We hope you all had a nice, relaxing and safe mini-break over the long weekend, and it's another short week, and another short round-up! Don't forget there are plenty of events happening around the country, with new listings all the time - scroll to the end of this post for more details Around the Nation [...]
International Women's Day 2013 - joint media release with Homelessness Australia, Equality Rights Alliance and WESNET. Women more vulnerable than ever ""The face of homelessness is increasingly that of a woman. Women are more vulnerable than ever with a greater likelihood of experiencing poverty and violence, putting their risk of homelessness at an all time [...]
AWAVA attended the public forum Exploring Sexual Violence and Institutionalisation in the ACT on Monday, which discussed the vulnerability of women in institutions, with particularly powerful contributions from women with lived experience. Some of the key points raised were: 89% of women in prisons have experienced some form of sexual abuse Sexual violence in mental health [...]
This week three of the National Women's Alliances - Australian Immigrant and Refugee Women's Alliance (AIRWA), Equality Rights Alliance (ERA) and AWAVA - met with a Chinese delegation, organised by JERA International, to discuss how the Alliances work together, and with the Government. Other news in Australia and around the world: Findings from the first survey of [...]
This week saw the International Day to end Female Genital Mutiliation on Feb 6. This day recognises that three million girls and women are subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) worldwide each year, that's 8000 girls every day, and that it is time to end this form of violence against women and girls. In keeping with this, [...]
How would you spend $365bn? You’re invited to a training workshop to help your women’s organisation: Write an effective Federal Budget submission Run a rocking public campaign supporting your submission And best of all, it’s FREE! Event in Alice Springs, Railway Terrace, on Monday 23 July 10am-4pm. Please RSVP to ERA or call 02 6175 9926 by Thursday 19 [...]
Join the National Womens' Alliances International Womens' Day Event: Date: Friday 2 March Time: 6-9pm Location: ANU University House Common Room, Canberra Guest Speaker: Ms Louise Maher of ABC Radio RSVP by 17 February to [email protected]
Three million girls and women are subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) worldwide each year. That's 8000 girls per day. FGM is a form of violence against women and children. Today (6 February 2012) is International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, an official UN day to raise awareness. Although illegal in Australia, the Melbourne [...]
AWAVA endorsed the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse (ADFVC) submission on the consolidation of the anti-discrimination laws on 1 February 2012. AWAVA strongly advocates for an express protection to be included in the consolidated Act for women who encounter discrimination in the workplace, or in securing accommodation or services, as a consequence of experiencing, [...]