Gender Equity Victoria is hosting a two-day participatory forum exploring crucial strategies in the prevention of violence against women.

What do colonisation, immigration systems, justice and housing have in common? How should we deal with structural forms of violence in our work?

What are the synergies and divergences between the prevention of family violence and of violence against women?

Who are we including/excluding in this work? How gender fit is our prevention space? Where do we push to when it comes to mental health or sexual and reproductive rights?

Day 1 Invisible towers - Systemic violence, institutions & the prevention of violence against women.

colonisation
border control and immigration
prisons & policing
care facilities and services, and
women in isolated situations

Day 2 Being inclusive? Intersections between prevention of family violence & prevention of violence against women.

LGBTQI+
elders
gender diverse
young people
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
homeless people and those in share or group homes
people with disabilities

Speakers from: Wurundjeri Council, Our Watch, Respect Victoria, Office for Women, Multicultural Centre for Women's Health, Fitzroy Community Legal Service, Flemington Kensington Legal Service, Flat Out, Disability Services Commissioner, Women with Disabilities Victoria, Drummond St Services, Seniors Rights Victoria, Australia Asia Worker Links

The GEN VIC's prevention of violence against women (PVAW) project is funded by the Office for Women. Our funding supports the attendance of Victorian women's health services PVAW workers.

Download the program here