"'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 [...]
"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 [...]
"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 [...]
"Reclaim the Night Sydney will be held at Hyde Park on the 31st October 2014. Reclaim the Night is a global annual protest against gendered violence traditionally held on the last Friday in October each year. At 6.30pm we will rally, listening to a variety of women speaking on issues from the closures of women's-only [...]
This year, Reclaim the Night in Canberra will be hosted by the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre. Location: Garema Place, Canberra Date: Friday the 31st of October Time: 6:00pm This years focus is "Reclaiming our Space." Reclaim the Night is a community event that has been held in Canberra for many years. It began as an [...]
"DVNSW Conference 2014 Domestic Violence NSW Wednesday, 22 October 2014 at 9:00 AM - Thursday, 23 October 2014 at 4:00 PM (AEDT) Surry Hills, NSW" For more information, visit: http://www.eventbrite.com.au/contact-organizer?eid=12631139077
"6:30pm - 8:00pm Theme: 35 years light the night #lightthenight #rtn Join us in protest against all forms of male violence and harassment against women for the 35th anniversary of Reclaim the Night in Melbourne. We will march together calling for justice and full funding of support services for survivors. We call for an end [...]