Stigma, suspicion and a lack of support. That’s the view on why only 10% of sexual assaults are reported in Australia. As a result, sexual assault victims are grossly under-represented and do not receive the social or judicial validation that they deserve. While systemic reform is slow-moving, With You We Can is fighting for victims now, by empowering victims to fight for each other. If we create understanding around our criminal justice system, we change outcomes for victims everywhere. Sarah Rosenberg is the Executive Director of With You We Can, a national platform demystifying the police and legal processes for victims of sexual violence while working to improve them. Her advocacy centres on the need for independent legal representation for victims. Sarah fosters collaboration among advocates, experts and services and consults on various government and sector initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.

Sarah is a member of the National Women's Safety Alliance, the Independent Collective of Survivors, the Polished Man: Polished Innovators Advisory Committee and the Australian Law Reform Commission's Expert Advisory Group for the Inquiry into Justice Responses to Sexual Violence.

Sarah's work has been recognised with an Edna Ryan award and 7News Community Achievement award and a Westpac Social Change Fellowship.

Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/

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Wendy Sachs

Director

It’s a timely and tragic day to feature the Director of the October 8 film with the devastating murder of two young innocents

Last night, a couple was shot and killed in Washington, DC by a man who was screaming, "Free Palestine."

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were leaving a peace-building event at the Capital Jewish Museum and were about to get engaged.

OCTOBER 8 offers a look at the explosion of antisemitism on college campuses, social media and in the streets of America beginning the day after the October 7th attack on Israel by Hamas. It now seems sadly prophetic.

Through meticulous investigation, the film also uncovers how over decades, Hamas created sophisticated networks in America to permeate U.S. institutions and examines the tsunami of online antisemitism, propaganda, and disinformation unleashed by Iran, China and Russia – with the sole purpose of dividing American society.

Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/

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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330

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Kat Stewart

Actor

Kat Stewart has built a reputation as one of Australia’s most outstanding actors. Renowned for her exceptional performances across a diverse range of unforgettable characters on both stage and screen, Kat has played leading roles on productions including Five Bedrooms Offspring and Underbelly

One Night, Black Snow (series 2), Mr and Mrs Murder, Tangle (Series 1-3), Newstopia (Series 1-3), Supernova (Series 1-2)and the original Underbelly. Her many guest credits include Get Krack’n, Orange is the New Brown, No Activity, True Story with Hamish and Andy and Jack Irish. Film credits include Little Monsters, West of Sunshine, Sucker and My Melbourne.

Her work on stage includes Melbourne Theatre Company’s Admissions, Heisenberg, Disgraced, The Speechmaker, Frost Nixon and Festen. She was an active member at Red Stitch Actors Theatre for ten years with credits including Creditors, The Little Dog Laughed, The Shape of Things, Bug, Dirty Butterfly and Loyal Women. Kat’s historic return to the company in 2023 to play Martha in the highly acclaimed sell-out season of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? led to a further successful commercial season at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre in 2024 and an upcoming remount for the Sydney Theatre Company for their 2025 season at the Roslyn Packer Theatre.

Among many nominations, Kat received an AACTA Award for Offspring and both an AFI and Logie for Most Outstanding Actress in Underbelly.

She is a proud Ambassador for The Magical Getaway Foundation (MGF) and Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF).

Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/

Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk

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