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Weekly Round-up* 15 June

Friday, June 15th, was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) – an issue that is becoming more wide-spread in Australia as our population ages, and which particularly affects older women. You can learn more about what elder abuse is here (which includes links to the WHO fact sheets on elder abuse) – and if you have a few minutes, watch this clip that was filmed in Melbourne at last years WEAAD event.

In other news around Australia:

Internationally:

  • A new report shows that with policies that promote gender equality and safeguards against violence and exploitation, Canada is ranked top of the G20 countries to be a woman, with India ranked last. Read the full article here
  • Sparked by the same report, read more about life for women and girls in India in this article
  • In the UK, family members of a woman who kidnapped her in an attempt to force her to marry have been convicted. This article in the Telegraph, debates the effectiveness of making Forced Marriage a crime, with fears that it may pevent vulnerable women from seeking help
  • International attention has been on a Bulgarian fashion magazine that recently published a ‘beauty spread’ with  models being depicted as strangled, mutilated and attacked – read this opinion piece by ex-model Jenna Sauers.

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Have Your Say

What do you think are the priority actions on VAW and for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Women?

We want to know your views on Australia™s performance on, and what Australia™s priorities need to be on these two areas to feed into the NGOs’ report for CEDAW.  Tell us your views by accessing the survey here before 20 June 2012.  Just a few days left!

Read more here

Position Vacant

  • A fixed-term Parental Leave position as Prevention of Violence Against Women Project Coordinator has become available, with the Mt Alexander Shire in Victoria. Please note, applications close 22 June. For more information call Glenn Menner, Manager Community Development on (03) 5471 1818 or see job description here

Resources

New Resource!!

The Central Queensland Family Law Pathway Network has released this guide to online Family Law system resources

Upcoming Events and Training

NEW!!

  • The Equality Rights Alliance will be conducting FREE Federal Budget training in Alice Springs – click  here to learn more and register now!!

Still Time to Register

This Month

  • Sowing the Seeds of Change forum to raise awareness of the effects of family violence on women with disabilities organized by women with disabilities, on 19 June  in Victoria
  • WIRE Women™s Information is offering free workshops to women who have experienced financial control in a family violence situation in June.  Please note these workshops are unsuitable for women currently in crisis situations
  • Michael Flood will assess debates over men’s and women’s experiences of domestic violence at a free seminar He Hits, She Hits in QLD on 22 June  – this talk will also be available via video-link to a number of sites around Australia. Click here for more information and to register

July

  • The Association of Women Educators conference being held 3-5 July 2012 – for details and registration click here
August

Later 

  • Take action on Peace Day 21 September, and become part of the largest gathering of people in the name of Peace and non violence. Watch the youtube clip here
  • The No To Violence conference in November 2012
  • The 7th Womens Health Conference will be held in Sydney in 2013
  • Australian Women’s Coalition is calling young women between 18 – 30 years who live, study or work in Auburn, Bankstown, Liverpool or Coffs Harbour NSW, or in Canberra, ACT to be a part of SHOUT!  A series of three free workshops will run in each location, complemented by an online network of support and skills-sharing and a local network of participants and AWC member organisations. The workshops will culminate in community events on Harmony Day next year, 21 March 2013. Find out more here
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Weekly Round-up* – 8 June

This week has seen plenty of focus on violence against women in the news, with the new Family Violence laws and definitions coming into effect this week – if you’ve missed them, we’ve captured a few of these articles below for you:

  • Attorney General, Nicola Roxon, announces changes that will broaden the definition of Family Violence to include stalking, intentional property damage, and harm to pets, reported in the Sydney Morning Herald. The ABC also had this report
  • Also in the SMH, this editorial states that violence…must not be tolerated
  • The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has reported on Australia on the sale of children and children in armed conflict – read the questions asked of Australia and the responses here.   Note: this article contains links to the full Australian report
  • Review of Family Law and Child Support System announced by Andrew Wilkie, see this media release from the National Council for Single Mothers and their Children Inc

Around the World

In other news

  • AWAVA sent a submission in for the Senate Inquiry for the National Children’s Commissioner Bill 2012 welcoming the position
  • An interesting opinion piece on the politics of naming victims and survivors from last week
What do you think are the priority actions on VAW and for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Women?

We want to know your views on Australia™s performance on, and what Australia™s priorities need to be on these two areas to feed into the NGO’s report for CEDAW.  Tell us your views by accessing the survey here before 20 June 2012.  

Read more here

Resources

New Resource!! ACSSA have this week released a new resource/fact sheet Asking women about intimate partner sexual violence – a must read and handy reference for anyone working with women – particularly in the health sector

Get Involved!!

New Petition During the week many of you may have seen this article with the Governor General calling for a  bravery award, given to a man currently serving prison time for assaulting his partner, to be stripped.  A campaign and petition are underway and if you want to join AWAVA and add your signature to the petition, and find out what else you can do to make a difference click here to become involved.

Upcoming Events

Still Time to Register!

This Month

July

  • The Association of Women Educators conference being held 3-5 July 2012 – for details and registration click here
August

Later 

  • Take action on Peace Day 21 September, and become part of the largest gathering of people in the name of Peace and non violence. Watch the youtube clip here
  • The No To Violence conference in November 2012
  • The 7th Womens Health Conference will be held in Sydney in 2013
  • Australian Women’s Coalition is calling young women between 18 – 30 years who live, study or work in Auburn, Bankstown, Liverpool or Coffs Harbour NSW, or in Canberra, ACT to be a part of SHOUT!  A series of three free workshops will run in each location, complemented by an online network of support and skills-sharing and a local network of participants and AWC member organisations. The workshops will culminate in community events on Harmony Day next year, 21 March 2013. Find out more here
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Weekly Round-up* 1 June

Welcome to our new subscribers and Happy Official Winter everyone!  Quite a few of you have joined in the past few weeks, and it’s exciting to have our readership grow and know that these important stories are reaching further afield every day. Make sure you share these articles, events and news with your networks or encourage sign-up to the weekly round-up, and remember that if you have something you would like to see in the round-up, send it to [email protected] and we’ll try to include it.

In AWAVA news, the staff and Advisory Group have been busy, some of the recent highlights:

  • presenting via weblink to Amnesty International offices across Australia on 24 May on AWAVA’s work and key messages.  A big thankyou to Amnesty International and the event organisers for inviting us and we look forward to working with Amnesty International in the future
  • attending the Connect, Learn, Share presentation on the 2nd World Conference of Women™s Shelters hosted by the Minister for Women, Joy Burch MLA, on 28 May in ACT (find out more about the 2nd World Conference of Women’s Shelters, held in February, here)
  • receiving training on the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and engaging in the CEDAW review and reporting processes this week – thankyou to our Friend & Supporter, Edwina MacDonald, for being a fantastic, knowledgeable tutor – who patiently answered AWAVA™s Global Engagement and International Mechanisms Working Group’s questions!  If you are one of AWAVA’s Friends & Supporters and would be interested in a CEDAW training session please contact us

and now to the news

Around the nation

Around the world

Resources

  • Changes to the Family Violence Act will come into effect on 7 June – to access quick reference information, factsheets, and answers to FAQs click here to go to the Attorney General’s information page

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Get Involved!

Heard of Lingerie Football? You soon will – it’s on its way to Australia – a form of entertainment (not a sport!) that sees lingerie-clad women playing grid-iron, which is both demeaning to women and puts the women involved at high risk of substantial injury. Collective Shout are asking for your help in petitioning to put a stop to it. Click here to sign the petition and to find out other ways that you can lobby. Read what the Australian Womensport and Recreation Association have to say here, and Kate Lundy’s (Federal Minister for Sports) view here if you want more information.

Upcoming Events and Training

NEW!!!

  • Michael Flood will assess debates over men’s and women’s experiences of domestic violence at a free seminar He Hits, She Hits in QLD on June 22 – this talk will also be available via video-link to a number of sites around Australia. Click here for more information and to register

Still Time to Register!

June

July

  • The Association of Women Educators conference being held 3-5 July 2012 – for details and registration click here
August

Later 

  • Take action on Peace Day 21 September, and become part of the largest gathering of people in the name of Peace and non violence. Watch the youtube clip here
  • The No To Violence conference in November 2012
  • The 7th Womens Health Conference will be held in Sydney in 2013
  • Australian Women’s Coalition is calling young women between 18 – 30 years who live, study or work in Auburn, Bankstown, Liverpool or Coffs Harbour NSW, or in Canberra, ACT to be a part of SHOUT!  A series of three free workshops will run in each location, complemented by an online network of support and skills-sharing and a local network of participants and AWC member organisations. The workshops will culminate in community events on Harmony Day next year, 21 March 2013. Find out more here

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Weekly Round-up* 25 May

This week’s round-up certainly has an international flavour, with all of our articles coming from outside Australia this week.

  • In NZ, Women’s Refuge are still wanting more information on the police statistics of domestic and family violence
  • Anushay Hossain speaks out about rape as a weapon of war in the Bangledesh war of Independence, and the legacy this left
  • Jessica Buchleitner takes a look at the need to ‘destigmatise’ rape and hold rapists to account around the world
  • In South Africa, there is progress being made in ending Ukuthwala – the ‘tradition’ of kidnapping young women and forcing them to marry
  • Still in South Africa, and the disturbing news article that highlights the often increased risk of rape for women with disabilities
  • In post-conflict West Africa, domestic violence is now emerging as the biggest threat to West African women
  • and finally, an interesting article from Rita Banerji, a gender activist and blogger from India

Upcoming Events and Training

NEW!!!

Still Time to Register!

June

July

  • The Association of Women Educators conference being held in July 2012 – for details and registration click here
August

Later 

  • The No To Violence conference in November 2012
  • The 7th Womens Health Conference will be held in Sydney in 2013
  • Australian Women’s Coalition is calling young women between 18 – 30 years who live, study or work in Auburn, Bankstown, Liverpool or Coffs Harbour NSW, or in Canberra, ACT to be a part of SHOUT!  A series of three free workshops will run in each location, complemented by an online network of support and skills-sharing and a local network of participants and AWC member organisations. The workshops will culminate in community events on Harmony Day next year, 21 March 2013. Find out more here

 

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Weekly Round-up* 21 May

As winter well and truly sets in across the southern states, it seems like the perfect time to snuggle up with a warm bowl of soup and take some time out to read what is happening in the VAW sector, both at home and around the world

Around the nation

  • AWAVA Advisory Group members Anne Morris and Annie Parkinson attended the launch of the Women™s Statement in Sydney on 15 May. Julie Collins MP, Minister for the Status of Women, outlined some of the Federal Government™s achievements for women, adding that the government intended to work towards further progress next year. Minister Collins launched the document, Women’s Statement 2012 – Achievements and Budget Measures stating that its œnew look was a reflection of the government™s particular concern with women™s issues.  See comments on the 2012-13 Federal Budget from AWAVA’s Chair, Julie Oberin, here
  • There has been some controversy over Brisbane’s 2nd SlutWalk, with some of the original core values being overshadowed
  • Jocelyn Scutt presents this opinion piece on Women’s Leadership in Politics 
  • This interview with Catherine Smith, a survivor of domestic violence, highlights some of the short-falls of the Australian police and justice system.  Catherine was part of the Australian delegation for CSW56 (Commission on the Status of Women) this year and presented at the Australian and Solomon Islands government-sponsored side event on the Impacts of Domestic Violence on Rural Women

And internationally

  • In China, a recent NGO survey showed more than half of respondents had been affected by domestic violence
  • The UK will host a trilateral meeting with women MPs from Pakistan and Afghanistan, focussing on women in politics, gender diversity and forced marriage
  • The CSW56 report with resolutions and decisions adopted by the Commission this year is now available – you can access it here

Get Involved

Your chance to make a difference

AWAVA was shocked and disappointed to hear the recent news that one of our Friends & Supporters, Sisters Inside, has been defunded by the Queensland Government.

The National Chair of AWAVA, Julie Oberin, extended the following support to Sisters Inside:

œDebbie Kilroy has been an extremely strong advocate for some of Australia™s most vulnerable women, her work for women in prisons and for Aboriginal women has been amazing and much needed.  AWAVA extends its support to you Debbie, and Sisters Inside, and hopes funding is secured quickly for the vital services you provide.

AWAVA has written a letter of support to the Queensland State Government, urging the reconsideration of this decision. If you want to get involved, (joining over 8,500 supporters at the time of posting) and lend your support, click here to find out how

Have Your Say!

The Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse (ADFVC) invites workers with clients affected by domestic violence, during and after a natural disaster, to participate in an online survey – click here to find out more

Call for Papers

The Biennial Australian Women and Gender Studies Conference (21-23 November 2012) is calling for papers by 27 July – click here to find out more

Upcoming Events!

Still time to register

  • The Domestic Violence Resource Centre will hold a forum on their latest discussion paper “”Just Say Goodbye””: parents who kill their children in the context of separation on 31 May, in Melbourne
  • Sowing the Seeds of Change is a forum to raise awareness of the effects of family violence on women with disabilities organized by women with disabilities, being held 19 June  in Victoria
  • WIRE Women™s Information is offering free workshops to women who have experienced financial control in a family violence situation in June.  Please note these workshops are unsuitable for women currently in crisis situations
  • Homeless Persons Week, running 6 -12 August, recognises that the most common reason clients give for seeking assistance, relates to domestic and family violence
  • Dont forget:
    • Preventing and responding to violence against women: Issues, challenges and best practice to be held in Adelaide (South Australia) on 15 June 2012
    • The Association of Women Educators conference being held in July 2012 – for details and registration click here
    • The Violence Against Women Conference on 7,8, 9 August 2012, in Brisbane www.violenceagainstwomenqld.com.au
    • The No To Violence conference in November 2012
    • The 7th Womens Health Conference will be held in Sydney in 2013
    • Australian Women’s Coalition is calling young women between 18 – 30 years who live, study or work in Auburn, Bankstown, Liverpool or Coffs Harbour NSW, or in Canberra, ACT to be a part of SHOUT!  A series of three free workshops will run in each location, complemented by an online network of support and skills-sharing and a local network of participants and AWC member organisations. The workshops will culminate in community events on Harmony Day next year, 21 March 2013. Find out more here

 

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Weekly Round-up* 14 May

The AWAVA crew have had a busy couple of weeks!  The Advisory Group met last week in Melbourne to work on strategic planning and the future direction for the Alliance.  It was very productive with excellent engagement from members across a number of sectors.  JERA International provided Advisory Group members with in-depth, informative training on the operations of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), with a bonus guest presentation by YWCA National on advocacy during CSW56.  AWAVA are preparing for active engagement next year for CSW57’s  theme: Eliminating and preventing all forms of violence against women and girls.

AWAVA was disappointed that the budget announcements last week did not include any new commitments to addressing violence against women and that the recommendations highlighted in AWAVA’s Pre Budget Submissions were not picked up. The Equality Rights Alliance had this response to the budget announcements, highlighting: “”Protecting the Budget surplus will cost Australia financially and socially, as we deal with the fallout of homelessness, poverty, and violence.””

AWAVA’s Chair, Julie Oberin, attended the Intimate Partner Violence and Homicide Conference during the first week of May, and tweeted about her learnings and experience.  If you’re not already following us on twitter, sign up now to AWAVA_Women – we would love your support!

And finally, before we get onto the VAW news, many of you will remember that AWAVA, in partnership with WLSA, and AWAVA Friends & Supporters, campaigned last year for significant changes to the Family Law Act to better protect women and their children. Women’s Legal Services Victoria have produced a quick reference guide on the changes that resulted, so make sure you scroll down to “”New Resource”” to check out what the changes mean.

Now, to the news:

  • Australia has been appointed to the UN Women Executive Board, which the Foriegn minister says will further strengthen Australia’s committment to end violence against women – read the media release here
  • $3.7 million funding to projects promoting respectful relationships were announced to support the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children, read the press release here
  • On 3 May, AWAVA Advisory Group Member, Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services (WA), organised a rally with over 100 attendees and over 2,600 petitions against ˜unlawful assault causing death™ applying in cases where a history of physical violence and abuse can be established
  • In Queensland, one of AWAVA’s long-time Friends & Supporters, Sisters Inside , have had all funding cut, despite the excellent work they have been doing with women in prisons, AWAVA has signed a petition in support, you can sign too here

And Internationally

Resources

New Resource!!

Women’s Legal Services Victoria have put together a Guide to Family Law Act – to access it, click here

Can you help?

The Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse invites front-line workers responding to clients affected by domestic violence, during and after a disaster, from 2002 onwards including natural disasters (e.g. floods or bushfire), technological/human-made disasters (e.g. mining accidents), mass violence (e.g. massacres), civil conflict (e.g. riots) and terrorism (e.g. bomb explosions),  to participate in a study.  You can fill in the survey online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DV_and_disasters or contact the Clearinghouse at [email protected] or 02 9385 2990 to request a hard copy by post or fax.  The survey closes on Friday 8 June 2012.

 

Upcoming Events

Still time to register

  • Australia’s CEO Challenge and Minter Ellison are offering Specialist Training by Stephen Page on Family Law changes and their potential impacts on 14 and 15 May, in Brisbane
  • The Domestic Violence Resource Centre will hold a forum on their latest discussion paper “”Just Say Goodbye””: parents who kill their children in the context of separation on 31 May, in Melbourne
  • The Women’s Legal Centre ACT presents the Women and Justice Forum 16 May
  • Preventing and responding to violence against women: Issues, challenges and best practice to be held in Adelaide (South Australia) on 15 June 2012
  • Homeless Persons Week, running 6 -12 August, recognises that the most common reason clients give for seeking assistance, relates to Domestic and Family Violence
  • Dont forget the Association of Women Educators conference being held in July 2012 – for details and registration click here
  • Violence Against Women Conference – Queensland on 7,8, 9 August 2012, in Brisbane www.violenceagainstwomenqld.com.au
  • The No To Violence conference will be held in November 2012
  • The 7th Womens Health Conference will be held in Sydney in 2013
  • Australian Women’s Coalition is calling young women between 18 – 30 years who live, study or work in Auburn, Bankstown, Liverpool or Coffs Harbour NSW, or in Canberra, ACT to be a part of SHOUT!  A series of three free workshops will run in each location, complemented by an online network of support and skills-sharing and a local network of participants and AWC member organisations. The workshops will culminate in community events on Harmony Day next year, 21 March 2013. Find out more here

 

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Weekly Round-up* 27 April

In yet another short week this month, not a lot has crossed our virtual desks in relation to Violence Against Women – but importantly, the National Plan Implementation Panel (NPIP) has been announced and held its first meeting this week (26 and 27 April).

Picking up on last week’s final roundtables for the Special Rapporteur on violence against women’s study tour, AWAVA co-hosted a roundtable with Advisory Group member DV Vic, and VicHealth in Melbourne on 19 April.  AWAVA facilitated a survivor voices session with presentations from four women on what made a difference for them.  Their 3-minute speeches were really powerful and served as a great reminder that survivors need to be at the heart of discussions about service delivery and how we can prevent violence against women.  The last roundtable was on 20 April in Canberra, see AWAVA’s Twitter page for key messages.  We’ll be posting shortly about the study tour and will be creating a survivor voices page, keep an eye out.

At home:

  • The Minister for the Status of Women announces the first meeting and state and territory representatives for the National Plan Implementation Panel in this media release

Internationally

 

Resources:

New Resource!!

The UN has released a new e-learning course Managing Gender-Based-Violence in Emergencies

Upcoming Events

Still time to register

  • IWDA are screening The Lady, a film about the life of Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi around Australia on 27 and 30 April
  • Griffith University Domestic Violence Symposium on 3 May
  • Australia’s CEO Challenge and Minter Ellison are offering Specialist Training by Stephen Page on Family Law changes and their potential impacts on 14 and 15 May, in Brisbane
  • The Women’s Legal Centre ACT presents the Women and Justice Forum 16 May
  • Preventing and responding to violence against women: Issues, challenges and best practice to be held in Adelaide (South Australia) on 15 June 2012
  • Dont forget the Association of Women Educators conference being held in July 2012 – for details and registration click here
  • Violence Against Women Conference – Queensland on 7,8, 9 August 2012, in Brisbane www.violenceagainstwomenqld.com.au
  • Australian Women’s Coalition is calling young women between 18 – 30 years who live, study or work in Auburn, Bankstown, Liverpool or Coffs Harbour NSW, or in Canberra, ACT to be a part of SHOUT!  A series of three free workshops will run in each location, complemented by an online network of support and skills-sharing and a local network of participants and AWC member organisations. The workshops will culminate in community events on Harmony Day next year, 21 March 2013. Find out more here
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Weekly Round-up* 20 April

Welcome to all of our new subscribers! In the past few weeks we have had quite a few newbies join us, which is great! Remember, if there is an event you want to promote, or an article of interest you want to share, send it through to [email protected] and we will try to include it in our round-ups.

Quite a bit of interesting news across our virtual desks this week, so settle in for some great reading!

Around the Nation

  • The Final Report of phase 1 into allegations of ongoing sexual and other abuse in the Defence Force has been received by Stephen Smith, Minister for Defence – read the media release here
  • Pressure is now being put on NRL sponsors to make a difference in ending violence against women
  • The WA draft mental health bill has some “”appalling elements around forced sterilisation of women”” says Tricia Malowney in this online opinion piece
  • The Sydney Morning Herald reports on UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women’s round-table held in Sydney
  • and the Minister for the Status of Women announces National Plan Community Action Grant to the AFL for work preventing violence against women

 

And Internationally…

 

 

New Survey

Have Your Say!

Women’s Major Group, supported by UN Women, is Collecting Women’s Voices gathering the views and gender perspectives on sustainability and what that means for women around the world through the Rio+20 gender survey.

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Upcoming Events

As always, AWAVA supports our Friends & Supporters events in the community – click on any of the events below to be directed to more info and registration details:

  • NEW!!   the Women’s Legal Centre ACT presents the Women and Justice Forum 16 May
  • NEW!!   Australia’s CEO Challenge and Minter Ellison are offering Specialist Training by Stephen Page on Family Law changes and their potential impacts on 14 and 15 May, in Brisbane
  • NEW!!   IWDA are screening The Lady, a film about the life of Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi around Australia on 27 and 30 April
Still time to register:
  • Griffith University Domestic Violence Symposium on 3 May
  • Violence Against Women Conference – Queensland on 7,8, 9 August 2012, in Brisbane www.violenceagainstwomenqld.com.au
  • The Australian Women’s Coalition is calling young women between 18 – 30 years who live, study or work in Auburn, Bankstown, Liverpool or Coffs Harbour NSW, or in Canberra, ACT to be a part of SHOUT!  A series of three free workshops will run in each location, complemented by an online network of support and skills-sharing and a local network of participants and AWC member organisations. The workshops will culminate in community events on Harmony Day next year, 21 March 2013. Find out more here
  • Dont forget the Association of Women Educators conference being held in July 2012 – for details and registration click here
  • Preventing and responding to violence against women: Issues, challenges and best practice to be held in Adelaide (South Australia) on 15 June 2012
  • The No To Violence conference will be held in November 2012
  • The 7th Womens Health Conference will be held in Sydney in 2013
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Weekly Round-up* 13 April

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

  • The Victorian Women’s Trust has posted a summary of its Storming Against Violence week of action here
  • Rhonda Cumberland says that forced marriage is a hidden problem in Australia that must be addressed
  • The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Dr Rashida Manjoo, attended the first roundtables in Sydney, including one for immigrant and refugee women; and spoke at the reception held by UN Women on 10 April.  The UN Special Rapporteur’s study tour continues until 20 April

And Internationally

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AWAVA have  been busy supporting our local and international sisters in a number of campaigns to end Violence Against Women. Click on the links below to see the petitions AWAVA have signed, and to add your signature!

  • Change.org campaign urges the NRL to impose a one season ban on players convicted of violence against women.  This petition only takes 3 minutes to read and complete and could make a measurable difference, not just in the NRL, but in organisations generally
  • Many of you will have read about Amina Filali, the 16 year old Morrocan girl who killed herself after being forced to marry her rapist. If you haven’t already, click here to sign the petition to pressure the Morrocan government to change the law that allows this to happen
  • Click here to join the call to protect workers who experience Domestic and Family Violence

 

Dont’ Forget!

Upcoming Events

There is still time to register for these events

  • The Australian Women’s Coalition is calling young women between 18 – 30 years who live, study or work in Auburn, Bankstown, Liverpool or Coffs Harbour NSW, or in Canberra, ACT to be a part of SHOUT!  A series of three free workshops will run in each location, complemented by an online network of support and skills-sharing and a local network of participants and AWC member organisations. The workshops will culminate in community events on Harmony Day next year, 21 March 2013. Find out more here
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Weekly Round-up* 5 April

A short week for most of us this week, so only a short round-up!  Not much has crossed our desks in relation to local news, but there is plenty happening in other parts of the world

Around the Country

  • Victims of forced marriage speak out as Attorney General Nicola Roxon promises changes to make coercion into marriage a serious crime
  • The Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Dr Rashida Manjoo, starts her Study Tour of Australia on 10 April until 20 April, starting in Sydney

Internationally

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