille- nections aren't cut out for the Honi for its puns and bad pho- To the extent that we can show gal", but I would so label their world they are collecting Notes Please direct all advertising inquiries to toshops and scrappy tenacity. solidarity with words, I hope employers. in order to enter. All this is tak- Polling Booth Times [email protected] I no longer catch the bus, this paper is worth something. I hope that any students ing as a given that those who thinking of challenging an don't have access to The Note employer who is doing the Art: Ludmilla Economy are inherently worse and Locations 2016 wrong thing will be able to find Nunell off, an assumption which only Art: Frankie Hossack the information and support stands so long as you ignore the they need. The Young Workers immense number of other facil- Polling Wed 21st Thurs 22nd Big Clichés Centre in Victoria would be ities and resources available to Location Sept. 2016 Sept. 2016 Cumbo Kid a good starting point - http:// Sydney Law students within www.youngworkers.org.au/. and beyond the classroom. The Fisher 8.30–6.30 8.30–5.00 On Campus analogy to Silicon Valley's tech Janet Burstall secrets ends at this point. Ultimately, Sydney Law, like Manning 10.00–4.00 10.00–4.00 Performative law student Groots figure Fascist law law elsewhere, runs on fascist lines, which is why it is ruthless Cumberland 11.00–3.00 11.00–3.00 and heartless and callous and schools fascinating. SCA 12.00–2.00 No polling Dear Honi, Yours truly, R.H. Engineering No polling 12.00–2.00 I recently heard the story of JD.II. Steve Jobs' agreement to sell a share of a young Apple Com- Conservatorium 12.00–2.00 No polling puters to Xerox in exchange Someone is for a mix of cash and a prom- Jane Foss 8.30–6.00 8.30–6.00 ise to be allowed a tour of Xer- very cross ox's top secret research facility, PARC, in turn having an inside Dear EN, glimpse at years of research and Pre-Polling will also be held outside the the summation of work from The villainy you teach me I will SRC’s offices, Level 1 Wentworth Building, some of California's greatest execute—and it shall go hard tech minds. Steve Jobs was but I will better the instruction. on Tuesday 20th September from 10am–3pm. rewarded for negotiating this by having the seeds of the Apple Atrus

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CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT SYDNEY COLLEGE OF THE ARTS come & eat a meat pie with us Brother of NSW Finance TIME GOES POSTAL the particularly complimentary observation SCA cut off from Wi-Fi that “this is laughably bad even for Honi The colleges have long been described as an [sic] and reeks of the sort of insecurity that as occupation continues Minister faces court for impossible "voting base”. But one candidate in lies at the heart of so many of its writers”, as September’s election may have just discovered well as the poignant question “Why are uni- Naaman Zhou any damage to anything”, he said. alleged sexual assault at how to mobilise Western Avenue: postal votes. versities being singled out as special in some At 1pm today, representa- Honi has received screenshots which show a way as organisations who have to deal with Wi-Fi access at the Sydney Col- tives of the Sydney branch of member of the TIME for Honi ticket has been rape?” Tarly really caught us out by not- lege of the Arts was cut over- the Maritime Union of Aus- St John’s College soliciting votes from friends down the corridor ing our lack of sporting qualification, “Your night on an eventful third day tralia visited the protesters and by offering to pay a visit to their room to have gender-theory idiots at Honi Soit [sic] who of student protest that also saw pledged $2,000 in support, them complete a postal vote application. probably never play sport should stop trying the Maritime Union of Austral- including $1,000 in food and Baird’s ministry as Minister for According to the application form, postal to frame everything in terms of this ‘Culture ia pledge $2,000 in support of supplies and $1,000 to commis- Finance, Services and Property. war’ with ‘feminist frontiers’”. the protesters. votes may only be submitted by students who sion a painting from the pro- A letter sent in May to mem- Tarly has 14 similarly fake Facebook The Wi-Fi was deactivated will be unable to attend campus on voting testers. bers of the St John’s College days or pre-poll day and “vague or facetious friends and works “at private tutor”. We lost late on Tuesday night as pro- On a day of heavy rain, secu- community by a spokesperson reasons” for submitting a postal vote will not interest in this investigation when a simple Photo: Nina Dillon Britton testers continued to occupy the said the college was continuing be accepted. Google search of Helen Tarly produced only CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT offices of the school’s Dean and rity presence was low and occu- to prioritise the safety of resi- “TIME proudly wants everyone to be able results of Samwell Tarly, the famed Game of administrative staff, in response piers opened the building for dents and the community. to vote in this election,” John Patrick Asimakis, Thrones favourite. to the proposed relocation of a 30-minute visit and encour- “The person charged has no of TIME for Honi (although, not the member the visual arts school. aged supporters to observe the connection with the college who we have evidence of using the postal vote NO INSTITUTIONAL Students disrupt USyd open A University spokesper- peaceful protest. other than being present on method) told us. “We therefore made it clear SEXISM HERE, MS BRODERICK son told Honi the Wi-Fi was Muir said the University had that one occasion. The police to students who we know are at campuses with day with Columbia-style shut down as a result of staff not expressed any deadline for were immediately contacted at restricted voting hours or working on polling A post on the Sancta Sophia College “Sancta “expressing concern about the wanting them to move out. The the time, and the college act- days that if they could not reach a booth, but Safari” Facebook event, produced without sub- security of their office space”. University confirmed that they Photo: Facebook ed to ensure that all possible wanted to vote, a postal vote application was edit or comment: “Sancta women are like the mattress protest “Use of the University’s ICT “support students’ right to pro- assistance was provided for the an option. I’m glad we did this, since unlike hunter valley coal mine an untapped resource.” Resources including access to test peacefully”. Tom Joyner young woman,” the letter reads. the current insular and elitist Honi [sic] clique, Nina Dillon Britton rity guards who tried to rip the officers to the University. These its wireless network is restrict- Muir denied the protest had PREMISES PROMISED St John’s College rector Adri- our ticket actually supports giving people a say mattresses away from the pro- include that staff receiving trau- ed to legitimate University pur- caused any disruption to the Col- A UNSW student and younger an Diethelm said the college in how their newspaper is run.” Around 20 students occupied testors. One first year protestor, ma counselling, and a proper poses only,” they said. lege: “Classes are still running, brother of NSW Finance Minis- was working to improve proce- One SRC deal this season comes with an inter- Thalia Lowrey, was left with a reporting system for students Kelton Muir, an organiser The screenshots we have seen do not appear Eastern Avenue auditorium to staff can still teach, there is no ter Dominic Perrottet is due to dures for hosting invited guests esting condition: “Sydney Labor Students and bruised arm from attempting who have experienced sexual of the protest, denied that the to show the offer of a postal vote being made in an audience of prospective par- obstruction to anything except face court on charges of sexu- and the annual formal where response to any inability to attend main cam- Grassroots will support Socialist Alternative ents and the Chancellor, Belin- to push past security as she assault or harassment. protesters had attempted to the relationship to the Dean.” ally assaulting a woman at a St the alleged assault occurred will pus during the election. using the SRC to book rooms on campus at da Hutchinson, to protest the entered the auditorium. Students left the auditori- compromise the security of the John’s College event in 2015. no longer be held. Postal applications were due on August 19. Usyd for the Socialism 2017 Conference.” University of Sydney's failure Members of University man- um and concluded the protest offices or computers. “Student administration, for Jean-Claude Perrottet, 20, “Over the last several years “Socialism” is a two-year-old annual con- to take action on sexual assault agement, including director of on the Law Lawns, distribut- “None of us have the capabil- students asking questions, is appeared briefly in the Down- we have enhanced the security HELEN TARLY ference “hosted by Socialist Alternative”. While and harassment. student support services Jor- ing pamphlets to prospective ities to do that, nor the desire. downstairs and still open, func- ing Centre Local Court on of the buildings and grounds, the SRC’s contract with the University allows Taking charge of the micro- di Austin, continually tried to parents with statistics from the We’re very happy just having tioning and running.” August 16 on charges dating and have increased precautions One of Honi’s biggest fans has ~shockingly~ it to book rooms and lecture theatres for free, phone, they issued a warning silence the protesters, turning University’s own survey into internet and there’s no need to do The occupation continues. back to late last year. Court doc- with respect to outsiders enter- been ousted as a fake troll account. Several Honi isn’t aware of any past bookings being to prospective parents.“I’m not off the lights and asking parents sexual assault and harassment uments were not publicly avail- ing the property.” Facebook users identified the profile “Helen made on behalf of a factional event. going to have a fun year. I’m to leave multiple times. conducted last year. able, but according to a NSW In a statement, a spokesper- Tarly” as a college account, though it bizarre- Grassroots presidential candidate Geor- going to be sexually assaulted. The mattresses were placed The pamphlets also identi- Police spokesperson the charg- son for UNSW said the univer- ly uses a profile picture taken from Bulgari- gia Mantle clarified that the support “will not And it changed my life forever,” against the wall of the audito- fied the University’s failure to es relate to three counts of sexu- sity had no knowledge of the an-American award-winning photojournal- involve any SRC money”. “Any political ‘fac- one protester said to the crowd. rium as various speeches took complete two out of five of it’s al intercourse without consent. alleged incident and does not ist Mimi Chakrova’s Medium article “Going tion’ or group on campus that wishes to hold The students carried nine place. “Red tape won’t cover up own recommendations from Perrottet’s older broth- routinely comment on police undercover as a sex worker”. public events should be able to approach the mattresses into the auditorium, rape” one read. “Protect students the survey. er, Dominic Perrottet, 33, is matters. Tarly seems particularly fascinated by SRC and ask for support with room bookings. recalling Columbia Universi- no reputation” read another. “We are sending a message a member of the NSW lower Dominic Perrottet’s office Honi articles pertaining to feminism and “Supporting political and activist groups ty student Emma Sulkowicz’s USyd Women’s Officer, Anna to parents that this university house representing the seat and St John’s College both sexual assault, particularly set in a college on campus that are involved with the SRC is ‘Mattress Performance (Carry Hush, concluded the demon- is not a safe place for their chil- of Hawkesbury. Since April declined to comment on the context. Some choice contributions include how we can create a more activist SRC.” That Weight)’. stration in the auditorium dren while the university refus- 2015, he has served in Mike matter before the court. As students entered the audi- by reading out the demands es to meet our demands,” Anna torium they clashed with secu- signed by 10 years of women’s Hush said. Photo: Let SCA Stay STUDENT POLITICS STUDENT POLITICS Crawford wins bitterly-contested SULC presidency Faction accused of co-opting Labor club Mary Ward & Andrew Bell The group’s how-to-vote prom- the Liberal Party. The club has ifested in accusations of stack- show instances of sneaky ised, “With your help, we will strong connections to federal ing, allegations of hijacking of behaviour from the Crawford A factional stoush has erupted over control of the Sydney University Labor Club Josh Crawford has been elected re-energise SULC and restore politics, with prominent mem- the SULC Facebook page, omit- camp leading up to the election. president of the Sydney Univer- it to a stable, inclusive and suc- bers regularly seeking pre-se- ting members from mailing In one screenshot, a support- Andrew Bell only made aware of it through munication was the source of this accusation of dysfunction is Michael Rees. He told Honi, sity Liberal Club in a victory for cessful beacon of liberalism and lection in federal and state seats lists, inability to schedule gener- er of Crawford is shown to be a third party who was a recent my error,” she said. coming from a group that is, for “The first concern raised about a splinter “left” group, endorsed conservatism on campus.” and working as federal and state al meetings and all-round high discouraging long-time SULC Members of National Labor sign-up [to the Labor Club].” “This is the latest addition the most part, not involved in the Labor Club AGM was that by NSW Young Liberal presi- The group successfullystaffers. A senior centre-right degrees of animosity. members from attending the Students (NLS) have accused Honi has seen text messages in a long-running series of the club," she said. sufficient notice was not given dent Alex Dore. Josh Crawford, defeated an establishment tick- source told Honi before the The USU required the entire AGM, presumably due to their competing faction Sydney sent by SLS member and fellow incidents within USYD Labor The most salient complaint to members of the club about who is the son of state Liberal et from the party’s centre-right. votes were announced, “There membership to sign up again at intention to vote for Bondar. The Labor Students (SLS) of appro- USU Board Director Shannen Club where certain members of relates to the latest Annual Gen- the meeting. This allegation was politician Catherine Cusack Led by Bondar, this group was are huge implications if Craw- ODay, under the watch of secu- supporter suggests the meeting priating Labor Club events to Potter to a recent sign-up which the executive and the club have eral Meeting (AGM). Members incorrect: notice was posted on MLC, beat out 2016 failed USU backed by outgoing presi- ford is elected. The left faction rity and USU personnel. may be aggressive and danger- recruit new members by pur- read, “This is Shannen from the been excluded from partici- of NLS claim that the meeting the USU website (as required by Board candidate Dom Bondar, dent, Will Dawes, and includ- are here in numbers to support Bondar’s team were hand- ous. (Not without precedent: in porting to be the club itself. USyd Labor Club. We’re having pating in club activities," said did not take place at the venue our C&S regulations) and the with a vote count of 170 to 114. ed current treasurer Dimitry them. It will have a seismic ing out how-to-vote pamphlets 2015, a Young Liberals event at Jack Whitney, a senior mem- a new members event next week Whitney. advertised. A number believe the appropriate notice period was He led a group of people from Palmer and Mon Droit editor impact on the party dynamic, at the ODay stall. A number City Tattersalls Club ended in a ber of NLS and current Uni- which you may be interested in, Members of NLS believe this meeting hasn’t taken place at all. observed.” the party’s left. Accompanying Catherine Priestley. given their betrayal of alliance.” of non-student ACCESS card widely reported punch-on.) versity of Sydney Union (USU) please give me a call back.” is a symptom of wider dysfunc- An element of the confu- Honi was made aware of him on the ticket were Shimmy The meeting was held in the The SULC AGM was post- holders attended the stall to In another set of screenshots, Board Director, told Honi, Potter has claimed she was tion in the Labor Club. Lachlan sion, is that no one Honi spoke these issues as NLS and SLS on Board campaign manager Footbridge Theatre and was poned to today after the USU enrol, overwhelmingly with the a member of Crawford’s ticket “An event had been organised under the mistaken impression Ward, current SRC General Sec- to, outside of SLS, seemed to gear up to support different Jacob Masina (Secretary), Jessie attended by close to 300 people. dissolved the club’s member- intention to vote for Crawford, is shown to be messaging vari- through the USyd Labor Club that it was a Labor Club event. retary and member of NLS, told know who the new president SRC presidential candidates, Nguyen (Treasurer), 2015 failed The vote count for remaining ship in May, in response to then prompting allegations that he ous friends asking if they know to welcome new members with “I was assisting in inviting peo- Honi, “The club is completely is. Potter said, “As far as I'm with NLS engaged in a deal USU Board candidate Jennif- positions is yet to be finalised, president Will Dawes and then was attempting to stack the anyone who has an ACCESS drinks at the Madison Hotel ple to an event, and was mistak- dysfunctional, because the club aware Michelle Picone [of SLS] with Labor Right faction Unity er Zin (Vice President Policy), although it is highly likely that secretary Josh Crawford being election. At tonight’s meeting, card, unfussed whether they in Surry Hills that evening. enly under the impression that is controlled by SLS. Basically was elected president at the last and the moderate Liberals to SRC councillor David Hogan attendees voted according to unable to agree on a method of many students voted and left identify with the Liberal move- Despite several [NLS members] it was a Labor Club event. SLS the club has not been operating AGM and is the President cur- support NLS’s Isabella Brook, (Vice President Activities) and each how to vote. measuring members eligible to after hearing Crawford’s speech ment or not, and even trying being financial members of the members are very active in the at all.” Members of SLS, includ- re nt l y.” while SLS will be supporting SASS president Ed McCann SULC has traditionally been vote for the executive election. for presidency. to solicit votes from Labor club, none of us had been con- membership and leadership of ing Potter, rejected the dysfunc- Complaints have made their Grassroots candidate Georgia (Vice President Development). a base for the centre-right of The factional dispute man- Screenshots seen by Honi Club members. tacted about the event. I was the Labor Club, and a miscom- tional label. “It's confusing that way to the USU President, Mantle. 6 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 7 NEWS INVESTIGATION

CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY UNION Major survey into USU under fire from student Right wing bigots and campus sexual assault groups over CUB contract offer launches in Sydney Elijah Abraham Lion, CUB’s main competitor. of considering taking money CUB is reported to be offering from the corporation that has extremists exposed 1 Justine Landis-Hanley hand with a culture of violence The University of Sydney Union the USU $50,000 to exclusively ruined peoples’ lives.” against women.” Students across Board has come under fire from stock their lineup of beverages, The Board did not come to A new Facebook page, Left Wing Bigots and Extremists Exposed 3, has named and targeted Sydney Uni student The nation’s first comprehensive the country will be invited to student political factions on which includes the Carlton, Per- a final resolution, with USU survey into sexual harassment participate in the survey via campus over its consideration oni and Strongbow brands. President Michael Rees saying activists in a series of videos and articles. While it's certainly odd, it's not the first time this has happened and assault on university cam- email over the next few months. of a deal that would see all taps The deal was discussed at further discussion of the matter puses, launched last week in The survey’s aim is to provide at USU outlets replaced with Friday’s monthly Board meet- was needed. ou would be forgiven for thinking these Sydney, will aim to gather vital the Commission with data on products from Carlton and ing, but only behind closed “We owe it to our members words – “Who is responsible for ensur- data on the issue where previ- the prevalence of sexual harass- United Breweries (CUB). doors, drawing the ire of those to ensure that we make the best ing the safety of students on campus?” ous surveys have fallen short. ment and assault, and students’ The students’ objections stem students in attendance. decisions on their behalf and, Y “Chancellor Belinda Hutchinson and The joint project of the Aus- experiences with their univer- from the sacking of 55 workers “There’s been a lot of talk as directors, this precludes us Vice Chancellor Michael Spence do nothing” – tralian Human Rights Commis- sity’s processes and responses at the company’s Abbotsford about transparency within the from discussing these matters were spoken by a student activist. In actuality, that sion and Universities Australia for handling such cases. But brewery in Melbourne last Union over the last couple of publicly. Suffice to say, however, criticism of management was taken directly from will survey a representative sam- according to Sydney University month, who were immediately years and this just proves that that the USU Board acknowl- venerated online publication, Facebook page L e ft ple of students across all 39 uni- Women’s Officer Anna Hush, rehired with an effective 65 per there’s been very, very little edges the student concern with Wing Bigots and Extremists Exposed 3. versities on their experiences of the University administration’s cent wage cut. done to rectify this issue,” said regards to industrial action at After Left Wing Bigots and Extremists Exposed harassment and assault, as well past inaction leaves little hope. The Australian Manufactur- National Union of Students CUB and this will be raised in 1 and 2 had their audiences in stitches (literally – as institutional responses to it. “Although research is impor- ing Workers Union and other NSW branch president Michael our confidential discussions”, the main fascist involved was convicted of affray Last week, 12 Sydney Univer- tant to gauge the full extent of unions joined sacked workers in Elliot, who asked the Board he said. after he started a brawl in Lakemba in 2014), sity women’s officers from the last this issue, it needs to be followed establishing a picket line at the about the matter during ques- An online petition calling for United Patriots Front and Reclaim Australia decade penned an open letter to up by concrete, well-informed brewery, which still stands. Cur- tion time. “We should be pro- the USU to boycott CUB has enthusiast Ralph Cerminara has decided to grace Vice-Chancellor Michael Spence action,” Hush wrote in a Guard- rently, taps in all USU outlets viding solidarity with the work- amassed 650 signatures since it the internet with a third installment of fights, fas- accusing the University of “delib- ian op-ed on earlier this month. are stocked with products from ers who’ve been sacked instead was created last week. cism and family fun. erately [stalling] action on sexual “Unfortunately, this was not the The website ‘exposes’ various USyd hacks – assault” and prioritising its repu- case with the [The University of primarily members of Socialist Alternative (SA) tation over student safety. Sydney’s] own ‘Safer Commu- – by posting screenshots from their Facebook Speaking at the launch, Shad- nities’ survey last year, which profiles with witty and biting commentary like ow Minister for Education and made five vague recommenda- Old mate Spence told the ended up in court” is the “don’t breed”. But Cerminara is not your tradi- Women, Tanya Plibersek, told tions that have not yet led to any Australian, “I have to do sole instance brought for- tional internet troll. He’s not strictly limited by audiences not a lot had changed tangible benefits for students." it — it’s what the whole ward. And the article ends the physical constraints of his mother’s basement, for students since she was UTS National Union of Students thing has been all about.” there. Weird. If anyone from recently venturing to USyd’s grounds to confront women’s officer as a student. “I Women’s Officer Heidi La And he means it. We were the Australian is reading SA member Omar Hassan with a poorly handled (Registrar) Tyrone Carlin advised Smith that was stalked at university. When Paglia told gathered vice-chan- supposed to be rid of him this, let it be known that we iPhone camera. In a baffling exchange, Cermi- campus security has been informed of the situa- no proof of who were the vandals. I could not say [the UTS Women’s Collective] cellors, student representatives, by 2018, but the Australian have catalogued endless nara tried to rebuke Hassan’s claims he was racist tion. To Smith’s knowledge, no one from the web- for sure who it was. The vandalism indicated that had our sexual harassment cam- and other guests at the launch has insisted his prolonged examples of Spence’s fail- with the age-old identity politics retort that he is, site has attempted to enter the offices yet. the perpetrators were anti-refugee and racists. paign, I got a phone call in the that it was nonetheless a feat TWO MORE YEARS! presence will be “invalua- ings. Also please end your in fact, half Jewish and half Aboriginal. The University confirmed their knowledge of This happened maybe 12 years ago.” middle of the night threatening to see a collaborative project TWO MORE YEARS! ble in achieving the ambi- articles a bit better. Cerminara’s recent visits. “As is consistent with Whether Left Wing Bigots and Extremists rape,” she told the launch. between national organisations TWO MORE YEARS! tious goals he has set for One of the article’s online any risk to student safety, the University has been Exposed 3 presents a real threat or not remains an Human Rights Commission promising to address high rates the university: taking on comments also provides monitoring the matter and has engaged Campus open question, but if it does, Cerminara’s ques- president and former Sydney Law of campus sexual assault. Last week the Australian was old foes…¬in research- valuable insights into public Security. The University considers its responsibil- tion remains unanswered, “Who is responsible School dean Gillian Triggs said it “There are still huge amounts the bearer of some bad news. based ranking”. opinions of Spence. Face- ity to ensure student safety seriously and will con- for ensuring the safety of students on campus?” was time to take seriously ongo- of work to do from here,” she With big university reforms The article, however, ends less icon “john” comment- tinue to review processes to this end,” a spokes- ing accounts of campus assault. said. “But the fact we are all here underway, Vice-Chancellor quite abruptly, offering only ed, “Spence has failed as person said in a statement. “We have been hearing sto- today is a milestone and some- Michael Spence was given a single example of why evidenced by the continu- ries for a long time now about thing we should be proud of. a two-year extension on his Spence’s leadership hasn’t ing decline of USyd in every With 20 years of experience incidences of sexual assault and Disclaimer: Justine Lan- employment contract to always been smooth sail- international ranking... violence on campus,” she said. dis-Hanley is currently working ensure he could bring the ing. “An early ¬bitter bust- there has been no progress under her belt, de Silva “They are extremely distress- at the Australian Human Rights 2010 strategic plan to frui- up with the Dean of the on his warch” [sic]. Amen, ing not just campus pranks. We Commission as an intern on the tion by 2020. Conservatorium of Music john. We are with you. has many a story of fascist know that the culture of sexual Respect.Now.Always. national discrimination goes hand in survey. interference with the SRC to recount. ‘I am incredulous': Former NSW arts minister says parliament should review SCA decision The SRC has also decided to review its security measures. “We’ve been trying to get the Universi- Tom Joyner “It disappoints me enor- munity campaign. ency around the decision was be judged on their record, not ty to pay for the installation of duress buttons in mously dumping SCA, walk- The University is a statutory “retrograde” and demonstrated their rhetoric. all the SRC offices for quite a while now, which In a pointed rebuke of the Uni- ing away from it and walking body in NSW and comes under a lack of foresight on the part of “While I like [Spence and In light of Cerminara’s recent strolls through is something I pushed for again in the context of versity of Sydney, a former NSW away from the vision enunci- the purview of the parliament’s the University. Hutchinson] as individuals, I campus, the USyd SRC has postered its offices these threats,” said Smith. These duress buttons, arts minister has described his ated now the best part of three public accounts committee, “This was a decision think you judge people by what with warnings to call security if he is seen in the designed for emergencies, were proposed to the disappointment and incredulity decades ago,” he told Honi Soit. which plays an important role announced unilaterally, basical- they do, and the University’s building. Riki Scanlan, one of the 'left wing big- SRC executive over a year ago. “With a building with the announcement to move “Vice-chancellors get it wrong. in accountability within the ly as a done deal. There wasn’t actions indicate it is stepping ots' Cerminara has ‘exposed’ attempted to report the age of Wentworth there is also the logistics of SCA from its Rozelle campus, Right as they are, they are capa- state’s public sector. any sort of consultative process. away from an earlier commit- Cerminara’s threats to the local police. The police getting the wiring to work. The delay has in part calling for the decision to be ble of making mistakes. I think “[University administrators] I think it was a decision taken ment, a strong and very visible however, didn’t take the report, as it “didn’t meet been working out these details, and in part waiting reviewed by NSW parliament. this is a mistake.” are really looking at the bottom by the University executive and commitment to the visual arts.” their requirements”. Scanlan doesn’t think Cermi- for the University to respond to request,” SRC case- Former NSW Liberal oppo- The University announced line. How valid their figures are I think it’s a very regrettable He said the Vice-Chancellor nara and his fascist friends pose a threat to the worker Mel de Silva said. sition leader and arts minister the art school would be in reaching their bottom line I decision,” he said. had gone back on the legacy of SRC or activists in groups more generally. “I think With 20 years of experience under her belt, Peter Collins AM QC, who over- absorbed by the Faculty of think is open to examination. Collins, who is personal- then vice-chancellor, John Man- that they can present a real threat to the safety of de Silva has many a story of fascist interference saw the handover of the coloni- Arts and Social Sciences on I would like to see the pub- ly on good terms with both ning Ward, who he said under- activists, but only because they target people indi- with the SRC to recount. “There’s always people al-era Kirkbride complex to the the Camperdown campus after lic accounts committee of the the Vice-Chancellor Michael stood the value of a dedicated vidually and alone,” he said. wanting to confront us because they don’t like our art school in 1996, said he was plans to create a joint ‘centre NSW parliament put it to the Spence and Chancellor Belinda visual arts campus in Rozelle. SRC President Chloe Smith has contacted the politics. In the past that’s included people unhap- “incredulous” of the University’s for excellence’ with UNSW col- test,” Collins said. Hutchinson, said the two most The University is yet to final- University and advised them “of the situation, py with our position on refugees. They vandalised decision to “walk away” from its lapsed in July, following a pub- Collins said the lack of con- powerful members of the Uni- ise plans for the school’s move including the threatening videos made and the the front of the offices, and smashed our glass commitment to the visual arts. lic outcry and sustained com- sultative process and transpar- versity administration should to the Camperdown campus. profiling of students”. Deputy Vice-Chancellor doors to throw urine on the carpet.” “There was 8 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 9 ANALYSIS FEATURE

CURRICULUM Complementary meds Victoria Zerbst on how universities in Australia teach and research complementary and alternative medicines eaching complementary medicine at universities is a controversial subject. By definition, complementary and alter- T native medicines (CAM) are practices that have not been confirmed to work by scien- tific method. There are also wide-ranging prac- tices that fit under the CAM umbrella, including naturopathy, reflexology, chiropractic medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and Christian faith healing, each with different levels of empirical rigour. With academics sparring back and fourth on forums like The Conversation either defending or attacking approaches to alternative medicine in academia, it is hard to ignore the growth of com- plementary medicine research in Australia over the past 15 years. In many cases, universities are approached by pharmaceutical companies offering funding in exchange for bit of credibility. In 2015, it was announced that vitamin manu- facturer Swisse would be injecting $15 million over six years to fund a new Complementary Medicines Evaluation Centre at La Trobe University. It was also reported the deal was offered to and rejected How the Sirius building was lost by several universities before finally being taken up by La Trobe. The deal resulted in Dr Ken Harvey’s resignation as the Adjunct Associate Professor at the University's School of Public Health because of his concerns about the conflict of interest. In May the same year it was announced that a leading role in researching traditional Chinese Art: Michael program,” Li told Honi. “There was a debate on the Blackmore’s Institute would fund the estab- medicines with the establishment of a research Lotsarias how much science was involved, but all masters Last month, NSW lishment of the Maurice Blackmore Chair in Inte- centre and a joint chair position. programs focused on evidence-based approaches, grative Medicine at the University of Sydney. The The Australia-China Centre for Research in which is different to traditional theory.” Heritage Minister Mark Blackmores Institute is the “academic and profes- Chinese Medicines was to facilitate an academic In stark contrast to the 2007 press release, sional arm” of Blackmores Limited, the company exchange between University of Sydney and Sun announcing USyd would be taking a leading role in Speakman announced that makes those sweet vitamins your mum tells Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China. Profes- researching traditional Chinese medicines, the Uni- you to buy when you say you feel tired. Now they sor Kelvin Chan was appointed the position of versity of Sydney is now taking a backseat. that Sydney's iconic are dishing out $1.3 million over the next five years Joint Chair in Traditional Chinese Medicine at In 2012, a research centre for Chinese medicine to fund USyd research into the impact of comple- USyd and UWS, and the position was funded by popped up as a joint venture between the University Sirius building will not mentary medicine in health practices. the NSW Office of Science and Medical Research. of Adelaide, the Shanxi College of Traditional Med- No research is underway as yet, as the Univer- This gave birth to the National Institute of Com- icine and the Zhendong Pharmaceutical Company. be heritage listed. If sity has told Honi Soit. “The process to recruit, plementary Medicine (NICM), which also received In 2013 the Australia-China Centre for Research select and appoint a person to the Maurice Black- $4 million in funding from the Australian govern- in Chinese Medicines moved to RMIT, jointly funded community attempts to more Chair of Integrative Medicine is in pro- ment and $600,000 from the NSW government in by the university, the Guangdong Provincial Acade- gress,” a spokesperson said. 2007. Funding like this is often a one-off initiative. my of Chinese Medical Sciences and the Guangdong appeal the decision are Even if academics disagree with the practice This wasn’t the first time TCM was introduced Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine. of complementary and alternative medicine, to the University. From 2002 to 2011 Dr George The National Institute of Complementary Med- unsuccessful, it will be there presence has become overwhelming in the Li ran a Masters in Herbal Medicine degree icine is now housed at UWS and is funded by the Australian consumer market. According to the program. He told Honi Soit the program was “university, industry partners, philanthropy, and demolished imminently. National Institute of Complementary Medicine, put forward because the demand for Australian research grants and contracts”. These sponsors Australians spend more than $3.5 billion on com- practitioners in TCM was growing. “It was quite include pharmaceutical corporations Soho Flordis plementary and alternative medicine every year. smooth getting approval from the university, International, a global natural medicine company, Architecture student With this expected to grow to $4.6 billion in 2017, Chancellor Dame Leonie and Vice-chancellor Catalent, who boast “70 billion doses produced in mainstream practitioners can no longer neglect Gavin Brown were very kind and supportive in 2013” on their website, and Blackmores. The centre Patricia Arcilla and teaching students how these medicines work. Academic Board,” he said. also receives funding from the Jacka Foundation of Last year the Dean of the Sydney Medical School, The proposal for the course outlined that there Natural Therapies, who also fund the Australian unqualified architecture Bruce Robinson, told the ABC that doctors could were frequent enquiries about the program from Research Centre in Complementary and Integra- no longer dismiss complementary medicines, sug- overseas. “The course on modern herbal medi- tive Medicine at UTS. admirer Sam Langford gesting it’s important that “graduates leave with a cine is attractive to the Chinese market, as herb- Dr Li told Honi that pharmacy students are still basic understanding of what these alternative prepa- al medicine plays an important role in healthcare taught a bit about complementary medicine at an take a look at the state rations might do and how they might interact with and commerce in China.” A huge selling point of undergraduate level. “There are lots of products in the other medicines they prescribe.” the degree was the increased ratio of overseas stu- the pharmacy and students have to understand.” of heritage in NSW, and Industry is not the only tour-de-force behind dents. Twenty per cent of students in the course It seems, in regards to complementary medicine complementary medicine practices in academia. were from overseas, compared to USyd’s overall and academia, the amount of corporate sponsor- the parts of our history An interesting case study is the growth of tradi- overseas enrollment of 12.8 per cent. ship could give the perception of conflicted inter- tional Chinese medicine (TCM), which has often Once the program was approved, it received est. Companies fund research so they can reverse we're poised to lose. been supported and funded by the government. donations from pharmaceutical companies and engineer scientific evidence for alternative medi- The cross-cultural study of Eastern medicine has members of the Chinese community. There was cines and buy themselves some credibility. This is been marketed as a way to strengthen our rela- even a banquet fundraiser in Chinatown for 600 often why so many universities can offer degrees tionship with China, with the market for Chinese people. Li also received a response from Prince and programs in CAM. The alternative medicine medicine in Australia growing at a rapid rate and Charles saying he was happy to hear about the industry seems to be fuelling itself and using uni- the Chinese demand for Australian pharmaceuti- Master of Herbal Medicines program. versities as a means to their ends. cal products increasing as well. However, nine years later the degree was shut The University has no current plan to expand In November 2007, a Sydney University press down. “The University was focused on efficien- teaching of TCM but the Blackmores research release announced the University would be taking cy and unfortunately we decided to close the will kick off soon. 10 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 11 FEATURE FEATURE

n a Thursday evening in May, I sat it sometimes fails to get the required quorum and in the second row of a Wilkinson can’t meet at all.” lecture theatre and listened to my Over the course of her employment, her for- “We had the heritage minister talking dollars O peers outline conservation strategies merly independent department was subsumed for The Rocks’ Sirius building in the face of then first into the Department of Planning, and then and finance, and we had a finance minister sort purely hypothetical destruction. The class was into the Office of Environment and Heritage. ARCH9074: Principles of Heritage Conservation “I think there were 800 people in [the Depart- of bumble and stumble his way through some and puns were flying thick and fast; over forty ment of Planning], and we were a group of 40 minutes, a series of social media-centric conser- within 800, and then we became a group of 40 half-arsed comment about aesthetics, and you vation campaigns exhaustively mined the cata- within 3000 people in the Office of Environment combs of Dad jokes for hashtags such as #you- and Heritage. We became a much smaller cog.” think ‘what’s this government playing at?’” cantbesirius, #saveoursirius, and, perhaps most With each move, the layers of bureaucracy poignantly, #siriusly?. between the heritage officers and the Minister The undercurrent of wry humour in nearly increased. “I think when I left there were twelve everyone’s campaign did not escape me. A long- levels of sign-off in the Office of Environment and the first time we’ve faced this predicament. In the you think ‘what’s this government playing at?’ standing cult favourite of Sydney architecture, Heritage between my director and the Minister. early 1900s, and again in the late ‘50s, the Queen Maybe these two dudes don’t really get what their steeped in fraught political history, the notion Whereas when I started, my director reported Victoria Building was threatened with demoli- portfolios are for.” that the iconic Sirius building would ever face a straight to the Minister. It was an enormous shift tion. Both times, this game of architectural chick- For Shaun, it’s imperative that architects step in legitimate threat of destruction was distant and in autonomy.” en amounted to nothing, and the building was in these circumstances. Though he acknowledges ridiculous. Yet three months on, the threat is no Growing bureaucratic creep across the board eventually restored, but there was a period where that the community and residents of areas under longer laughable so much as it is impending. At left her with the impression that “you were just it looked probable that it would be replaced with threat are crucial voices (and in the case of the Sirius the end of July, the NSW Environment and Herit- managing systems rather than doing the work.” a car park. Building, are “the genesis of that movement”), when age Minister Mark Speakman announced the state “Not so long ago,” says Shaun Carter of the governments do not listen to their constituents he government’s refusal to heritage list the building, close shave, “we had people in charge that weren’t feels the architectural community is obligated to “be even following months of lobbying by the NSW n the brave new world of today’s heritage leg- necessarily bad people, but they were people with that critical friend – to be able to stick a hand in the Heritage Council, Australian Institute of Archi- Habitat67 in Montreal. Photo: Taxiarchos228 at the German language Wikipedia islation, Speakman’s decision not to heritage misplaced visions and a lack of understanding, and air and say ‘we think you’re wrong here’”. tects, and local community groups. If community list the Sirius Building is, technically, perfect- they probably weren’t listening to the experts.” So why aren’t there more hands in the air? For a appeals fail, the building will be demolished in Ily valid. Dr. Hanna concedes she can see the He draws a parallel with the recent Sirius deci- building born out of a strong union movement the near future. minister’s reasoning: “I think he thinks a lot of sion, where “we had the heritage minister talking that forced the hand of Governments past, Siri- It’s just one casualty in what’s starting to look “It’s a bit like people would rather have the $70 million than the dollars and finance, and we had a finance minis- us’ contemporary defence squad is surprising- like an urban planning war. funny-looking building beside the bridge”. ter sort of bumble and stumble his way through ly humble. It’s spearheaded by the building’s Madonna in many But as Shaun Carter rightly notes, this isn’t some half-arsed comment about aesthetics, and remaining residents, and the Millers Point com- munity, along with architects like Shaun Carter, You’ve almost certainly seen the Sirius Building. It ways, this building Left: Central and a growing contingent of students. It also has rises out of The Rocks next to the harbour bridge, Station. the implicit support of the National Trust of Aus- and to the untrained eye, looks like a bunch of – it forces you to a Photo: tralia (NSW), which first nominated Sirius for rounded concrete blocks stacked atop one other; Bidgee under heritage listing, and Lord Mayor Clover Moore. a hulking urban Lego set. It has unkempt roof- position. I think it’s CC BY-SA 3.0 It’s a dedicated group, but they’re throwing up red top gardens, and sepia-toned windows that turn flags, not Green Bans. sunset light nostalgic. For a long time, a sign in a building of great Part of the decline is understandable – union the window of unit 74 proclaimed “One Way! strength overall has been decreasing for decades; Jesus” to peak hour motorists stuck in traffic on character.” the Builders Labourers Federation, the union at the bridge. the heart of the Green Bans, no longer exists. Dr. To anyone maintaining even a dilettante’s Hanna suggests that the development of heritage interest in the state of planning and the built legislation in the 1970s may also have contributed environment in NSW, the decision not to herit- to the broader public’s complacency, making them age list Sirius is disheartening but unsurprising. feel “like heritage was being looked after, and the While fans of architecture gush about its typifying The GPO in 1888. just didn’t have to worry about it anymore.” of Brutalist architecture and redolence to Moshe Photo: Powerhouse Museum The consequence of this is that “if you’ve got Safdie’s widely-lauded Habitat 67, Sirius has for a government like this, that isn’t very pro-herit- years proved a divisive rent in Sydney’s urban age and keeps making decisions that end up real- fabric. Many are confounded by its massive con- architecture that housed its most needy in some UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 1974 ly destroying heritage, they’re doing it all legal- crete presence in the steel-and-glass stalagmite of of its best places, gave them great amenity and and subsequently enacted the Australian Herit- ly according to the legislation.” Then again, Dr. Sydney’s skyline; others still are bewildered that allowed them to hope for more.” age Commission Act 1975. The Act established Hanna notes that the flipside of this is that “peo- such an unyielding structure has been allowed to Sirius’ precarious situation has attracted a flood the Australian Heritage Commission, a federal ple are shocked. They think ‘this isn’t supposed to remain on prime development ground for as long of media coverage recently, but the building’s pre- statutory authority responsible for the Register happen, it’s supposed to be protected’. So I think as it has. NSW Finance Minister Dominic Per- dicament is only symptomatic of a broader, sys- of the National Estate, under which items of “aes- that might force people to come out.” rottet sniped in a tweet earlier this month that “if temic issue in contemporary NSW planning and thetic, historic, scientific, or social significance” Shaun Carter certainly hopes so. The Save Our you need a PhD in Architecture to ‘appreciate’ the the built environment. were protected. Sirius Foundation plans to challenge Speakman’s #Sirius building, then it’s clearly not a building for In February 2016, the 120-person staff NSW But in 2004, under pressure from mining and decision, and has launched a crowdfunding cam- the people of NSW”. Office of the Government Architect was collapsed development lobbies, the Act was repealed by the Taronga Zoo. paign to fund a legal case they hope to run through The irony of Perrottet’s tweet is that the Sirius into four staff members in the Department of Howard Government, and the Australian Herit- Photo: Tom the Environmental Defenders Office. Five days Building is first and foremost a building for the Planning and the Environment. This restructur- age Commission superseded by the Australian Heyes under in, they’ve amassed $20,000 of their $35,000 goal, people of NSW. Designed by Department of Pub- ing ended an era: 200 years that saw the Office Heritage Council, which comprises individual CC BY 2.0 thanking backers with rewards ranging from pho- lic Works architect Tao Gofers, Sirius was built oversee the design and construction of Taronga councils for each state or territory. The name of tographs of the iconic building to guided tours, and in the wake of the historic 1970s Green Bans. As Zoo, Central Station, the GPO at Martin Place, the new body is similar, but according to architec- a VIP night with the remaining residents. They’re NSW Chapter President of the Australian Insti- and countless other icons. tural historian and heritage consultant Dr. Bron- planning a protest on the 17th of September at the tute of Architects and core Save Our Sirius cam- Post-restructure, the design of public architec- wyn Hanna, its power is substantially diminished. building, trying to “raise the stakes, raise the atten- paigner Shaun Carter tells it, “the Government ture in NSW will be put out to tender or deter- “The Australian Heritage Commission was tion, raise the building in people’s consciousness.” was hellbent on erasing those lovely Victorian mined by competitions, such as that launched in originally set up so that its recommendations He doesn’t need people to love the building, but he and Georgian buildings down there at The Rocks. 2014 for the Sydney Modern Project of the Art didn’t have to go to a minister – it would make does want people to care. The Builders Labourers Federation noticed that Gallery of NSW. The move is economically sen- a recommendation that a place should be listed, “It’s a bit like Madonna in many ways, this its cultural heritage was being erased and didn’t sible, attracting designs from big-name archi- and it would be listed, there was no ministerial building – it forces you to a position. I think it’s think that was appropriate.” tects that in turn raise the city’s profile and entice sign-off. I think that was one of the reasons it was a building of great character…part of that great Union members and local activists imposed foreign investments and tourism. Culturally, the phased out – governments have to wear the impli- diversity and richness of the social fabric that Green Bans on the area, refusing to perform dem- move is both blessing and curse; there’s no guar- cations of the listing decisions, and so they want makes a city interesting.” That kind of diversity olition or construction work on the sites unless antee that new designs will be cohesive with the to have the final say.” and richness can’t be bought; it’s the kind that the government made provisions to keep the existing city. Dr. Hanna worked in the Heritage Division of accrues over time, greys with age. area’s working class community intact. The Siri- The Australian stance on heritage has not the NSW Office of Environment & Heritage from “With current housing shortages, we know we us Building was constructed for that community, always been so bleak. In August 1979, the Aus- 2003 to 2015, and saw the system change dramat- need to get on and start building a city at a bit of a housing the residents who would otherwise have tralian arm of the International Council on ically over that period. “I think there’s all sorts of clip,” Shaun says. “But we shouldn’t do that at any been displaced. Monuments and Sites was globally lauded for ways the heritage management system has been cost – we shouldn’t do that by erasing the signifi- The Sirius Building continued to be public the Burra Charter, the first document to codi- undermined over those twelve years,” she says. cant moments of our past.” housing until recently, greying with its ageing fy the conservation of items of cultural rather “The number of people and organisations repre- “You don’t have to love every building in your tenants. To Shaun, it’s “fundamentally imbued in than purely architectural significance. Under sented on the NSW Heritage Council has been city. Cities don’t always have to be shining and the Sydney story. It has other stories sewn into it; the Whitlam government, heritage conservation reduced. This means not only is there less diver- polished and glistening, they can be a little bit the idea of egalitarianism, of a civic and ethical in Australia continued to flourish: we joined the sity and expertise for the council to draw on, but gritty and a little bit ugly.” 12 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 13 OPINION RADICAL EDUCATION WEEK Multiculturalism: what is it food for? Burmese and Australian RADICAL EDUCATION WEEK Radical Education Week was held (for Food-centric solidarity leaves a bad taste in Radha Wahyuwidayat’s mouth the first time ever) on Eastern Avenue students sit in solidarity from 25 to 25 August. The events were hosted and organised by various mem- The Halal Snack-pack Appreciation Society is a Politicians pedal the high number of ethnic food ing, understanding or identifying with the Other. bers of SRC Collectives. including the meme-turned-subculture through which Muslim establishments as a marker of Australia’s cultural Instead, as Ghassan Hage posits, food becomes a Natassia Chrysanthos met international activism Environment and Wom*n's Collectives. and non-Muslim people come together to bond tolerance and as a way to placate anti-immigrant symbol of the Other that is abstracted from margin- over a love for the titular dish. Sam Dastyari has sentiment. “Walk up and down (main street) and alised people and their histories of colonialism. In 1920, a council of Burmese students published restriction of academic freedom. The rainy rally For the full deemed it “the modern equivalent of a peaceful you will see the benefits of multiculturalism! I The exchange of food occurs in an unequal the statement: “We intend to smash the Universi- held later on seems to pale in comparison. version of rally”: it’s a political statement by White Australians love dumplings!” dynamic, relegated to a professional setting in ty Act which is but an instrument, forged by the To an audience in awe, they demand that edu- Natassia's that demonstrates their respect for Muslim cultures. It is no coincidence that the favoured analo- which migrants service higher class White peo- government, to keep the nation in chains.” cation spending be raised and for their univer- review, visit Mardi Gras This characterisation is questionable. gy for multiculturalism is the ‘melting pot’. Are ple. What’s more, food is consumed only within Today, in a small tent on Eastern Avenue, these sities to be independent from the government. honisoit.com Without discounting the need to laugh in the politicians appealing to the lowest common White cultural norms. Take the halal snack-pack: were the words of Burmese student activist Zin They want university curriculums to incorporate face of Pauline Hanson, HSPAS has otherwise denominator (the appetite) when trying to sway accepted by the White mainstream largely within Linn. The Radical Education Week talk given by ethnic languages: despite there being 135 ethnic was a riot been doomed to the corners of Facebook, eroded opponents to immigration? Or, can the benefits of the norms of Australian drinking culture. students from the All Burma Federation of Stu- groups in Burma, courses are only taught in Bur- by an endless cycle of memes. At the height of its multiculturalism in the Australian political imag- Participants in food solidarity campaigns dent Unions (ABFSU) – Zin Linn, Thint Myat mese and until 2007 you could be arrested for political influence, Dastyari invited Hanson to eat inary be simply boiled down to food? argue that it benefits migrants economically, but and Min Banyar – demonstrated Burma’s famous learning your own language. Moreover, students Nina Dillon Britton a snack-pack, to the amusement of his supporters. If we take the melting pot analogy of multicultur- this only occurs at an individual level. As a demo- student movement still has momentum. want the ability to organise their union freely and Yet, weeks later, Islamophobia and racism in soci- alism, the person donning the chef’s hat and holding graphic, people of colour remain excluded from Student protest has a rich role in Burma’s history, legally. Student unions are illegal in Burma and discovered the limitations of ety and government policy continues. the wooden spoon is White Australia. In the words Australian mainstream media and political life. In and most of the session delved into how vital stu- student activists have been arrested in the past. The concept of food-based solidarity has a of African American feminist scholar bell hooks, fact, the most representation they find is on reali- dents have been in shaping the political landscape. During question time, everyone expresses Glee and Gaga curious history in Australia. Following wide- “Ethnicity becomes spice, seasoning that can liven ty food programs like Masterchef, cementing their Student unions, boycotts and civil disobedience international solidarity and compares preferred spread reports of violence against Indian students up the dull dish that is mainstream white culture.” synonymity with food. formed the backbone of anti-imperialist activism leftist literature. A particularly delicate moment Let me preface this with two things: I’m queer, but in 2009, the ‘Vindaloo Against Violence’ initiative The amount of spice is, however, carefully con- Food solidarity campaigns perpetuate the pro- during the early 20th century and produced some of arises when a student asks about the plight of my education in queer politics has largely been lim- urged punters to dine at Indian restaurants to trolled. Far from being ‘authentic’ or representa- cesses by which White Australia takes from Other the Burma’s most prominent anti-colonial leaders. the Rohingya in Burma. “As student activists we ited to Glee and Gaga; both of which are important demonstrate their appreciation of Indian culture. tive of entire nations, restaurant food has actually cultures, as long as culture is restricted to food, However, their struggle is far from over. In par- stand with all oppressed people,” says Thint, “but for young queer people to learn not to hate them- Enter well-intentioned white folk at their local been processed through colonialism, immigra- and food to an act of service. Meanwhile, the cul- ticular, the Burmese students share a frustration it’s really scary to get involved. You can be killed selves. That said, neither are particularly useful in Indian restaurant, butter chicken and naan in tion and globalisation. The reductive idea that tural practices of migrants outside the culinary with the USyd activists regarding their country’s for assisting Rohingya activists.” critically thinking about queerness and its history. knife and fork. Perhaps some even braved more migrant cultures, multi-faceted in themselves, realm are shunned to the private sphere of the education policies. Thint describes the quality of The session ends with a spirit of optimism and It’s against this background that April Hol- migrant-heavy suburbs for an ‘authentic’ experi- can be captured by a plate of food is at the heart home; to be practised out of sight. They have no education in Burma: his computer science course a message delivered clearly by Zin: “We, the stu- combe’s presentation proved so important. Despite ence. Whatever the choice of eatery, the idea was of food solidarity campaigns. place in the national culture. only offered four computers for 200 students and dents of ABSFU, want to announce that no demo- the title being ‘Mardi Gras was a Riot’, Holcombe’s the same: patrons would leave satisfied with their Despite the fact that food from migrant cul- Food is an essential part of integration when no access to wifi. Zin and Thint tell us about their cratic reform is being carried out in Burma as they presentation broadly tracked the development of intake of Other culture that would serve to sym- tures is modified to suit the preferred tastes it is exchanged between individuals in the home, efforts: a student march they walked in last year are showing to the world through their media. diverse queer communities through the twentieth bolise their political solidarity. and methods of their new country, it continues neighbourhood and community. Eating ethnic from Mandalay to Yangon – a distance of 644 But, we won’t give up on this oppressive situation, century in the United States. It’s not the slow arc It’s the inverse equivalent of a sit-in. A display of to be branded Other along with the people it food at a restaurant does not combat structural km – was joined by fellow students, monks and and we will still carry on the radical tradition of towards justice that is the caricature of the his- privilege and literal indulgence for which to pat one- represents. Indians become curries, Asians are racism. It is part of the environment that ferments citizens from all over the country to protest the our historic union.” At this, all the activists cheer. tory of activism. Anecdotes, like the fact that the self on the back. The existence of such campaigns is dog-eaters, and migrants in general smell like racial violence: a culture that takes from Oth- Stonewall riots were preceded by the Cooper’s unsurprising when we consider how, in mainstream something fishy. er cultures but refuses to integrate them beyond Bakery riot, where drag queens hurled doughnuts political discourse, the crowning glory of multicul- Even if restaurant food was culturally represent- strict parameters. These parameters look some- at policemen, or that gay soldiers during WWII turalist policy is apparently a richer food culture. ative, ‘Eating the Other’ does not equate to learn- thing like those of a styrofoam box. would make out in front of uncomfortable guards An economist and a political knowing they couldn’t do anything to stop them, showed queer history for what it is. Complicated, Sydney College of the Arts students and activists have occupied messy, fun. the administation building at SCA's Callan Park campus since economist walk into a tent To this end, Holcombe’s workshop posed ques- SCA OCCUPATION last week. Here students consider the campaign's tactics. tions about the nature of queer activism today. Importantly, Holcombe noted that the idea of Pranay Jha and Liam Donohoe a ‘homosexual’ is a relatively new phenomenon. Riki Scanlan, on behalf of the Let SCA Stay Occupation Ben Lasker, Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) in Photomedia Whilst clearly stigmatisation and persecution were satisfied by their experience of those that committed ‘homosexual acts’ like On Monday 22 August, over 50 art stu- the executive suites, it strikes us that we I’m not against the occupation per se. know of the profound impact that art has sodomy is nothing new, this was broadly seen as dents from the Sydney College of Arts are doing this in the formal offices of the I think it’s a great thing that students on the human mind, and its benefits for Radical Education Week is a new initiative organised shortcomings of political economy and the broad left something one did, rather than something one and their supporters voted to occupy the people who run your university. Eating want to stand up to the University and our mental health. And we, as artists, are by a group of activists on campus. Though we were in winning over the masses. Attendees offered lots of was. Anyone who’s read about Ancient Greek administration building in protest against pizza bought by a supporter from Berlin, make themselves heard. Any kind of always exploring new ground in a fields broadly unsure what it would entail, we anticipated different explanations, ranging from ‘gutless’ union orgies probably knows that. The compulsion to the University's proposed staff cuts of 60 or a shepherd's pie cooked by a fellow stu- action can be good, if you’ve got the as varied as biology, philosophy, media that the political economy seminar would align with officials, to unfavourable media representation, to the pathologise and categorise people in regard to per cent, course cuts to specialised studi- dent, or a cake baked by a fancy patisserie right messaging. But that’s the problem: theory and climate science. David Haines, the week’s broader desire to make knowledge more dissolution of the USSR. their sexuality is a relatively new phenomenon. os, and eviction of staff and students from – these are the small day-to-day pleasures the messaging that we’re sending out as one of our amazing staff here at SCA, is accessible outside the structure of academic institu- One explanation, though, struck at the heart of a The implications for that, though, are serious. their current campus in Rozelle. that keep the occupation going. a campus just isn’t very convincing. And an exemplar of this collaborative practice tions. We both have different experiences with political broader issue. Andy Mason, a co-organiser of Radical It means that living in a society that has tran- Student occupations are a long and But, ultimately, the occupation only I think that will be the biggest failing and the kind of things that artists can do economy and activism more broadly: Pranay comes Education Week, observed that discussions and meth- scended the categories, spectrums or definitions proud tradition as drastic protests against continues as long as the University intends of this occupation. This kind of action if you’re willing to trust and support us. from an orthodox economics background while Liam odologies in political economy are marked by a unique of sexuality is not only plausible, but has existed drastic crises. The University has refused to disembowel art education. The dismal works really well when everyone can see There really is no limit to what we can has previously studied political economy. And so, with commitment to democratic discourse and critical exam- for most of human history. Now is the anomaly. to engage with the demands of the Let horizon before students and staff is one the value of the cause. do and discover if we have proper studio different expectations, we ventured to the white tent on ination. This, they explained, often creates a “mess”, It is also particularly important when we consid- SCA Stay campaign, which has spurred where education and art-making is justi- If a group of medical scientists occu- spaces and equipment. Eastern Avenue with a shared sense of intrigue. where political economy cannot offer simple answers in er ‘Born this Way’ discourse. ‘Born this Way’, to be students to peacefully lock out the senior fied only by reference to desiccated calcu- pied their Dean’s office to protest cuts Unfortunately, our messaging isn’t In keeping with the week’s broader iconoclastic spir- the same way that orthodox, neo-liberal approaches can. clear, wasn’t just a chart topping hit in 2011, but a management of SCA. lations of cost and benefit. The University against the sciences, I don’t think there doing that very well – it’s full of intan- it, the seminar took the form of a roundtable discus- This insight seemed to hint at some of the seminar’s way of framing sexuality as biologically innate and By so doing, the occupiers hope to wishes, desperately, to measure everything would be a single student who wouldn’t gibles and clichés that can be hard sion, deviating from the authoritative, lecture style of limitations. Attendees often utilised academic language therefore not your “fault” that still persists in some force the University to respond. Up to 40 by a few insignificant metrics. But when help build the stockades because we all to understand if you’re not already learning that tends to characterise formal and informal and abstract ideas that were vague and confusing to queer discourse. Holcombe argues that it concedes students have blockaded themselves with- a metric becomes the goal, it is no longer know that societies live and die by the involved. Our rhetoric about corporate education. Most of the attendees had a background in Pranay as a newcomer. Similarly, the answers that were too much ground. Who you have sex with is a per- in the senior management offices since very good at measuring anything. sciences. But a lot of people still see the universities is helping, but we can’t allow political economy, though there were a few newcomers. offered tended to be quite complex and not particularly sonal, fundamental choice and liberty, and as long Monday, secured by a mixture of furniture When education becomes measured arts as a luxury. It’s always the first thing that to get in the way of the most impor- The talk began with an interesting overview of polit- definitive. Ultimately, we got the sense that the discus- as it is consenting, it causes no harm. Also, it’s no and construction equipment. The occupa- solely in terms of how many dollars it to go because we simply can’t justify tant part of this campaign: the value of ical economy’s history, one marked by radical agitation sion was but an intellectual discussion among friends one’s fucking business. The power of this assertive tion controls the entries to the space, ena- makes, it loses its actual value. We lose spending so much money on it. It’s hard a strong and well-funded SCA for our and a quest for validation, a timely discussion given and activists in a ‘bubble’, a separation elegantly cap- anger, as seen in Stonewall, in Mardi Gras, in 1978, bling visits from students and supporters. our relationship to the contribution art to see the value of the arts unless you’re University and society. current efforts to save the Sydney College of the Arts. tured by the white tent that obscured the outside world. is key to the agency of queer communities. We have seen incredible success: a vast makes to society, to the way we think an artist yourself. What I want to see is a nice, long list The relationship between political economy and activ- Importantly, however, this fact was not lost on attendees, Queerness is a past, a structure and a culture, array of community groups, trade unions, about the world. If we want to keep SCA here and pro- of artists who have contributed to soci- ism was a defining feature of the seminar, one high- who pre-emptively hinted that these shortcomings are and its history makes demands not just on people and individuals have publicised their sup- It is important to note that the blame tect it from these cuts, then we’re going to ety through their artistic practice with lighted by the profound wisdom of attendee Janet, who inherent to the structure of political economy itself. outside of that community, but also on queer peo- port for the occupation and the campaign. is not solely on the University. The State need to cut through this apathy towards new inventions, discoveries and politi- discussed her experiences in student, workplace, and To be sure, it is unfair to dwell on these criticisms, ple themselves. Part of coming to terms with that Media outlets published the story, embar- Government, a real estate agent under the the arts. We need to generate the kind of cal activism. Make it as long as Eastern union spaces to the delight of the grateful attendees. especially given that political economists are already is dealing with those demands, and asking how rassing the University. We intend to contin- masquerade of governance, owns Callan enthusiasm for the arts and studio-based Avenue. That way, everyone can see The roundtable format invited robust discussion engaging with them. Considering this, we still enjoyed best we can push for change. There are fair criti- ue broadening and deepening support for Park. We have seen, year after year, their practice that we have for the sciences. the value of the arts and we can inspire and a flexibility rarely seen in conventional education the seminar and found it insightful. At the very least it cisms about the sometimes-alienating impenetra- the campaign against attacks on the arts. wish to make a quick buck from throw- That might sound ridiculous, but if you the kind of mass action from the entire structures. Attendees offered competing, well-reasoned successfully introduced new ideas to new people, provid- bility of queer politics, Holcombe though, navi- Inside, the occupation has been a sur- ing public assets into the gutter of private look at the ways that we, as artists, can student body that we need to fight perspectives, and it was encouraging to see newcomers ed cause for further research, and shed light on the com- gated that with insight. ‘Mardi was a Riot’ is the real but invigorating experience. Leaning development, rather than contribute to contribute to the other faculties at this back. This occupation could be an amaz- gradually contribute more to the debate. Towards the plex situation that the broad left faces going forward. And best that Radical Education can do: ideas without against a desk of the Executive Officer or the public good. Let SCA Stay! Support university, you can see that the arts really ing platform to do just that, but right end, a particularly valuable discussion centred on the that can surely only be a good thing, “mess” or otherwise. dogma, accessibility without condescension. We rolling up a sleeping bag in the foyer of the occupation! can be that important to society. We all now we are squandering it. need more of this. 14 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 15 REVUE REVIEWS REVUE REVIEWS It Came From Planet Space The Rise and Fall of Bliss Industries Caitlin Harvey saw the 2016 Science Revue Imogen Harper loved the 2016 Commerce Revue

Science Revue’s 2016 production, It Came From Meteoropolis itself was just your average 1950s line, and perhaps just a little more edginess This year’s Commerce Revue, The Rise and Fall of manipulated Harry Potter to Steve Jobs’s angsty too different to what the name would suggest). Planet Space, was the least offensive and most suburb, with a butcher, a baker, two-dozen can- wouldn’t have gone astray. Bliss Industries (no pun intended - as we’re fre- son, Hans Jobs. Sasha Meaney also earns a special The execution of scene changes varied through- wholesome revue I have ever seen. At least dlestick makers, a resident astronomer, and a The biggest strengths of Science Revue were quently reminded), was filled with talent, ded- mention as the CEO of Bliss Industries, opening out the night, but the use of stage, lighting and until the second half, when vocalist Katina professional vaper. no doubt the band and the dancers. The band ication and, very often, laughter. Upon enter- and closing both acts and using her charisma to music brought the production together. Selvaraj sang a ballad detailing how she The revue included touching tales of stood centre stage for the entire show - a spot they ing the theatre, characters from Bliss Industry warm the audience up and bring them into The finale was certainly a highpoint, had fucked all the robots from here overcoming adversity, such as the sto- rightfully earned. were on hand to meet and greet, satirising an the show. Throughout the revue the demonstrating the show’s singing, to Tatooine. ry of Ken and his struggles to build The choreographers and dancers deserve huge insecure, made to please consumer culture, while cast embraced mistakes and laughs dancing and staging at its best. Despite this, the revue was Barbie’s Dream House. Despite crying congratulations, as they managed to craft dance also demonstrating the Revue’s self-conscious along with the audience, while This revue, directed by Jack heartwarming and quite a about how his hands were mittens, Ken numbers that impressed even this reviewer, who attempt to distinguish itself from other revues in also bringing to life many of Savage and Georgia refreshing reprieve from proved that teamwork always wins out, as studied dance for fifteen years. However, two of the season. It also revealed what continued to be the more absurd dance scenes Britt, seemed to ful- the sex-crazed Turn- he recruited an army of Kens to help build the best dance numbers - one set to the Avatar: a strength of the show; the coziness of the small with their clear enjoyment of fil its goal of a fun, bull-bashing one so the Dream House, including the hero, ‘has- The Last Airbender’s opening credits, and the oth- theatre allowed laughter to spark laughter and every moment. though sometimes often finds in Sydney knees-Ken’, played by the er seemingly a zombie apocalypse - seemed out the audience could enjoy watching the cast truly The sketches took a while absurd, concoc- Uni revues. end- lessly enjoy- of place in a comedy show, having no punch line enjoy themselves. to warm up initially, and tion of scenes In fact Malcolm able Will and leaving the audience more confused than The cast and crew were consistently talented, the sense of an over-arching and sketches, would be impressed by Edwards. anything else. with brilliance shining through in the show’s act- plot around the eponymous and the cast’s the revue’s ‘innovative’ While Overall, Declan Maher and Bruno Dubosar- ing, writing and music. Crowd-pleasers included a Bliss Industries flowed in and attitude and recurring themes: technol- many of sky’s Science Revue taught the audience moral tormented, verbose baby pondering the state of the out - at times with humour, and sense of enjoy- ogy and space. This was fitting, since the overar- the sketches lessons, as well as biology ones. Did you know world on a family trip to the park, and the Israel/ at times with confusion. Sketches ment brought ching plot of the show focused on a small town, were endear- that an anteater’s tongue flicks 150 times per min- Palestine conflict as played out on Who Wants to covered everything from harm- easy laughs Meteoropolis, with a big problem – a meteor was ing, many of them ute? You would have if you had taken the free be a Millionaire. Many of Tom Waddell’s sketches less fart jokes to insidious moments throughout the hurtling rapidly towards it and threatening to kill dragged on for too ticket I offered you and come to enjoy a touching stood out as he played everyone from an easily in Wife Swap-meets-Henry VIII (it’s not night. everyone except the members of Crowded House. long without a punch night of theatre with me. Eden Faithfull loved the farts and farce Erin Jordan saw Elvis fight a meteorite I’ll be honest: I still have no idea exactly what The insisting he be referred to as the "Beast Master". an all-in orgy with bitters. Rise and Fall of Bliss Industries was really about – but The opening number of the show was packed Although there were a few technical mishaps Welcome to the quaint 50’s town of Meteoropo- the show’s surprising secret weapon – the hilarity To my dismay, however, the Avatar dance I still loved every minute of it. This year’s Commerce with enthusiasm and razzle-dazzle, and Sasha during the show, the laissez-faire reaction of the lis, home to a dozen or more skilled candlestick of a cardboard cut-out Elvis or a dummy hanging number did not live up to its expectations. As a Revue was no doubt a tour-de-force of fun, farts and Meaney set the bar with her gruff and madcap cast made these slip-ups almost as funny as the makers, a talented vaper and (cue shock) an to the appropriate tune of It's Raining Men sent childhood classic for many, the excited hoots at farce, offering a bewildering glimpse into a utopian performance as the CEO of Bliss Industries. sketches themselves, and this good-humored sen- approaching meteor. the audience into fits of laughter. the start of the performance soon altered to looks dream-factory toppled by a charismatic yet mania- Although the routine could have been made even timent often carried the show along, reminding Science Revue’s production It Came From Plan- Whilst the Beyoncé skit of the-beat-will-never of confusion. The effortless skill of all the dancers cal CEO with a narcotics problem. Directors Geor- more enjoyable with a little bit more vocal articu- the audience that the greatest pleasure was watch- et Space delivered all that it promised and more: a drop may have left me oddly traumatised and led involved and the elegant choreography did not go gia Britt and Jack Savage expertly interweaved sur- lation, Lillian Shaddick’s choreography was flaw- ing the unremitting delight spouting from the *spoiler alert* rumbling wrestling match between me to the improbable conclusion that Beyoncé is unnoticed, despite the dance’s conceptual oddity. realist humour with crowd-pleasing slapstick, the less, and the cast’s execution of it was an incredi- stage and every member of the cast. President Elvis – who is still a more appropriate not always a good choice, the show featured many It Came From Planet Space took its audience result of which was a corporate team building exer- ble sight to behold. The closing number of the revue was undoubt- choice than Trump – a meteor, a detailed dit- stand-out performances. Theo Murray delivered on an out-of-this-world adventure through time cise-cum musical spectacular to rival all Commerce Standout performances throughout the show edly a highlight, featuring Emily Boyd’s incredi- ty about sex with robots, and a catchy biology his sketch of a man with an absurd fetish for secu- and space, sharing necessary insight into the Revues of years past. certainly go to Tom Waddell’s Eddy Maguire in bly impressive dusky alto tones setting the mood lesson of those pesky anteaters. Directors Bruno rity bag checks oh-so-flawlessly, with the line “the handiness of a milk crate – if you turn it upside Walking into the Everest theatre was a thrilling the most twisted episode of Who Wants to be a for an ode to money, as the cast joined in for one Dubosarsky and Declan Maher managed to pull bag” sure to send anyone into uncontrollable laugh- down you have yourself a handy milk-carrying transportation: interns, executives and clip-board- Millionaire ever to have graced the stage, and- final exquisitely choreographed performance. off an extraordinarily entertaining show, filled ter. But congratulations must be given to the band, device – just how great knees really are, and lets ed miscellaneous office-dwellers were rushing up Dominic Scarf’s distinct aversion to dinner party This was a whirlwind of comedic confusion, at with a nice balance of comedic wit and slapstick whose ingenious ability to incorporate kazoos and not forget, the power of Elvis. To all those part of and down the stage, often descending into the seats politics. Alexandra Mildenhall and Emma Wilt- times effervescent and blindingly colourful, and at humour. The decision to replace the efforts of messenger tones into their music served to remind the Science Revue, “Thank you, thank you very below and networking with audience members. shire are also deserving of special mentions in others, sharply witty and bitingly satirical. No mat- special effects with ‘the vaper dude’ proved to be us why Science Revues are so great. much uh-huh.” Memorable interactions included Jared Choong’s their sparkling depictions of the gritty struggle ter your current financial situation, I highly recom- role as the jilted ‘Hermit Crab Welfare Officer’, between lemon and lime, only to be resolved with mend you invest in this year’s Commerce Revue. Engo revue: Like high school but worse SUDS gets into bed with Shakespeare again Victoria Zerbst and Naaman Zhou wrote this in 40 minutes while drunk Hannah Craft was a Merchant of Venice virgin before she entered the Cellar

Watching Engo Revue is like crawling into a dead They were brave, resilient and had good voices. Nicholas Dai was bad on stage, and even worse SUDS’ latest Shakespeare revival is not what one Photo: beauty Portia (Diana Reid). Poor in pocket, Bas- slaves under the same premise of ownership. It’s a meme for warmth. Except the warmth is really Edwin Ho also had a voice, and the band off stage when he heckled from the audience, say- might usually expect of a student production of supplied sanio enlists the help of his friend Antonio (Sean sentiment of shocking modernity rarely associat- your beer, which is warm and free. offered the restless audience respite from the very ing, “All international students are autistic”. This the Bard. Directors Peter Walsh and Clare Cavan- Maroney). Antonio borrows a sum from his ene- ed with Shakespeare. When you enter Engo Revue, you are given a long pauses between sketches. was objectively bad, by anyone’s standard. agh have forsaken many of the more ostentatious my Shylock ‘The Jew’ (Max Baume), pledging a As the play grapples with these thought-pro- drink voucher and a ballpit ball to throw, because A joke about St Paul’s students being cunts A highpoint, however, was a self-reflective trappings of modernised Shakespeare, opting pound of his own flesh should he fail to pay the voking issues a steady stream of laughter comes Engo Revue is best enjoyed drunk and with a lot was the first autonomous joke of the night. monologue deconstructing a joke about a banana instead for a simple, stripped-back production debt. Chaos and hilarity ensue. from the hilarious and sexually charged antics of heckling. Two screens straddle the stage and It was delivered by a Pauline, and therefore peel, the performer hoping to “challenge tradition- with few set pieces and no soundtrack. The continuing relevance of Shakespeare is of the supporting cast, particularly Alexander regurgitate a dribble of tweets, because tech-heck- punched sideways. al paradigms of theatre”, name-checking Beckett A move that would have been disastrous in the always hotly contended, and it is true that there Richmond’s Gratanio and Daniella Pilla’s Neris- ling is encouraged. Punches were also delivered in the form of while being pummelled by multi-coloured balls. hands of a less skilled cast and less experienced are many moments of intense discomfort for the sa. But the show-stealing performance came from The show opened with a dedication to Haram- grade-A heckles from the crowd, including “show Engo Revue is the wet dream directors, instead emerges as a highly accom- audience when the seething anti-Semitism of the Keshini de Mel, who in her roughly four scenes be and every dick on stage (dick count: 4) was a us your punchline” or “you look like a creep”. you wish you never had. plished triumph. period surfaces. In one particularly discomfiting as Shylock’s servant Launcelot delivered a truly sacrifice to the dead ape. This was clearly a revue that captured the When the alcohol wears off The Merchant of scene Shylock’s daughter Jessica (Lucy Burke) extraordinary comic performance rarely seen in Engo Revue has benefited from the fallow essence of the engineering faculty. Like watching you feel uncomfortable Venice has all the pledges to be baptised that she might marry her amateur theatre. period of not being put on (at least in its regular an engineer’s mind from inside a goon sack. There and sticky and ashamed. ingredients of Christian love. Yet these moments are poignant- The unobtrusive simplicity of the show will be capacity) last year. But it’s still unable to shed its were jokes making fun of gender studies majors, Ashamed of chanting a Shakespeare ly contrasted with the words of Shylock himself, challenging for viewers lacking in concentration. ancestral wrinkly skin – due in most part to the the lack of women in engineering, group assign- ““Fuck off UTS! Fuck comedy: a in a series of wonderfully delivered soliloquies. There are moments when the fast-paced dialogue audience and its environment. ments and sex things. off UTS!” and “Here’s bright young Enhanced by Vanessa Macpherson’s simple light- is lost in the speed of delivery. But these are minor The revue presented a dichotomy between But too many of these sketches were like erec- to [a priest] he’s true man, Bassa- ing, all else fades as Baume’s Shylock turns to us flaws in a show that encompasses the very best of the old, traditional engineering revue mentality tions that never resulted in cum. blue”, ashamed of the nio (Belin- and insists upon his humanity in the face of his student Shakespeare. and a fresh, new, slightly politically correct mind- Low points were: cultural appropriation cops amount of beers and da Ander- own blatant dehumanization. “Hath not a Jew set. Director Mattie Longfield and the all-women (unclear where it was punching); waterboarding waffle fries you con- son-Hunt) eyes?” he demands. The most jarring of these sketches were a breath of fresh air, and sketches like as an artful motif, if artful means bad; and an sumed, and ashamed resolves to win moments arrives as he lays bare the hypocrisy of SUDS's The Merchant of Venice is playing ‘Engo Boys’ and ‘Goon, glorious goon’ should be inexplicable classist ‘Leb’ character who couldn’t that you were actually the heart and the Christians, who declare him evil for seeking at the Cellar theatre from August 24 to commended. The women were good. Beyond good. finish a Cert II. entertained. hand of the famed of Antonio’s promised flesh yet themselves keep September 3 16 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 17 UNDERGROUND UNDERGROUND Under the Underground Film Festival James Holloway questions the lack of festival The content mines opportunities for young filmmakers his year, the Sydney Underground Film Festi- aren’t easy to find however, especially for feature film- Zero festival, a festival catering to films made under a Sam Langford reaches a new low trying to figure val will screen 36 feature films over the span makers – with the majority of local festivals catering budget of $50,000. of four days. Only four of these films will be exclusively to short films or genre flicks. “I noticed when trying to find festivals in Austral- out why all the Uni's creative spaces are underground TAustralian. Those that do accept feature film submissions ia, none were really suited to the Micro Budget side of Why the lack of local films? The answer, according receive so many that the likelihood of selection is slim. things – which meant I would ultimately be competing to director and head programmer Stefan Popescu, is It’s a reality Sydney filmmakers Lorenzo Benitez and against films with a budget beyond my wildest dreams.” f you’ve made art (loosely defined) to occasionally psychedelic output. It forever; there are no elongating shad- that most of the Australian films submitted just wer- Jonathon Parker are all too familiar with. In 2015 they Mills explains on the Below Five Zero website. on main campus, there’s a good naturally follows that they gravitate to ows, no sunrises. 2am is psychosomati- en’t that good. set out to make a documentary exploring the impacts Yet although a providing a definite glimmer of chance it was in a windowless underground spaces – the ideal grow- cally levelled with 2pm. Fluorescent-lit “We’re pretty brutal with our programming,” he of the ‘voluntourism’ industry in rural Thailand. It was hope, even Below Five Zero is limited in its capacity, room. This is because the major- ing environment, where they may one bunkers are a temporal blank canvas, explains. “We definitely don’t screen Australian stuff made on a budget of $5,000 AUD and financed almost with only four feature films in its program. I1 ity of creative spaces on campus are day reproduce by putting out spores. untouched by the flicker and progres- just for the sake of Australian stuff… it has to be shot entirely by the crew themselves. While some malign the overwhelming preference at least six feet under, literally and also sion of the actual world. You can get in Australia and good.” They submitted the documentary to almost 50 festi- for short films in the festival circuit, filmmakers such as w/r/t job prospects.2 Today, we ask why. 2. Nuclear bunker theory lost down here, submerged in a kind of Although nominally an ‘underground’ film festival, vals both local and international. After a while, howev- Sydney-based Laurence Rosier Staines see them as a nec- The key to answering this question uniform light or dark over which you Popescu says that for a film to make their program it er, the replies became frustratingly repetitive. essary and rewarding first step. His third short film Real lies in conspiracy theories, and the key If nuclear war or a similarly apoca- have complete control, emerge when has to be “on par with the larger cinema-scape of the “The rejection comes in the form an email Estate was selected to screen as part of the SmartFone to conspiracy theories is basic profi- lyptic event broke out, experts agree you’re done. world”, and while the festival prioritises independent and usually begins with the programmers thank- Flick Fest, a festival challenging filmmakers to pro- ciency in connecting a bunch of utter- that an underground, concrete-rein- This is important, because time5 is films that “push the boundaries” in form and content, ing you for ‘the pleasure of having been able to duce low budget films made entirely on a smartphone ly meaningless dots3; a willingness to forced bunker would provide the best the amniotic fluid of creative devel- they must nonetheless meet a certain level of produc- watch your film.’” Parker says. “This is then fol- or tablet. boldly draw trend lines where no trend shelter and most likely chances of opment; protective and encouraging tion value in regards to audio and visual quality. lowed by the news that this year they’d received a “A short film is a kind of calling card… a place line has ventured before. Below are four survival. The SRC offices (where Honi of growth. We need the illusion that it This fact is reflected in the types of films SUFF ‘record number of submissions’ but that ultimately, they for people to try out ideas, make their bones a trend lines taking a deep dive, in an is housed) fit this theory particularly goes on forever; we need foetal weight- screens – which often come from high budget, high were unable to find room for your film in their program.” little in terms of filmmaking in the first place.” attempt to explain why student creatives well, as they’re inexplicably equipped lessness to shield us from deadlines profile sources such as Sundance-accredited director “That’s the classic rejection letter,” laughs Jai Love, a When asked about the current state of independent seem drawn to the bowels of the earth. with other necessary survival resourc- and endings. And then we need to be and screenwriter Todd Solondz, and Hollywood actor 21-year-old filmmaker and current student at AFTRS film, Laurence laments the loss of Metro Screen – a es, such as a zip tap (to provide boiling able to leave, when we’re done. Emerge Eli Roth. Popescu acknowledges there is quite a lot of in Sydney. not-for-profit film, television and digital media organ- 1. Mushroom theory water during the apocalypse), a fridge, into the light, mess and all, and see debate amongst the programmers over what qualifies It’s an email he’s not too unfamiliar with himself. isation associated with Screen NSW. However, he also and an autonomous wom*n’s space. what we’ve made. as ‘underground’. That is, not until his documentary Dead Hands Dig believes the problem doesn’t lie entirely with entities “Mushroom theory”, as it’s been dubbed Where this theory falls apart is on This illusion of a surplus of time is “We look for mainstream people who are on the Deep was accepted into Slamdance – an unofficial like Screen Australia, which are only operating within in recent years, is rumoured to have how these prime apocalypse-survival perhaps the only way student creative margins…we even screened, a few years back, a James Sundance offshoot catering exclusively to low budget the parameters set by the Federal Government. been inspired by a different kind of spaces came to be allotted to artists, spaces are well-resourced. Franco film, and the reason was because he actually independent films. “It’s a lack of other infrastructure,” he says. “At this mushroom. Unlike plants, mushrooms activists and, more broadly, students. produced it himself… the boundaries are so blurred “Once we got into Slamdance, it took off from there. level, the SmartFone Film Festival is easily the best do not require sunlight to grow, instead Given the University’s historical dis- 4. Funding crisis theory now, we have to take each film on a case by case basis.” Once that happens all of a sudden your email inbox is example I can think of in terms of nurturing young drawing energy from the decomposi- dain for the aforementioned groups, These programmingjust full of distributors … everybody wants to watch filmmakers with fewer resources.” tion of their growth environment. it seems unlikely that the adminis- There is, of course, another theory, but decisions set a difficult the movie.” For Bronte Jovevski, another Sydney-based inde- Your average “creative” possess- tration would cede the best apoca- this one is widely disdained, and has precedent for young Aus- Dead Hands Dig Deep follows ageing punk provo- pendent filmmaker, the problem with the industry is es many of the same characteristics. lypse-survival spaces to them.4 Then been convincingly debunked several tralian unknowns working cateur Edwin Borsheim who lives in complete isolation, not just a lack of resources, but a lack of resources for They too are often warm, moist and again, there are rumblings about times. It holds that the University is on low budgets and unable alone in the desert of southern California. A former women in particular. pungent, sometimes toxic, and pro- SUDS’ lease of the Cellar Theatre end- either (a) in funding crisis, and/or (b) to reach the production qualities necessary ‘shock-rock’ musician, Dead Hands sees Borhseim reflect “I see my role as a producer to tell more sto- visioned with weird and insulting ing soon. This may be an indicator of would prefer to spend its hard-earned for inclusion. Of around 250 films submit- on a past of “drug-abuse, violence and self-destruction.” ries about women, to see more women behind nicknames by passing jocks and sci- imminent nuclear war. dollars on the construction of vacuous, ted to the SUFF this year, around 60 were It was made on a budget of $20-30,000 – though Love and in front of the camera – obviously, you look at entists (such as classic epithets “puff- unnecessary spaces like a new Business Australian – meaning the vast majority were deemed says their initial estimates had been around $10,000. the statistics and that’s not what’s happening ball” and “stinkhorn”). 3. Some pretentious bullshit School and Chancellery, rather than to be unsuitable. The money came mostly from friends and family, but in Australia.” We could therefore posit that the prioritising any kind of actual space or Part of the reason for such consistently low qual- what’s interesting is that Love and his crew took advantage Jovevski produced the crowd-funded short film creative kids of this campus are actual- Or maybe it’s about stepping outside of resources for student creatives. ity, Popescu suggests, has to do with the way funding of Screen Australia’s Producer Offset scheme – a rebate Shan and Kate, which has found success with the Palm ly just a rare kind of mushroom, prone time. Pure artificial light stretches time I’ll leave it to you to decide. works through Screen Australia: “They’re very upfront allowing filmmakers to be reimbursed for some of their Springs International Film Festival in California. She that they’re not here to establish anyone’s career. They’re production costs as long as they use an Australian cast also works for Women in Film and Television NSW and here to basically support commercial productions.” and crew. In general, Love says he’s not “the biggest fan” is festival coordinator for WOW Film Festival. WOW – 1. Read: several Popescu suggests Screen Aus- of Screen Australia, but describes the rebate as “the only short for World of Women’s Cinema – specialises in the tralia acts this way out of fear of good thing they’re doing that’s really worth something.” promotion of short films by women filmmakers both 2. Here’s the data: the Honi office, the Cellar Theatre, parts of the Seymour Centre, the SURG broadcast studios, competition, “that if you can go off For his less fortunate peers, rejection is a con- locally and internationally and has been running for Incubate, the Postgraduate Arts Research Centre in Fisher Library, and a number of activist/collective spaces are all on your own and make a film with tinual struggle. 21 years. underground. This list is probably not exhaustive. There are also outliers, e.g. the dance studio, which is several floors a couple of friends for $10,000 its “The most difficult part of the process is definitely Bronte also believes the traditional role of the above ground. These require further research, though in the case of the dance studio I hypothesise that either the actually a threat to the industry”. the lack of clarity as to what each festival is expecting,” short film is changing. “I just love the short form, I intersection of dance and sport drives dancers above ground, or all the spinning and twirling involved has just caused Despite this, Popescu says Lorenzo. “For the vast majority of festivals, we are think they are a very different sort of pleasure than them to be disoriented. remains optimistic, citing vaguely told that ‘all feature films, documentary and watching a feature.” a supposed plethora of fiction, are welcome’ without any honest warning on The Sydney Underground Film Festival itself has 3. You probably developed this skill in kindy. Kindergarten teachers learn in the third year of their degrees to watch smaller niche festivals how competitive some of these festivals are.” an entire session dedicated to showcasing 12 local- students closely as they complete these tasks, covertly timing progress, and analysing texta choice and deftness as convenient outlets “Because of commercial reasons, festivals aren't ly-made short films. The stats are much worse for fea- after the fact. The most promising candidates have a special-issue post-it note (virtual since the advent of for emerging young that open about the fact they mostly only accept films tures – of the four Australian films showing, three of computers, but still special-issue) appended to their enrolment information and are monitored by subsequent filmmakers. These with budgets in six or more figures” Parker adds. them are documentaries. The sole fiction film being teachers for signs of Conspiracy Recognition Aptitude or Proclivity. ASIO quietly inducts the very best once smaller festivals Parker and Benitez aren’t alone in these observa- screened was directed by festival programmer Stefan they reach adulthood, reportedly extending covert employment offers in encrypted electronic back-alleys in tions; they are sentiments echoed by Mekelle Mills, Popescu himself. the early hours of the morning. who after a similarly disheartening experience with The conclusions drawn are self evident – lacking the film circuit, decided to take matters into her own access to the resources necessary to make a high qual- 4. Leaving the repopulation of the earth to SUDS leaves a lot to be desired re: actual practical hands. Earlier this year Mills founded the Below Five ity fiction feature, short films and documentaries are skills. Picture a massive orgy conducted amidst makeshift dwellings becoming the obvious cheap alternative for Australia’s constructed from stage flats, with trick doors and Art by: Ann Ding aspiring independent filmmakers. At the same time, the revolving parts. Mere simulacrums of shelter, painted lack of infrastructure that Laurence points to makes it in neon. difficult to sustain any unified sense of local filmmaking community. There was certainly no truly underground 5. This is not an endorsement of a Sydney film scene Jai Love could point to. certain Honi ticket, fuck off. “Maybe it does exist” he says with a laugh, “maybe I’m just not cool enough to know about it.” 18 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 19 PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE Just dust Justine Landis-Hanley writes about losing her mother Power in vulnerability One day in March 2014, your mother stops walking. After four weeks of immobility. if that is the kind of thing bad people tell them- Jemima Wilson discusses mental health, the arts and the Save the SCA Campaign Her screams became uncontainable, her conver- selves to feel less bad. She’s one of those champion do-it-all types. Single sation incomprehensible. mother, business founder, part-time law student. “What if it’s a tumor?” One day the doctors will tell you that she had So when she suddenly can’t get out of bed, when “It’ll be fine, Mum.” You think it will be. been sick for years. You’ll pore back over photos she can’t read the words of her book anymore, of her trying to work out how much of the person when you wake up to the sound of her screams, it You choke on the stench of hospital-grade disinfectant looking back is your mother and how much her doesn’t make sense. And the cries of a man from behind a blue curtain, disease. You’ll never reach a conclusion. Until her bed reappears at 1:30am, Neither does the fact she doesn’t want to call a Along with news of a fractured vertebrae and a *** doctor, or anyone for that matter. She reassures speedy recovery. You slip past your bedroom door, slowly edging it you it is just a pulled muscle, no need to bother back into place so that the click of the lock doesn’t someone about it. The phone rings at 1:35am. shatter the floorboards. The darkness washes over The Doctor shuffles over to her bedside. you, swallowing you whole with a slow, wet chug. *** “Why did you think it was Cancer?” “I think I’m going crazy,” you confess to your lec- And for a moment any world beyond this is turer one day during consultation hours. It’s April Fools’ Day when the ER Doc, a British reducible to the shards of blue light peeling from man with a limp, tells you your mother is going underneath the door. You crawl away from them, The words are a whisper, spoken by a small voice to die. The nurse behind the waiting room desk deeper into a tangle of bed sheets. that lives somewhere between your stomach and wipes her eyes and goes for a smoke while you sit your right lung. in the empty room sobbing. The security guard And you’re not sure if your bed is really flush against drives you home at 3:00am when he finds out no your cheek. You stretch out a hand and wriggle your But that’s not what you want to say. one is coming to get you. fingers, but can’t work out whether they are still connected to your knuckles or if the breeze coming You want to tell them how that house isn’t your You end up watching Monsters University until from the broken fly screen is blowing through a void house. That you don’t recognise the gate or the you fall asleep because it’s the only movie you can where the two flesh no longer meet. woman who lives at number 19. How you won- think of that doesn’t have parents or death in it. der if you drove around the block one more time, And now time is marked by the dull click of the whether the world would swallow itself and ree- *** fan spinning above your head. Around. Around. merge like it was supposed to, like it always had. You can’t stand the Cancer ward. Or the col- Only to go around again. our pink. Or to pick up your book on T.S. Eliot But you always go back there anyway. because you can see in front of you that the world And you realise that you are actually the one doesn’t end with a bang, but with a whimper. spinning now. Breaking off into chunks. Collid- And curl against her curled up legs ing with the specks splattered against the black. On your way to turn off the kitchen light You aren’t there when she dies nine days after So you can be specks too. Art: Victoria Zerbst And wait for her breathing to steady. admission. You tell yourself she would have want- And for the Holocene to end. ed it that way. But you often lie awake wondering Just dust. ven in the midst of passionate rallies, problems. The glamorisation of the ‘starving art- nice hobbies, but hardly worth pursuing a career surrounded by a vibrant community, I ist’ buys into the perception that a lifestyle fuelled in. Perhaps it is little wonder that those who sit amongst empty sketchbooks, staring by late nights, alcohol and caffeine, yet supported dare to dream of being an artist are susceptible E at over 50 notifications, too drained to by very little income, is de rigeur. to mental illness. Calling it sex work create or write. For some, this may be the case, however for I am back to those 50 notifications, and it is Throughout the campaign to save SCA, I many others substance abuse and poverty are whilst I’m aimlessly trawling Facebook that a haven’t been alone in fighting loudly while feel- far from a glamorous flirtation. Informal net- timely discussion about Melania Trump and her Nina Dillon Britton catches up with a friend six or so months on ing quietly deflated and unable to shake off old working is seen as vital, leading to a cycle of nude photo-shoots catches my eye. demons. It is a bittersweet realisation that so late nights and long days that can make it feel Friend 1: Did you read the story about the “I mean, was I a sex worker? I don’t know. I don’t doing when I started getting involved. I think babies as sex workers. many of my peers have also been suffering in impossible to take time out for self-care. Safa- photographer Ale de Blasseville? He is wonder- want to think about it like that. Honestly, I don’t it was easier for me to say that what I was doing “I’m really sorry. I didn’t want this to be a sob silence. ri tells me that whilst the issue is complicated, fully deranged… know if I can.” wasn’t a big deal than to really challenge how I story,” Stella laughs. “I guess it’s a lot to process in I went to speak to Safari Lee – an artist at the SCA “Mental health issues are fetishized in parts of Friend 2: He is an artist... This is Stella, a USyd student like me; a white, thought about sex work. hindsight? It’s not the end of the world.” whose practice focuses on mental health. Safari told the art world, and there’s still a fascination with There it was in a nutshell. The derogato- privileged, ex-private schoolgirl, like me. Unlike “I mean what’s sort of horrifying is that I don’t I ask her if she has any advice for other women me “Art is the perfect antidote to the effects of exist- the ‘tortured genius.” ry language used to describe those suffering me though, she’s been a sugar baby. This is what think I should be ashamed of what I did. Like com- who are or have thought about being a sugar baby. ing in a world which feels like it’s stuck on fast for- This cycle is perpetuated by the culture of she’s struggling to talk about right now. ing to terms with sex work is coming to terms with “I don’t feel like I have any advice for how to go ward. Slowing down, practising mindfulness when working “for exposure” within the arts, often “I guess, I don’t know. It’s so weird to think about the fact that it was work? about it. I don’t think there’s any one way to go about considering a single artistic idea, physically working whilst working casual jobs on the side to keep Mental health issues that part of my life now, because it feels like a com- “But it honestly makes my skin crawl, and I it. Be good in bed and good at small talk? I think with our medium, like metal, clay and paint has a steady income. Artists, designers, musicians, pletely different person [was] going through that?” don’t know what I can do about that. Maybe what those are the only two skills you need. Don’t do what enormous therapeutic benefits.” writers and performers give up hours of their are fetishised in parts “I guess maybe the deceptive thing about it is it’s was easier about not thinking about it as work, was Cassie [another friend with a sugar daddy] did.1 Yet despite the fact that art itself is a powerful time to complete jobs simply for the reward of not exactly a communal thing you know? I guess that I didn’t have to think about how much I inter- “And think about it. I think that’s what I regret. healing tool, it remains that for many practising having their work “out there” in the industry. of the art world, working in a brothel, like, you probably would nalised all that shit. Like I never regretted it while Not thinking about it in blunt and realistic terms. artists, working conditions and negative social Safari concedes, “It feels like a rite of passage know other girls working there. You probably get I was doing it. I never even thought about it this It’s an old man paying a younger woman for sex. attitudes can exacerbate, or even create, ongoing one endures to get noticed in the art world.” This and there’s still a to talk to or at least know about other girls in your much. Maybe it’s linked with worrying about peo- That doesn’t mean it’s an immoral thing. It doesn’t is rewarding and welcome initially, but can wear position. I guess something that is like more ‘tra- ple finding out, like what they would think of me? mean you’re a bad feminist. It’s your choice. But thin: “As I get older and have been a practising fascination with the ditional’ sex work, there’s not really any illusion Maybe it’s innate. I don’t think women should have you need to think about it.” Now, with the artist longer I feel frustrated to ‘give away’ my about it. to feel this way.” When I first spoke to Stella about her experi- labour or creations.” ‘tortured genius’ “But with being a sugar baby…I just feel fuck- Since stopping her involvement with sugar dad- ence as a sugar baby, she argued she wasn’t a sex spotlight on art However, Safari was keen to reiterate that ing dumb saying this in hindsight, but like, it’s just dies, Stella’s began seeing someone. When I ask her worker, trying to differentiate her experience with many of the aspects that cause stress for art- you and this guy. And yes, it’s weird. And yes, when if her boyfriend knows about it, she laughs, “Ok that of more traditional forms of sex work, like institutions and ists can also be a blessing. “To be honest, the from mental illness – deranged, crazy, mad, you’re the only 20 year old at a corporate function, well I wouldn’t call him my boyfriend just yet.” working in brothers. Quite fairly, this led to out- arts have provided me with the opportunity and psycho – is intrinsically linked to the ste- brushing shoulders with women who essentially “But no, it’s not something that really comes up cry from a number of sex workers who saw this as organisations, we must to earn money where other industries haven’t. reotypical eccentric creative, and subsequent- play tennis with your mum it’s sort of obvious what when you first start dating. Only a couple of my indicative of the way in which the most privileged Although it can be sporadic depending on ly romanticised. you are. friends know. My family doesn’t know. And I just women who engage in sex work – as sugar babies sales and commissions, there is flexibility and “Wonderfully” deranged? Sure – wonder- 1 harness that power to “But, it’s also sort of just like a relationship. I I realised I live with that anxiety. Maybe some people don’t so often are – can reap its benefits whilst distancing the potential for working on multiple jobs and ful work is often borne of suffering. Artists mean, people date older people. It’s not revolution- never asked care. I think most people would eventually accept themselves from the stigma attached. take care of our own, multiple media simultaneously.” are powerful, empathetic, emotionally driven ary. There’s just money or gifts involved. And its her what it. But it changes the way people see you. It changed For Stella, it was recognition of her own expe- Cultural engagement is fundamental to our people. Perhaps it’s time we turn that empathy feels so detached to what I think of as sex work. Cassie did. how I saw myself. rience as sex work that has allowed her to start not exploit them way of life, with more Australians attending inwards and begin to challenge the damaging “But it was sex work. At least how I went about “She fell in “And I don’t even know how that plays out in a unpacking her fear of the stigma attached. Stella, galleries than football games each year, accord- glamorisation of mental illness and substance it. I had sex for money.” love with her relationship. Do people learn to love you? Do they nor any baby, invented the stigma that surrounds ing to the 2013 report, Arts in Daily Life: Aus- abuse in our industry. Stella says her experience changed a lot about daddy. She get over it? I just don’t know. Maybe with enough sex work; nor did they create the hierarchies within tralian participation in the arts. There is great power in our vulnerability. We how she saw sex work. went too time it could just be something that you laugh it. That said, they do have a role to play in challeng- Yet career artists remain marginalised in wider must demand a future for the arts that is not “I guess I didn’t really think about what I was deep.” about, but it didn’t really hit me that people saw ing the way sex work is understood in our society. society. We are taught that art and culture are only prosperous, but also healthy. 20 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 21 ACCOUNTABILITY SOCIALS SRC attendance tracker Too depressed Honiscopes The celestial pull, and rejected fortune cookies via Twitter.com, have ordered Just in time for elections, here's 16th MICHAEL ELLIOTT 4/6 to go to your you to act as follows. this year's SRC Council attendance in Pokemon form. ACCOUNTABILITY! UNI

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*International students have an administration fee All across clues are Cryptic and all down deducted from any refund. clues are Quick; all of the Cryptic clues share wordplay which will be revealed by completing the Quick clues. Applying for a Sudoku simple extension and Target Sudoku by Atrus Dear Abe, ACROSS I just broke up with my girlfriend and I simply 11. I replaced interior of cab and, after vacation, lent 30. Flight? Science, primarily, of navigating aircraft do not feel like I can write the essay that’s due in this crossword to EN, for instrumentation into centre of at the end of the week. I’ve seen my doctor and example (12) trajectory (11) he said that I just needed to concentrate on my 12. Reconnaissance vehicle is odd choice (5,3) 32. Disagreements with EN after general meeting (9) assignment and not worry about romance. With- 13. Crossword: right, left, away from the centre (8) 34. Crap and catastrophic, primarily ­ definitely how out a doctor’s certificate I cannot apply for Special Simple Extensions 14. Beginning to promotion is back on if twisted EN would describe this grid? (11) Consideration, but I really don’t think I can get plant's product (12) 36. Solid part's flat top (6) the assignment in on time. are an informal 15. Maggie Corrigan ate initially half­chopped salad in 39. Legal attorney's second fiddle (9) style? (5,6) 42. Dull ambience essentially tiresome (11) Single arrangement 17. Credible lead halved after consumption (9) 46. In time, present/former companion's twice as between a student 20. Leading sex manuals (6) handy? (12) 22. Sycophant's thoughts (11) 48. Difficult start to previous EN (x2)? (8) Dear Single, and the course 25. Hollowly love adorable people with High Distinc- 49. Uncovered odd way to fantasy novel (8) tions? (9) 50. Efficient personnel set off with importantall­ sec- I am sorry the doctor did not take your distress 27. Hot from neolithic blue sky? (11) ondary pictures (7,5) seriously. Please do talk to someone, eg, a coun- co-ordinator, selor, if you find your circumstance negatively effecting aspects of your life. where a student Quiz by Mary Ward Without a Professional Practitioner’s Certif- is given two extra Answers on page 20 icate it is unlikely you would be successful in a Quiz Target Special Consideration application, however, you days to complete 1. What is the name of the ACT's only daily newspaper? may be able to apply for a Simple Extension. an assignment. 2. How many train stations lie between Marrickville and Central? 3. True or false: Taylor Swift once dated a Jonas Brother? Simple Extensions are an informal arrange- 4. When does SciTech Library close on a Friday night? ment between a student and the course co-or- 5. In what year was Tony Abbott elected Prime Minister? dinator, where a student is given two extra days 6. Sydney University’s SUTEKH society is named after a character to complete an assignment. Often that is enough on which science fiction show? for you to take a breath and settle your thoughts 7. Where will the 2018 Commonwealth Games be held? before launching in to an assignment. 8. Which two revues will be playing at the Seymour Centre from Thursday September 1? Abe 9. “Not happy Jan!” was a phrase which featured on a 2000 ad for Join Zplig, Skribblex and EN in asking which Australian product? bdiy: 10 Abe is the SRC’s welfare dog. This column offers students the opportunity to Atrus how to solve this week's crossword 10. Who is the current vice-president of the USU? mefl: 20 ask questions on anything. This can be as personal as a question on a Centrelink in person at the CrossSoc solving session pers: 30 payment or as general as the state of the world. Send your questions to Answers on page 20 on Friday, 4pm at Hermanns. [email protected] 20 HONI SOIT SEMESTER 2 • WEEK 6 SRC REPORTS Students’ Representative Council, University of Sydney

President Note: Interfaith Officers IN A PICKLE? These pages Women's Officer Want some work? belong to Chloe Smith the Office Vanessa Song Muslim Wom*n's Collective Bearers of Polling Booth Universities are built to be places of critical the SRC. The Black Lives Matter and Support Student's In Semester 2, the Muslim Wom*n's Collective thought, social reform, and advancement through They are Safety, End the War on Women rally took place have started our own blog. Every month, a topic education. Many have a proud history of challeng- not altered, during July and both were attended by members is selected and members of the collective submit Attendants Required ing social and historical norms, encouraging stu- edited or of the Women of Colour Collective. A banner pieces related to the topic with the deadline being dents and academics to not simply accept things changed in painting afternoon was held the day before and the end of the month. For August, the topic is as they are, but to agitate and work towards what any way by the response to some of the signs we painted ‘Hijab’. The pieces may be pictures, essays, a poem we want an ideal society to look like. We have seen the editors was extremely positive! In future the collective or as simple as a sentence. The topics are not spe- Criminal Charges this in many of the revolutionary social move- of Honi Soit resolved to take more photos at events and rallies. cific to allow members to interpret it as they like The SRC is looking for people ments that evolved out of universities and changed The collective meetings of the semester will be forexample someone may write about physical societies forever, including the Freedom Rides for held every second week on wednesday at 1pm in and social aspects of hijab whereas someone else to work on the polling booths Aboriginal justice, the Vietnam War moratorium, the Women's Room in Manning. may write about what the hijab means to them. Motor Vehicle Accidents and broader movements for feminism and LGBT- The collective also hopes to plan a cross cam- Meetings have been taking place to discuss Fines for its elections this year. QI rights at Sydney Uni over the last century. pus vigil for victims and sufferers of domestic events and issues, if any that the members would Unfortunately, such struggles are often accom- violence - particularly focusing on the dispropor- like to talk about. A bake sale was suggested and If you can work on panied by a backlash, as we have seen in more tionate way women of colour and LGBTI women the Sydney Period Project was picked to raise Wed 21st Sept and/or Thurs 22nd Sept, recent times: incidents of Islamophobia, racist of colour are affected by domestic violence. funds for. Insurance Debts graffiti, religious intolerance, sexism, homophobia, Currently workshopping constitution - hoping to The bake sale will take place on Tuesday 30 th and attend a training at 4pm Tues 20th Sept, and transphobia on campus are well-documented clearly define things like eligibility of voting as well August from 10am-3pm which will include an we want to hear from you! in these pages and elsewhere. Just a few weeks ago, as the definition and aims of the collective itself. hour of henna art from 12pm-1pm. During the Immigration threats were made against the SRC and individu- Looking toward expanding and building the meetings, film screenings were suggested where ...and more al students by members of an extremist group on collective after the huge blow suffered at the we would play a movie/talk/documentary related $33.64 per hour social media, simply for providing a forum for dis- beginning of the year which has disengaged a to the topic of the month which will hopefully be There may also be an opportunity to cussing topics like religion, capitalism, and Amer- huge amount of members. It has been difficult happening soon. If You Have a Legal Problem, undertake additional work at the vote count. ican imperialism. to engage more students as new and existing The Muslim Wom*n's Collective together with Application forms are available from the SRC Front Office These cases are obviously at odds with the val- members of the collective now have a visible dis- AUJS organised a book swap. The book swap We Can Help for FREE! (Level 1 Wentworth Building). For more info, call 9660 5222. ues the university claims to espouse and be found- comfort around getting more involved. We hope took place on Wednesday 17 th August between Applications close 4pm, Tues 6th September 2016. ed on, that it is the right of every person, regardless to combat this by trying to encourage collective 12pm-1pm where wom*n from both groups came of their origins, to be educated to make a positive members who were previously engaged with the together to discuss their chosen books and swap contribution to the progression of society. For collective to get involved again with the positive with each other. The book swap was not limited many students, especially those not personally direction the collective is moving in. We also to a genre. 法律諮詢 We have a solicitor targeted by such incidents, they might seem like hope to start being more visible on campus, with 法律アドバイス who speaks Cantonese, Level 1, Wentworth Bldg, University of Sydney Mandarin & Japanese extreme outliers amongst a broader landscape of things like: bake sales, picnics and stalls. p: 02 9660 5222 | w: src.usyd.edu.au Authorised by P Graham, SRC Electoral Officer 2016. Liability limited by This service is provided diversity and acceptance, committed by an angry e: solicitor @ src.usyd.edu.au a scheme approved to you by the Students’ Students’ Representative Council, University of Sydney | p: 02 9660 5222 | w: src.usyd.edu.au under Professional Representative Council, few. But these acts do not occur in a vacuum. 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