De-Myth-Defied: Myth Buster Sticker Project. Challenging community atttitudes and myths about Domestic Violence

16 Blogs for 16 Days

During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, the Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria will post a blog each day sharing our own resources as well as other blogs, resources, videos, organisations, projects and initiatives that work to end violence against women and girls.

Altrusa International, Inc. - Support from International President, Dona M. Garretson

Dona M.

16 Impacts of Sexual Assault

One in five Australian women will be the victim of sexual assault in their lifetime. In 2010, I became one of those women. It has devastated me and changed my life in ways I could never have understood before it happened to me.

PETITION-AUSTRALIA SAYS NO TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

SAY NO TO VIOLENCE
SIGN THIS PETITION SUPPORTING THE ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION WORLDWIDE.

With terrible physical and emotional consequences Female Genital Mutilation is committed against millions of girls  (between the ages of 2 to 15 years) and women worldwide.

White Ribbon Day 2011 - 25th November

What can you do to make men and boys aware of the consequences of violence in relationships?

Start by just sending a virtual white ribbon from Australia's White Ribbon Day site:

Helping women leave violence behind

An essential element of overcoming violence against women is giving them options to leave behind a violent domestic situation.

Women's refuges play an important role in supporting women to do this.