UNDER THE RADAR 2019 - Gender Equity Victoria
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UNDER THE
RADAR 2019
TUES, 18TH JUNE & WEDS, 19TH JUNE
Jasper Hotel
489 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000
PRESENTED BY GENDER EQUITY VICTORIAUNDER THE RADAR 2019 DAY 1 Tuesday, 18th June Invisible towers: Systemic violence, institutions and preventing violence against women 9:15AM - 10:00AM Registration 10:00AM - 10:20AM Welcomes Welcome to Country from Wurundjeri Elder. 10:20 - 10:30 Introduction and Context What does systemic violence mean in the campaign to prevent violence against women? As practitioners we need to focus on effecting change on systems, institutions and their practices which perpetrate violence experienced by women. 10:30AM - 12:05PM Panel Session One In what ways do we need to think about and address colonisation and immigration structures, policies and processes in the Prevention of Violence Against Women (PVAW) and Prevention of Family Violence? Karla McGrady, Our Watch / Lidia Thorpe, former Greens MP & First Nations advocate Adele Murdolo, Multicultural Centre for Women's Health / Jiselle Hanna, Australian Asia Worker Links 12:05PM - 12:40PM Lunch 12:40AM- 1:45PM Panel Session Two Policing, courts and the prison system: an intersectional gendered lens on these institutions and the experience of violence. Lauren Caulfield, Flemington Kensington Legal Service / Rei Alfonso, Flat Out Tarneen Onus-William, Federation of Community Legal Services
UNDER THE RADAR 2019 DAY 1 Tuesday, 18th June Invisible towers: Systemic violence, institutions and preventing violence against women 1:45PM - 2:55PM Panel Session Three People living homeless and those in assisted or independent group homes (aged /mental health and disabled communities care are experiencing serious forms of violence. How do we and think about and address group homes and homelessness in the PVAW and the PFV? Starlady, Zoe Belle Gender Collective / Marianna Codognotto, Office of Disability Services Commissioner Jen Hargrave and Bianca Evans, Women with Disabilities Victoria / Andrew Edgar, Centre for Homeless Persons 2:55PM - 3:05PM Afternoon break 3:05PM - 3:45PM Workshops Aiming to develop strategic prevention of violence against women directions based on presentations and discussion How do we change the picture? Preventing violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in everyday practice. How does immigration policy and outcomes impact our work in preventing violence against women? How do we prevent violence against women who are in the criminal justice system: considering the experience with police, the courts, prisons and experiences of homelessness. 3:45PM - 4:05PM Insights from the Workshops Sharing by each facilitator of key ideas and future strategies from each workshop. 4:05PM - 4:15PM Conclusion & thank yous
UNDER THE RADAR 2019 DAY 2 Wednesday 19th June Who are we excluding? Intersections between prevention of family violence and prevention of violence against women 9:15AM - 10:00AM Registration 10:00AM - 10:15AM Welcomes Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country from MC. 10:15AM - 10:30AM Introduction and context Where are the overlaps and divergences between preventing violence against women and preventing family violence. Where is our current PVAW practice focused? How do we consider gender diversity? What do we need to be doing to be more inclusive? Anne Stephens, Senior Manager of Research and Evaluation, Respect Victoria 10:30AM - 10:45AM Morning Tea 10:45AM- 12:20PM Panel Session What are the opportunities to work across the close and interlinked campaigns around PVAW and PFV? Looking at gender diversity, older women, sex workers, and LGBTI. Hillary Knack, Our Watch / Jackson Fairchild, Rainbow Health Victoria / Alyx Emerald, Resourcing health and EDucation (RhED) / Melanie Joorsten, Senior Rights Victoria / Ellen Poyner, Drummond Street Services and Robin Litvins-Salter, Transgender Victoria 12:20PM - 12:50PM Lunch
UNDER THE RADAR 2019 DAY 2 Wednesday, 19th June Who are we excluding? Intersections between prevention of family violence and prevention of violence against women 12:50PM - 1:00PM Introduction to workshop sessions 1:00PM - 2:10PM Workshops Aiming to develop strategic prevention of violence against women directions based on presentations and discussion What is the relevance of gender and gender-based violence to the various manifestations of FV and close community violence? Is a focus on gender essential to preventing FV? What are the synergies and possible divergence between PFV and PVAW? What are the opportunities to work across these two closely intertwined areas without exclusion? 2:10PM - 2:30PM Afternoon break 2:30PM - 3:15PM Insights from the workshops Sharing by each facilitator of key ideas and future strategies from each workshop. 3:15PM - 3:55PM Future Practice What should future practice in prevention of violence against women look like in the future? 3:55PM - 4:10PM Conclusion & thank yous
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UNDER THE RADAR 2019 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Acknowledgement of Country Gender Equity Victoria acknowledges the traditional custodians of country across Australia and we pay our respect to Elders past and present. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as sovereign peoples who have never ceded their sovereignty of this land. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s human right to self-determination. We recognise and apologise for the human suffering and injustice that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have experienced as a result of colonisation and generations of discrimination and marginalisation that has resulted from that. We express shame and horror at the actions and atrocities that have been perpetrated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Gender Equity Victoria is committed to working in solidarity and partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to improve women’s health, safety and wellbeing outcomes. Inclusivity Statement Gender Equity Victoria is committed to preventing violence against all women and gender diverse people. We seek to make our services and programs accessible to women and gender diverse people in all communities, including those within all age groups, living in rural locations, living with disabilities and with HIV, in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, immigrant and refugee communities and LGBTIQ communities.
Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC) is the peak body for gender equity, women’s
health and the prevention of violence against women.
GEN VIC’s purpose is to advocate, influence and collaborate to improve
outcomes in gender equity, women’s health and the prevention of violence
against women.
GEN VIC’s membership includes organisations and individuals across Victoria
who advance gender equality, and hold values that align with feminist
principles.
GEN VIC works collaboratively with our members to reduce social inequities,
promote health and prevent violence against women.
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