An advocate for change who spoke out against sexual assaults at music festivals after hearing of incidents at Falls Festival says she has received daily praise for doing so since her story went public earlier this month.
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Launceston’s Selina Woodiwiss detailed Australia’s sexual assault culture in an interview with Fairfax Tasmania for the launch of The Examiner’s Hands Off campaign.
The campaign is aimed at promoting public discussion about sexual assaults in public places and shifting the focus onto perpetrators who have long gotten away with this behaviour.
“I have, pretty much in a daily basis, received positive feedback and conversations. People want (the change) to gain momentum,” Ms Woodiwiss said on Saturday.
“I have had feedback of conversations being opened up as a result of the article. Dads talking to their daughters about their experiences and finding it that they and their friends often experience groping and grabbing in clubs and events.
“It is a topic that many girls and women have been itching to initiate.”
Earlier this month, an 18-year-old West Launceston man and a 24-year-old Penguin man were charged over alleged sexual assaults at Falls Festival.
They front court in March.
