Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, we highlight perspectives on the prevention of men’s violence against women from services, survivors, allies and also perpetrators. The role of pervasive sexist attitudes in the continuation of violence against women in our communities is undeniable. Therefore, it is important that we address [...]
"'Zoe's Law' if passed will for the first time bring 'foetal personhood' into Australian Law. This will undermine women's rights in NSW, restrict access to medical care for both the foetus and the mother, and further stigmatise pregnancy in NSW. This Bill is still before the Legislative Council (the upper house of NSW) and could [...]
"Event Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 10:00 to 11:15 Event City: Melbourne Event Type: Seminar Event Venue: AIFS Balluk Room Professor The Honourable Nahum Mushin AIFS Seminar/Webinar Series A national apology was offered to people affected by forced adoption on 21 March 2013. In this seminar, Professor Mushin outlines the process leading to the [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, many of the links we share highlight the work being done by activists and organisations to change insidious violence-supporting attitudes in our communities and to prevent men’s violence against women. It is inspiring to see the myriad ways in which women’s rights activists [...]
"YWCA Canberra is proud to present an in conversation event with Australia’s first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, as she discusses her memoir, My Story. Tickets are now on sale via their website. Members will receive a special rate of $90, and tickets for non-members will be $135. When: Monday 10 November 2014 6.30pm – [...]
“The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign originating from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute coordinated by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership in 1991. Participants chose the dates November 25- International Day Against Violence Against Women- and December 10- International Human Rights Day- in order to symbolically link violence [...]
The Office for Women would like to invite all interested individuals, non-government and civil society organisations to provide input into the Australian Government priorities for the 59th Session on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59), via a written submission process. CSW59 will focus on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, including [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, we highlight a variety of opportunities for individuals and organisations to contribute to the elimination of male violence against women. We also highlight a number of stories from activists and organisations who are taking action in their communities and around the world. [...]
"Date: Mon, 03/11/2014 - 09:30 Location: Australian Human Rights Commission: Hearing Room 1, Level 3, 175 Pitt Street, Sydney 2000 A workshop to share information and insights on the UPR process, discuss key human rights issues and develop collective strategies ahead of Australia’s upcoming UPR Australia’s upcoming review by the UN Human Rights Council provides [...]
"31 October 2014: Women unite, reclaim the night! Not Silent ! Not Violent ! My little black dress does not mean yes! Despite the massive advances in equality the women’s movement has brought us, one issue where the statistics never seem to change is that of sexual violence. 1 in 3 women will experience sexual [...]