Anastasia Radiewska

Anastasia Radievska is a Ukrainian-born writer and community organiser currently living on Gadigal land. Her poetry has been published in Cordite Poetry Review, Rabbit Poetry Journal, and the Red Room Poetry ‘Writing Water’ anthology. A zine she coproduced with staff and students participating in the University of Sydney 2022 strikes recently appeared in Axon: Creative Explorations journal. Anastasia is a policy researcher and law student. She is interested in the interweaving of personal and collective histories in poetry, and the way these can open up new spaces of freedom.

Recent articles by Anastasia Radiewska

Protest rights: diffuse, proscribed and discretionary

Protest rights: diffuse, proscribed and discretionary

With no formal constitutional provisions or bill of rights the right to protest in Australia relies upon common law judicial interpretations, is heavily politicised and proscribed by governments in legislation, and relies for administration in a highly discretionary manner by police.