"You are invited to register for the upcoming 1800RESPECT webinar. Date: Thursday 24th July 2014 Location: Online, at your computer! Presenter: Anne-Laure Couineau, Senior Clinical Specialist, Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health What time in your time zone? NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, QLD: 1:00pm - 1:45pm NT, SA: 12:30pm - 1:15pm WA: 11:00am - 11:45am [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. In the last week, AWAVA had the privilege of attending the Canberra launch of the Second Action Plan 2013-2016 of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children. From left to right: Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja and daughter; AWAVA [...]
"Following the death of Luca Janzow on 8 July 2014, the Murray Bridge Regional Collaboration on Violence Against Women and Children (MBCVAWC) invite you to a Vigil to mark his death and raise awareness about family violence in our community. WHERE: Rural City Murray Bridge, Local Government Centre, 2 Seventh St, Murray Bridge, SA WHEN: [...]
"As part of DVRCV involvement in the Outer South Regional Youth Sector Training Calendar 2014, DVRCV will deliver this training in Dandenong on 15th & 16th July 9.30am-4.30pm. The key presenter will be Jo Howard from Kildonan Youth and Family Services who has developed the training and been the leading exponent on AVITH for the [...]
It is time once again for another edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, we have highlighted links which include a variety of responses to violence against women from all different sections of the community. We can take this opportunity to learn from both good and bad responses to gender-based violence and gender inequality. [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week we feature articles and links that document a wide variety of gender-based violence, and an even wider variety of actions being taken to help prevent and eliminate violence against women. Through collaboration and true commitment, we can continue to build on the progress [...]
MEDIA RELEASE Second Action Plan 2013-2016 of the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010-2022 Moving Ahead The Australian Women Against Violence Alliance commends the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments for their release of the Second Action Plan 2013-2016 of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children [...]
On Friday 27 June, 2014, the Second Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022 was launched. More information about the Second Action Plan is available on the Department of Social Services website, or click here for a pdf version. Also available are shorter fact sheets to explain different [...]
Welcome once again to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. It has been an exciting week for us here at AWAVA. We began on Monday and Tuesday with the annual National Women’s Alliances Forum in Canberra: two full days of collaboration with our sister Alliances from around the country. You can read tweets from the [...]
"The Sydney Feminists are proud to invite you to the Australian premiere of Equality Now’s uplifting and powerful short film Africa Rising which celebrates the rise in Africa of grass-roots, community movement to end the centuries-old practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). You will be treated to incredible African food from African Feeling which serves [...]