A comprehensive look at how women have used their feminine wisdom, awareness and innovative thinking
to challenge the status quo.
Artist: Kawita Vatanajyankur
Our imagination continues to thrill and inspire as we harness the best of our collective intelligence to bring you extraordinary stories and insights in one beautiful print publication, celebrating women, innovation and feminine wisdom.
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Help us commemorate ten years of YOKE's dedication to creating powerful, culturally inclusive, heart-centered content.
YOKE celebrates humanity and creativity, reminding us of our interconnectedness. In our busy, fragmented lives, it encourages consciousness and community to combat isolation. Each themed issue, delights in the tactile beauty of print, explores our shared human experience and emphasizes heedfulness in a divided world. YOKE is full of surprises, grounded in practice, self-reflection, and empathy.
YOKE is proud to be an independent, reader-supported magazine that does not accept advertising, promoting creative and independent journalism through the collaboration of talented creatives. Since our launch in 2014, YOKE has been a vital part of the resurgence of independent print in Australia, fostering a community of ethical individuals seeking meaningful content and ways to create positive social and personal change.
YOKE, running over 100 pages, has showcased local and international artists, forward-thinkers, environmental and health experts, spiritual leaders, and renowned writers. Features original content and diverse voices, each of our past four issues commissioned emerging and established creatives. Produced in Redfern and printed in Melbourne with a sold-out print circulation of 25,000, distributed nationally and internationally, YOKE now proudly continues its far-reaching impact digitally.
Ten years on, our time demands innovative, heart-centered, feminine-led creativity. Women's lives and equality are still profoundly impacted by systemic biases, perpetuating discrimination, limiting opportunities, and reinforcing harmful stereotypes. Yet, women are paving the way for a more inclusive and equitable society.
We aim for this special 10-year edition to leave a timeless legacy by challenging the dominant narrative, amplifying women's voices, elevating consciousness, and raising the bar for our collective potential. By highlighting how women have harnessed wisdom, awareness, and innovation to inspire change, it explores their progress and ongoing challenges with a focus on hope and innovation. This impactful edition will be distributed at the end of 2024.
As the founding editor of YOKE, Cynthia Sciberras is a visionary who fosters nourishing communities and sparks meaningful conversations for change. She harnesses the power of storytellers to drive change through diverse and exciting collaborations that explore various cultures, creative arts and spirituality.
Cynthia's rebelliousness against hierarchy and patriarchy has fuelled her desire to uplift women. Calling this drive the ‘feminine rising’, she aims to raise the bar and change the dominant narrative. Through creative pursuits like YOKE, she channels her activism, using art and storytelling to inspire change.
Join us in honouring the feminine and women through inspiring and empowering stories, celebrating the transformative impact of women shaping our future with creativity gusto, grace, strength, and unwavering activism.
All funds raised through the Australian Cultural Fund will support the writers and illustrators of this special issue, whose talents bring these powerful stories to life. The featured women not only inspire us today but also leave a lasting legacy for future generations.
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We’d love your support to bring this special 10-year anniversary print edition to life, celebrating women by championing creativity and consciousness as crucial for gender equality. This issue offers solace in women's wisdom, a metaphorical embrace for laying down burdens, and strength from their enduring legacy.
ENDS 18 October 2024
​The Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) is a fundraising platform for Australian artists.
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Through the ACF, artists upload their project, start their fundraising campaign and invite art lovers and supporters to donate with 100% of donations going directly towards artists’ creative projects.
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The ACF has helped raise millions of dollars for Australian artists, enabling a wide range of projects to come to life and offering support to Australia’s cultural sector.
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Donations of $2 or more to the Australian Cultural Fund are tax-deductible under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997).
Natalie Behjan
Designer & Visual Comms,
Art Director
Cynthia Sciberras
Founding Editor, Creative Director
Dominique Antarakis
Deputy Editor
​Cynthia Sciberras is a creative activist and patron of women and the arts with a special skill for creating nourishing communities and meaningful conversations for change. With a dedication to seeing creativity, beauty and unity as the force for change. She also brings together an all -female collective of passionate creative experts, under the agency Creativity Moves, who champion authenticity and excellence as a celebration of women.
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Dominique Antarakis is the CEO & Founder of Change&Co. Drawing on her background as a journalist and agency copywriter to craft compelling copy on complex topics, she is a master storyteller, oversees a team of thinkers, change agents and communicators helping ethical organisations do good, better.
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Natalie Behjan is a designer working across all print and digital applications to create innovative, elegant and unique design solutions. She is currently researching how the role of design is increasingly political, shaping public perception about key issues and how data visualisations have the power to inform how we perceive the world.
Copy Partner
