The 16 Days of Activism is the annual global campaign to galvanise action against gender- based violence. Each year across Victoria and around the world, communities mobilise and draw on their own strengths to stand up for respect, and a world free from violence. Funded by Respect Victoria, the 16 Days of Activism Grassroots Initiative […]
Our next Yarning Circle will be held online on Thursday 30 July, from 12.00 and we are pleased to welcome Tariro Makwasha, Chief Operations Officer of Self-Determination Fund as our Guest Speaker for the session. At our recent Yarning Circle, there was strong interest in learning more about the Self-Determination Fund and its evolving role […]
It’s not always easy to spot when a relationship becomes controlling, especially for young people. Coercive control is a pattern of abusive behaviours that uses manipulation, monitoring, surveillance, pressure, and fear to limit someone’s freedom and independence. When technology is involved, it can be even harder to recognise. This webinar for secondary educators, and school support staff […]
Join a free 3-hour workshop to make sure your communications avoid ageist language and imagery We all want a community that respects and values people at every age. Sometimes the way we communicate can unintentionally reinforce age-based stereotypes. By thinking differently about how we speak and represent ageing, we can help create more inclusive communities. […]
As part of the FVSV Knowledge Project, No to Violence (NTV) will be hosting a national roundtable and webinar exploring responses to young people’s use of intimate partner violence. Young people aged 15–24 who use intimate partner violence are a distinct cohort with distinct needs, yet tailored, evidence-based responses remain scarce. Timed to complement the […]
Art and dance are forms of creative expression that allow children and adolescents to explore ideas, communicate feelings and connect with others. Drawing on research, practitioner knowledge and lived experience, this webinar will explore some of the ways art and dance can be used to support child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing in both […]
Explore how gender, colonisation, geography and systemic inequity shape the experiences of First Nations women during and after disaster. This webinar will explore how gender, colonisation, geography and systemic inequity shape the experiences of women — particularly First Nations women — before, during and after disasters in Northern and Central Australia. Grounded in the expertise […]
This webinar will explore how practitioners can better support the wellbeing of LGBTQ+ young people with a disability. This webinar will give you: an introduction to intersectionality theory and how this framework can be applied in practice to help understand the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people with disability a better understanding of the factors that […]
Join us for an engaging webinar where researchers present the main findings from recent Australian research exploring an infant and child-led therapeutic approach delivered in situ alongside key workers supporting families identified as at risk. The session will draw on the article The impact of using an infant and child-led therapeutic approach in providing in situ consultations […]
As the NSW government considered implementing the Safe & Together ™ framework, they had one critical question: Is it culturally safe? This SPARK webinar invites Queensland domestic and family violence practitioners into a critical and thoughtful conversation about the Safe & Together Framework through an Aboriginal lens . Drawing on ALFIES, a NSW-based research project […]