“We need to keep our promise to women and children who are victims or survivors of any form of violence against women, to end that violence. Globally, nationally, locally we must take responsibility, each and every one us, and commit to speaking out against violence and changing attitudes and behaviour that allow it to continue [...]
Get your fingers at the ready, your high-powered Twitter followers on board and join the global tweet-a-thon to get #endvaw trending tomorrow on International Women's Day 2013. Friday 8 March 2013 is the day that the power of the Twitter-sphere will unite globally to raise awareness of violence against women and girls. How you can make a [...]
Safe Events, Respectful Clubs & Societies Resource (SERCS) is a resource and training that has been put together to assist clubs and societies and student organisations to run events which are inclusive and safe for all people. It has been created in recognition of the important role that student organisations play in the creation of culture and [...]
Hosted by the Australia Government on 4 March 2013, the side event ‘Using new technology to address violence against women and girls’, discussed the perils and potential of new technology in addressing violence against women. Panellists included the Hon. Julie Collins, Australian Minister for the Status of Women; AWAVA’s Chair, Julie Oberin; Hon. Lulu Xingwana, South African [...]
Report back from Aimee McVeigh, AWAVA Delegation on AWAVA's opening Parallel Event on 6 March: The strong winds and impending snow didn’t keep people away from AWAVA’s first parallel event this morning. Julie Oberin and Margaret Augerinos, both part of the AWAVA delegation at CSW, spoke with Marai Larasi (UK) and Cindy Southworth (USA) [...]
The AWAVA delegation members attending the 57th session of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW), in New York, will be providing specialist knowledge and expertise on all forms of violence against women, bringing extensive experience from across Australia, and working with international partners to reach Agreed Conclusions. The representatives are: Head of the [...]
Today the six National Women’s Alliances launched their joint project, Priorities for Women 2013. Together the Alliances will be working to increase women’s political participation as enshrined in article 7 of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Using CEDAW as the framework, the Priorities for Women vision is for a truly [...]
The zero draft Agreed Conclusions for the 57th session of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW57) is out now for comment, this formulates the basis for negotiations at CSW57. The theme this year is the Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls. If you have any suggestions for language to [...]
AWAVA is delighted with Minister Collins' announcement yesterday (12 February 2013) that the funding for the National Women’s Alliances will be continued for a further three years until 2016. The renewed funding follows key recommendations from the independent review of the Alliances commissioned by the Government in late 2012. AWAVA looks forward to working with all [...]