1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: Ok Now, we know that we have spoken a lot 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: over recent days and weeks about the cost of living, 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: and particularly here in the Northern Territory where we know 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: that food fuel, everything's on the rise, there's no doubt 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: about that. 6 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 2: And female charity Share the Dignity. 7 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: It aims to change the lives of women and girls 8 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: facing homelessness, domestic violence, or just doing it tough by 9 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: dispersing sanitary products to help with period poverty, a necessity 10 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: for women. But when times are tough, finding that extra 11 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: money for items like that can be really hard. Now 12 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: Share the Dignity along with a number of great women 13 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: within the community putting on a special event to help 14 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: raise money locally. And here to tell us a little 15 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: bit more about it is Tara. 16 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 2: Good morning to you. 17 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 3: Tara, good morning Patty. 18 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 2: How are you not too bad? 19 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 1: Tara, tell us a little bit more firstly about Share 20 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: the Dignity and what Share the Dignity does. 21 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 3: So Share the Dignity are an amazing charity that I'm 22 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 3: super lucky to be a part of in the Northern 23 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 3: Territory and we were working on period poverty. So a 24 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 3: huge part of being a woman is obviously having to 25 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 3: deal with your monthly, your time of your month, and 26 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 3: with the class of living increasing and just getting ridiculously expensive, 27 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 3: most women are having not most a lot women are 28 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 3: having to go without the basic essential needs that they 29 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 3: need to deal with their menstrual cycle. So share the 30 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 3: dignity is around so that no woman should have to 31 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 3: have the dignity of misdignity, I should say, of having 32 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 3: to use you know, rolled up toilet paper or stocks 33 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 3: to deal with that time of the month. 34 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: It's unbelievable, isn't it when you think of it that 35 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 1: in a country like Australia that you know that's some 36 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: of these products like their bloody expensive. 37 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 2: It's it's hard for people. 38 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 3: Oh absolutely, So we share the dignity. Recently completed the 39 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: biggest ever period survey in the world and what we 40 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: found was that forty percent of our participants had to 41 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 3: adapt how they were dealing with their time of months 42 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 3: because they literally could not afford it. And there's an 43 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 3: excess of three million dollars three million people in this 44 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 3: world that live below the poverty line. So it's a 45 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 3: real thing that that's happening to women every single day 46 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 3: in our communities, and it's just not Okay. 47 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: So Tara, tell me what is coming up to try 48 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: and really help in this space for women in the 49 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: Northern Territory. 50 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 3: Wow. So Kate Warden, our wonderful MLA has been really 51 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 3: instrumental in gathering the most amazing bunch of women to 52 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 3: facilitate the dress exchange. So recently Share the Dignity launched 53 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 3: address for Dignity, which is about sustainable fashion. And you know, 54 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 3: we've all got clothes in our closets that we'd love, 55 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:41,679 Speaker 3: we've worn once, but you know, for some reason women 56 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 3: can't rewear addresses to lots of events, right, So it's 57 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 3: fashion with purpose. So Kate's come up with an amazing 58 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 3: idea for a dress exchange that just in time for 59 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 3: the race season, ahead of those dricees and events and 60 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 3: all thoughts of that. So a dress exchange where women 61 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 3: of the territory can come and donate these dresses, either 62 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: donate or register for twenty dollars where you can then 63 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 3: get some exchange dollars so that you can then purchase 64 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 3: from the other donated dresses that have come in. So 65 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 3: it's a really amazing initiative and all the funds from 66 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 3: the exchange are going towards share the dignity and at 67 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 3: the end, all the dresses that remain left over, if 68 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 3: there's any, will be uploaded to our Dress for Dignity 69 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 3: portal as well. So it's just a full cycle of 70 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 3: purpose purposeful fashion. 71 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: It's amazing, I reckon it's a great idea because so 72 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: often we do spend you know, for those of us 73 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: who are in a situation where you know, where we've 74 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: got that regular income, we spend money on clothes that 75 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: you know, then you think to yourself, oh goodness, may 76 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: what am I going to do with this dress afterwards? 77 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: And you don't want to, You don't want to waste it. 78 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: You want to if you're able to, then donate this 79 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: so charity. I think that's a fantastic thing to do. 80 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 3: And so many women like I know, I've got a 81 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 3: big weekend of functions coming up, and I'm like, when 82 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 3: did I wear that dress last? Who was there with 83 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 3: the same people? You know, We've got such dresses. It's 84 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 3: an amazing place the events that if you are one 85 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 3: of those person that likes to wear a new dress 86 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 3: for it, this is an amazing opportunity to get new 87 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 3: clothes for you and not contribute to the landfall of 88 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 3: sar sassions. 89 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: Amazing, Tara, where can people find out a little bit 90 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: more information about this particularly you know there's women out 91 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: there listening now who are thinking, I'd really love to donate, 92 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: you know, to donate some of my really nice dresses 93 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: and see it go to this cause. 94 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 3: So we can. Kate's office at North Lakes is a 95 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 3: drop off point from the twentieth to the twenty third 96 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 3: of June between office hours. The actual exchange will be 97 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 3: occurring on the twenty fifth of June, so for that 98 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 3: full day, the morning part will be for the flop part, 99 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 3: and then we're opening it up in the afternoon for 100 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 3: people to come along and purchase if they wish. So 101 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 3: huge thanks to Kate for opening up their office there, 102 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 3: and also Tony, the manager of North Aks is offered 103 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 3: that entire big space right near Kate's office for us 104 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 3: to contribute to this one. So Northlakes Warden's office and 105 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 3: one of the amazing ladies behind the front desk will 106 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 3: be able to help between twentieth and twenty thirty. 107 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: Judy, Tara, I reckon there's going to be lots of 108 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: ladies out there listening this morning, thinking I can either 109 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: make a donation or I'd love to come and check 110 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: out the clothes that are going to be there when 111 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: this does happen, So we might try to catch up 112 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: with you again a little bit closer to the date 113 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: because we know that this is for such a good cause, 114 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: Share the Dignity. The work that Share the Dignity does 115 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: here in the Northern Territory is fantastic, wonderful. 116 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,119 Speaker 3: Thanks so much, Katie, Thank you, Tara. 117 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 2: We really appreciate you having a chat with us this morning. Awesome, 118 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 2: thanks so much, thank you. 119 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: And like she, like Tara had just said, if you 120 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: do want to jump on Facebook, you will be able 121 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: to do a bit of a search as well and 122 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: find some detail on there. I did share it actually 123 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: on my Katie Wolf media page two because I think 124 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: it's a great a great thing for us to get 125 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: involved in. So if you want to jump on there, 126 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: you'll be able to find that flyer and see when 127 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: it's happening and how you might be able to get involved.