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“Welcome to the 10th Annual Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Prevention Forum: Warrior Whispering!The forum will be held on Wednesday May 7 and Thursday May 8, 2014 at the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre, Alfred Street, Mackay. Last year’s Hard Yarns session was very popular, demonstrating that the audience, as well as the designated speakers, had a lot to contribute to our forum.  Once again we have spaced our program so participants can have their say about each area of discussion.

Your registration fee includes the famous forum dinner, and don’t forget to get your songs (and ears!) ready for the karaoke. Registration fees (which include the forum dinner and entertainment) for 2014 are:

• $450 for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants and
• $500 for all others.

“Over the past decade or so, pornography has become both more mainstream and more hardcore. For young people growing up in this era of ever-new and accessible technology it is almost impossible to avoid exposure to pornography.

Consumption – particularly for young men – has become normalised. And the ways young people understand and experience gender and sex are being influenced by what they – or their partners or peers – observe in porn. This has serious implications for young people’s capacity to negotiate free and full consent, for mutual respect, and for gender equality.

This training will develop participants’ knowledge of these issues and assist them to reflect on the implications for the individuals, organisations and communities with whom they work. The training has been developed and is led by Maree Crabbe.

When
Wednesday, 7 May 2014 – 9:30am to 4:30pm”

To learn more, visit: http://www.dvrcv.org.au/course/non-accredited/eroticising-inequality-porn-young-people-and-sexuality-0

“Where: Terrace Bar and Grill, Epping Club, 45-47 Rawson Street, Epping, NSW.
When: Friday 2nd May, 2014
Bookings essential
Dress Code: Smart casual. The theme is pink, so wear something of that colour to show your support!

As part of the Real Men Wear Pink campaign, The Sydney Feminists are hosting a relaxed and fun social dinner for feminists and their allies to come along to. There is no entry cost as members pay for their own meals, however there will be the opportunity to buy raffle tickets for some fun prizes, with all the money going towards Joe Salemi’s efforts to raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.”

For more information, visit: http://sydneyfeminists.webs.com/rmwp-social-dinner

‘The Royal Commission investigating institutional responses to child sexual abuse has invited survivors to private and public hearings to share their experiences. This is important for survivors and their families, friends and colleagues as it provides the opportunity for support and healing. This learning session will assist people supporting those affected in any way by the findings of the Royal Commission into institutional child sexual abuse.

The learning session will include:

– An overview of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
– Information on the potential short and long term effects of sexual abuse on healthy child development and subsequent adult emotional health and behaviour
– A forum for understanding and empathising with those impacted by institutional child sexual abuse
– How you can support survivors of institutional child sexual abuse
– Understanding the nature of professional therapeutic support and how it can assist survivors of institutional child sexual abuse
– Knowledge of appropriate services and supports within your community
– Skills on how to develop self-care when supporting someone who has experienced institutional child sexual abuse

Suitable Audience:

Supporters Family members, friends, colleagues, peers and/or carers who are supporting
people affected by institutional child sexual abuse’

For more information, visit: http://www.rasa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ADELAIDE-SUPP-28-04-14.pdf

“Based on Victorian research, this one-day program explores how mobile technologies can be used by perpetrators of family violence as a tool of abuse as well as how mobile technologies can support women’s safety. Workers will learn how to identify and implement mobile technology-related safety planning for women.

Thursday, 24 April 2014 – 9:30am to 4:30pm”

To learn more, visit: http://www.dvrcv.org.au/course/non-accredited/smartsafe

“The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law proudly presents

Associate Professor Kimberley Brownlee
University of Warwick

Date: Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Venue: Melbourne City Conference Centre Chapel, 333 Swanston Street, (Cnr Little Lonsdale and Swanston Streets), Melbourne
RSVP: [email protected] or telephone 03 9905 3327

Public lecture – All welcome

We are, by nature, social creatures. We spend the majority of our waking hours with other people, and we need each other to survive and flourish. Despite this, human rights debates give little attention to interpersonal needs. This lack of attention is reflected in our institutional practices in criminal justice, immigration, and healthcare, which hold many people in coercive isolation, and which allow many vulnerable people, such as elderly people and disabled people, to become chronically acutely lonely due to neglect. In this talk, Kimberley Brownlee argues that there is a human right against such social deprivation, and it is as fundamental as any right already on the books.”

For more information, visit: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/public-events/events/2014/social-deprivation.html

“Wednesday, 16 April 2014 – 9:30am to 4:30pm

This one day training, presented by DVRCV and No To Violence, will assist workers, volunteers and community representatives to take an active role in preventing men’s violence against women. The training will look at opportunities to respond to and prevent violence along a continuum, and explore essential knowledge, skills and attitudes required to underpin effective prevention work, including bystander action and efforts towards gender equity.”

To learn more, visit: http://www.dvrcv.org.au/course/non-accredited/preventing-violence-against-women-0

“The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law invites you to a public lecture with:

Kenneth Roth
Executive Director of Human Rights Watch

‘Surveillance and the Right to Privacy in a Digital Age’

Date: Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Time: 1pm to 2pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: [email protected] or telephone 03 9905 3327″

For more information, visit: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/public-events/events/2014/digital-age.html

“Tue, Apr 1, 2014 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST

This webinar is the first of our two-part series where will explore all things Child Support!

In this first webinar, we will explore:

– Calculating the child support formula
– Appealing assessments
– Binding and Limited Child Support Agreements
– Proving parentage

Don’t miss your chance for Q&A with Alira, our resident child support expert. Plus receive a certificate for any CPD requirements by filling out the online survey after the webinar.

Presented by Alira Morey, Senior Solicitor, Women’s Legal Services NSW”

To learn more, visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5091872788226533377

“Sharing, Building and Recognising Child Aware Innovation

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 31 March-1 April 2014

Building on the highly acclaimed, inaugural Child Aware Approaches Conference, Families Australia is pleased to be hosting the 2014 Child Aware Approaches Conference with the support of the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

The two-day conference will be an opportunity to showcase and disseminate knowledge about current research and innovative practices with the intention of replicating success, building greater capacity and recognising the uptake of Child Aware Approaches in the delivery of services. The conference will contribute to the second three year action plan 2012-2015 under the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020, the National Mental Health Reform and the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022.”

To learn more, visit: http://childaware.org.au/index.asp?IntCatId=14