Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, we highlight the many responses to violence against women that come from our communities: both everyday individuals and people in positions of power. It is vital that we acknowledge the inspiring progress made by those who work tirelessly to address violence against women. [...]

Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week we have highlighted a number of ways to get involved in the effort to prevent and eliminate violence against women. From attending conferences, trainings, and events, to filling out surveys, there are a huge variety of ways that you can support the movement [...]

Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, many of the articles we have highlighted focus on the need to change the broad attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of communities. The sexism and prejudices that lead to violence against women can be found in the way that institutions, organisations and individuals interact [...]

Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. Many of the links we have shared this week highlight the interconnectedness and intersectionality of violence against women. The conversations and actions taking place around the world are crucial if we are to prevent and eliminate violence against women. From violence against women with disabilities; to [...]

Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, we welcomed the opportunity to provide our advice and comment to the Senate Inquiry into Domestic Violence in Australia. A copy of AWAVA’s submission can be found here: http://awava.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/AWAVA-Submission-to-the-Senate-Inquiry-into-Domestic-Violence-in-Australia.pdfMany of the links we are highlighting this week represent beginnings: the building of new facilities, the commencement [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Welcome, once again, to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, as every week, we highlight the latest news from around the preventing violence against women sector. People from all walks of life and all segments of society have spoken out this week against violence against women, from the gaming community [TRIGGER WARNING: Images [...]

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Weekly Round-Up. This week, discussion of violence against women, and what actions we can take to prevent and eliminate it, has continued on an international scale. These conversations are centred on  horrific patterns of violence and suffering the world over. However, we also feature this week some powerful [...]