events report 2008

 

 

January

Assisting Victims of Intimate Partner Stalking

9 January 2008

USA

On January 9, 2008, at 2 p.m. (eastern time), in recognition of National Stalking Awareness Month, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), in coordination with the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), will present a Web Forum discussion with Michelle Garcia on best practices for assisting victims of intimate partner stalking.

 

Eight Steps to Coalition Building: Fostering Strategic Partnerships to Prevent Violence Against Women

23 January 2008

California, USA

Preventing violence against women requires comprehensive approaches. Often, the best way to ensure a comprehensive strategy is to build a diverse coalition. This web conference will highlight 8 Steps to Coalition Building and explore in-depth the process of deciding whether or not a coalition is appropriate to selecting the best membership and conducting ongoing evaluation. 

22nd Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment

28 January-01 February 2008

San Diego , USA

This conference brings together respected professionals in the field of child and family abuse and domestic violence to address issues of prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of multiple forms of trauma to children and families. The conference is directed to a multidisciplinary audience from the fields of medicine, mental health, interviewing, child welfare, advocacy, law, law enforcement, education, family support, public policy and research. It features over 225 experts from around the globe providing the latest research, practical experience, and skill building workshops on evidence-based practices.

9th Annual Global Development Conference: Security for Development - Confronting Threats to Survival and Safety

29-31 January 2008

Brisbane, QLD

This conference will bring together nearly 600 researchers, policymakers and development practitioners from across the world to discuss the role of physical security as a precondition of human development. It will focus on pervasive threats, whose potential to cause physical or material damage shortens the planning horizons of individuals, communities and enterprises and challenges their survival. Threats to be addressed include violence (domestic abuse, violent crime, and civil conflict), and major calamities including pandemics and natural disasters (such as earthquakes, drought and floods).

Dennis McDermott Indigenous Deep Listening workshop - Yalukit Wilam Ngargee: People Place Gathering

31 January 2008

Albert Park, VIC

This workshop is suited for Indigenous and non-Indigenous health workers, carers, teachers and lecturers, government staff and anyone interested in the betterment of their Indigenous relations.

February

Sentencing 2008 Conference

8 -10 February 2008
Canberra, ACT
The Conference will look at sentencing of criminal offenders from several perspectives including particular offenders (mental illness, intellectual disabilities, children), indefinite detention of dangerous offenders, sentencing for environmental offences, sentencing in magistrate courts, sentence indication, discounting sentences, suspended sentences,Crown appeals against sentence, Indigenous offenders and customary law, judicial discretion v legislation and national consistency in sentencing

From Ideology to Inclusion: Evidence-Based Policy and Intervention in Domestic Violence

15-16 February 2008
Sacramento, USA
The goal of this Conference is to educate mental health and family violence professionals, attorneys, judges, family court evaluators and mediators, policy makers and the general public about domestic violence.

VDay Festival Melbourne 2008

15 - 17 February 2008

Melbourne, VIC

This program, to be held over the St Valentine’s weekend, includes the stage-show ‘The Vagina Monologues’, continues with readings from ‘A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer’ and concludes with screenings of the film ‘Until The Violence Stops’. All proceeds arising from the weekend will be donated to various institutions trying to end the violence experienced by many women and is part of a larger global campaign to end violence against women.

Launch of Victorian Women Vote 1908 -2008

19 February 2008
Melbourne, VIC
Join the celebrations to mark 100 years of Victorian women’s right to vote. Hosted by the Minister for Women’s Affairs, Maxine Morand, MP and the Deputy Premier, Hon. Rob Hulls.

15th Annual Women's Health Conference

22-24 February 2008
Gold Coast, QLD
This conference explores many different topics, encompassing the lifecycle and ranging across disciplines – all are important to women and the clinicians who care for them. Includes a panel on 'The health of victims of abuse: Outcomes and assistance'.

Young people, crime and community safety: engagement and early intervention

25-26 February 2008
Melbourne, VIC
This two-day conference, being conducted jointly by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) and the Victorian Safe Communities Network (VSCN), will explore approaches to integrating evidenced-based prevention and early intervention strategies to engage young people as active participants in community safety.

Age Gives No Immunity to Violence - a one-day forum on the abuse of older women

29 February 2008
Sydney, NSW
This one-day forum will present a range of speakers to discuss the abuse of older women. Registrations must be made by 15th February 2008.

March

International Women's Day Breakfast

6 March 2008

Hobart, Tas
Join the Minister for Community Development, Michelle O'Byrne, and the Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation in celebrating International Women's Day at a special breakfast. Net proceeds from this breakfast go directly to vital local medical research ni the area of women's health. Special guest, Kaz Cooke - Award winning author and cartoonist.

International Women's Day

8 March 2008

Bangalow, NSW
A celebration of 100 years of paid & unpaid work for women. A mostly free event for women & children.

  • Contact details: Kassa Bird @ WRS, 66 844 299 or Angela Pollard @ NRCLC, 66 211 000

International Women's Day

8 March 2008

Sydney, NSW
Assemble at 11am at Sydney Town Hall. March at Midday to Hyde Park North for speakers and festivals.

International Women's Day

8 March 2008

International
 Celebrated on 8 March, International Women's Day (IWD) is the global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve their full potential. IWD celebrates the collective power of women past, present and future. Thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements.

WOMENTORING "Women mentoring women": International Women's Day

8 March 2008

Gold Coast, QLD
The Domestic Violence Prevention Centre Gold Coast Inc. invites you to join them in celebrating International Women’s Day 2008.

  • Contact details: info@domesticviolence.com.au

3rd International Congress on Women's Mental Health

17 -20 March 2008
Melbourne, VIC
This conference will explore the psychosocial, economic and cultural contexts of women’s mental and include examination of social issues such as war, violence, poverty, famine, discrimination, social roles, aging, education, work and relationships.

Domestic Violence Network Forum

18 March 2008
Sydney, NSW
This forum, presented by the Eastern Suburbs Domestic Violence Network on behalf of the Sutherland & St George Domestic Violence Committees and the NSW Strategy to Reduce Violence Against Women will be held at Randwick Community Centre, 27 Munda St, Randwick. Speakers include: Dr Michael Flood, Zoe Sharman, Mark Butler and Maria Kissouri.

  • Contact details: Vicki Johnston, The Deli Women & Children’s Centre, Ph: (02) 9667 4664 or Anna Hartree, Kingsford Legal Centre, Ph: (02) 9385 9566

Family Aggression: Causes & Consequences: First Biennial Conference of the International Family Aggression Society

18-19 March 2008
Preston, UK
The University of Central Lancashire is pleased to announce the first biennial conference of the International Family Aggression Society. The aim of this conference is to bring together academics, researchers, policy makers and service providers who are involved in working towards understanding, preventing and/or treating family aggression or the consequences of it.

Behavioural Evidence Practicum: Crime Reconstruction and Criminal Profiling

22-23 March 2008
Robina, QLD
This seminar will provide a view of the profiling process from case inception through to developing effective conclusions, report writing and presentation of the argument.

Law Week

30 March-05 April 2008
Australia (national)
Law Week is a series of events across the country designed to promote greater understanding of the law, the legal profession and our system of justice.

International Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Stalking

31 March-02 April 2008
New Orleans, USA
Join fellow law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, victim advocates, judges, parole and probation officers, rape crisis workers, medical personnel, faith community members, educators and others in this three-day conference highlighting promising practices and emerging issues in sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.


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April

Older Persons’ Legal & Education Program

1 April 2008

Sydney, NSW

A joint initiative of The Aged-care Rights Service Inc (TARS), including Older Persons’ Legal Service, and the Legal Aid NSW Older Persons’ Legal Unit.

NSW CLC State Conference 2008

7-9 April 2008

Sydney, NSW

The conference will be an important event to hear about the latest challenges and initiatives in community legal centres and other parts of the justice sector.

Child Law Conference - Child and Youth Advocacy: Current Issues, Trends and Research – the Challenges Ahead

10-11 April 2008

Auckland, New Zealand

This conference includes some of the more difficult and complex issues that child and youth practitioners may face in their work, such as child abuse, youth alcohol and drug use and the impact of family violence. Alongside this focus, the conference also looks at CYF permanency matters and Care of Children Act issues, such as children’s appeals and ascertaining children’s views and wishes.

     

Shared parental responsibility in Australian family law and the impact on children Seminar

13-15 April 2008
Adelaide, SA
The seminar will examine in depth the consequences for children of some of the recent changes to the Australian Family Law Act. Presenters will focus on the most current theories, research, practice wisdom and parental experiences in relation to the emphasis given to shared parenting and associated decision-making after separation and divorce. The main focus will be on the outcomes of the changes for Australian children, including those children who have been, or are at risk of being, exposed to high level parental conflict, violence and child abuse .

 

Keeping Kids Safe - tamariki te tuatahi

14-15 April 2008
Manukau City, New Zealand
A community-initiated, solutions-focused gathering to examine best practice and new ideas. Key topics include: privacy and protection; the dynamics of violence and abuse; domestic violence; early intervention; working with migrant women and children; working with children with disabilities and their families around issues of abuse; and best practice.

The First National Indigenous Family and Community Strengths Conference

14-16 April 2008
Newcastle, NSW
This conference is an opportunity for Indigenous communities to come along and hear from others working in communities, who haven’t before had the opportunity to tell their stories in a positive light, and to share the successes that they are experiencing.

“That's So Gay” 2008 - Addressing homophobia and celebrating diversity in educational settings

16 April 2008

Sydney, NSW

The objectives of the 2008 Conference are: To generate strategic recommendations to address homophobia within educational settings, to discuss and develop strategies to assist teachers, students and parents to address inequity, to foster partnerships in advocating for same-sex attracted and gender questioning students and teachers, demonstrate best practice models and demonstrate safe and supporting environments for young people.

  • Information available from Carl Harris, Project Coordinator, Lesbian and Gay Anti-Violence Project (AVP), ACON charris@acon.org.au Phone: 02 9206 2006 or 02 9206 2000. Email your conference workshop proposal to Jackie Braw, braw1jac@police.nsw.gov.au

Fifth Australian Family and Community Strengths Conference

16-18 April 2008
Newcastle, NSW
This conference will explore ways in which we are invigorating our daily practice with meaning through diverse forms of community engagement. The conference will include keynote presentations, panel discussions and interactive concurrent sessions.

Treating Complex trauma:  Understanding the neurobiology of abuse related trauma in children and young people

22 - 23 April 2008

Launceston, TAS

A 2 day workshop will be offered in Northern Tasmania to Allied Health Professionals state wide. The training provided will be beneficial to professionals providing services to children and young people who have experienced abuse related trauma.  The training will be undertaken in an integrated and collaborative partnership with the Family Violence Counselling & Support Service - Children & Young Person’s Program and Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service. 

Stand United Against Domestic & Family Violence

24 April 2008

Perth, WA
Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services invites all community members to attend the 18th Annual Silent
Domestic Violence Memorial March. This event remembers and honours all those who have lost their lives as result of domestic and family violence. 

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May

7th Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month

1-31 May 2008

QLD

Held each year in May, Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month seeks to provide Queensland communities with an increased awareness of the social and personal impacts of domestic and family violence.

Candle Lighting Ceremonies around Queensland for Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month

7 May 2008

QLD

Candle lighting ceremonies to remember those who have died from domestic and family violence.

7th Global Conference: Violence and the Contexts of Hostility

5-7 May 2008

Budapest, Hungary

This multi- and inter-disciplinary research and publications conference aims to identify and understand violence in contemporary life. The project will pay particular attention to the different contexts and places where violence develops, occurs and where its effects are felt; from the interpersonal to the international, from the empirical to the symbolic.

5th Annual Indigenous Family Violence Prevention Forum: Addressing Problems – Sharing Solutions

14 - 15 May 2008

Mackay, QLD

The Indigenous Family Violence Prevention Forum is an annual event convened by CDFVR in conjunction with its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reference Group. 

5th National Homelessness Conference New Horizons: Practice, Research and Emerging Issues

21 - 23 May 2008

Adelaide, SA

The Conference will critically review homelessness policy, discuss current research and identify future directions, through a series of interactive presentations and participatory workshops. These presentations will be delivered by those at the coal-face - the service providers, researchers, policy developers and funding bodies. Delegates are encouraged to come prepared to ask and answer the difficult questions, find solutions to issues affecting them and share their own success stories with other participants.
 

Family Violence and Specialist Courts

22 - 23 May 2008

Canberra, ACT

This national conference will be an opportunity to hear critical reflections from overseas and national speakers, and will provide an occasion for Australian judicial officers, administrators, victim advocates, prosecutors, policy makers and law reform advocates to share perspectives on the specialised jurisdictions, on what constitutes ‘success’ and visions for the future. The conference organisers invite you to submit an abstract for a paper or workshop to be presented at the conference.  Abstracts should be between 250-200 words. 

Ethical Responsiveness - The third national conference for the Australian College for Child and Family Protection Practitioners

23-25 May 2008

Adelaide, SA

This conference celebrates the work done by both statutory and non-government agencies alike in supporting vulnerable children, young people and their families.This conference supports the presentation and testing of practice frameworks and is interested in hearing about approaches which make a real difference to people’s lives. Conversely presentations on practice issues are also welcomed to improve the evidence base of the profession.


National Sorry Day

26 May 2008

Australia (national)

National Sorry Day commemorates the history of the forcible removal of the Stolen Generations, who were taken from their families as children and sent to institutions or adopted into non-Indigenous families as a result of government policies which are now recognised as misguided and destructive. National Sorry Day allows all Australians to express our sorrow, and offer our apologies, for the harm done to the Stolen Generations and to the Indigenous community.

Nexus Policing: Binding Research to Practice Conference

26-28 May 2008

Melbourne, VIC

Over the last six years Victoria Police has developed what is perhaps the largest applied research program in the world of operational policing. The program has involved partnerships with no less than nineteen universities, both across Australia and abroad. This conference will bring together a range of disciplines to explore and expand the impact of research on policing both in Australia and internationally.

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June


Refugee Week 2008 - Theme: 'A Place to Call Home'

15 - 21 June 2008

National

Australia’s Refugee Week theme of “A Place to Call Home” encourages people to think about the global themes of protection and human rights by focusing on the fundamental right to a secure place to call home. It encourages Australians to think about our common obligations to people who have no secure home, as well as to acknowledge the 700,000 refugees and humanitarian migrants over the past 60 years who have made Australia their home.

Australia's CEO Challenge - Breakfast with Jim Hardeman

15 June 2008

Brisbane, QLD
Jim Hardeman, founder of the CEO Challenge Program in the US, is a specialist in awareness, education and advanced training in workplace violence prevention and also possesses a wealth of knowledge within the field of sexual harassment, substance abuse, training and stress reduction.

ANZ Critical Criminology Conference

19 - 20 June 2008

Sydney, NSW

The CJR Network and the Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Network invite activists, academics, researchers and students to attend and participate in the Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference. Abstracts are due Monday, 31 March 2008.  Submit a title and short abstract (100 words) for papers to Ivana Codarini.  Email:  i.codarini [at] unsw.edu.au

Sexual Abuse in Religious Contexts: an Interdisclipinary conference

20 - 21 June 2008

Sydney, NSW

This two day workshop will bring together experts from a range of disciplines: psychiatry, psychology, philosophy, ethics, law, theology, indigenous studies, religious studies and social sciences, to examine the issue of sexual abuse and exploitation in religious contexts.

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July

10th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women

3 - 9 July 2008
Madrid, Spain
The Women’s Worlds Congress is an international interdisciplinary congress on women (IICW) held every three years. The Congress focuses on gender research and interdisciplinary scholarship.

 

United Against Domestic Violence Conference

4 July 2008

Adelaide, SA
With support from the State Government, the SA chapter of the worldwide volunteer women’s organisation Soroptimist International is joining forces with UniSA to stage a unique one-day conference to encourage wider community action against domestic violence.

10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Families Through Life

9 -  11 July 2008
Melbourne, Vic
The conference is a valuable forum for wide-ranging discussions about family issues. This Conference is aimed at national and international researchers, policy makers and practitioners, providing an opportunity for delegates to discuss recent family research, contribute to ongoing debates and explore key policy implications.

STAYING AWAKE! Putting Sleep on the Domestic Violence Agenda

17 July 2008
Melbourne, VIC
This session will look at new research that traces the interconnections between the patterns of sleeping (not sleeping) for women and children living with and recovering from the effects of violence and abuse.  Implications for practice will be explored and practical strategies to deal with the issues identified.  Facilitators: Cathy Humphreys and Donna Zander.

NCADV's 30th Anniversary Conference: Building Grassroots Leadership for Social Justice
18 -23 July 2008
Washington DC, USA
Details to be announced.

XV World Congress of the International Society for Criminology 
20 -25 July 2008
Barcelona, Spain
The general theme of the Congress will be developed within three significant areas of the current state of crime and its control in the main regions of the world (the selected areas are: transnational crime, urban crime, victims and criminal justice).

Engendering Leadership Conference
22 -24 July 2008
Perth, WA

This conference aims to generate discussion and direction around issues of gender and leadership.

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August

National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day

4 August 2008

National

The 2008 theme reinforces a message that we have to nurture our children to flourish. Communities are encouraged to organise local activities and events, for example: community picnics, children’s activities and/or other culturally relevant activities in services, schools and child care centres, story telling and/or the involvement of Elders and local leaders.

Sharing Our Way in Community Care

8 August 2008

Sydney, NSW

Hosted by the NSW Aboriginal Community Care Gathering Committee, this one-day conference will explain better practice in policy and service provision to Aboriginal older people, people with disability and carers. Early bird discount ends July 14.

RANZCP Bi-National Conference 2008 - Drugs, Alcohol and Family Violence
14-16 August 2008
Port Douglas, QLD

This conference aims to cover a broad range of issues in the area of drugs and alcohol and to explore issues of violence ( though not necessarily to restrict these considerations to the nuclear or extended family). Hosted by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Section of Forensic Psychiatry, this conference aims to progress understanding of the very complex interplay between drugs, alcohol and family violence, and provide a forum for fruitful dialogue.

Cindy Blackstock seminar: How Indigenous knowledge can help welfare systems respond to structural risk factors: Strategies for enhancing the wellbeing of indigenous children, families and communities

20 August 2008

Sydney, NSW

Structural risk factors such as poverty, poor housing and social exclusion contribute to the over-representation of Indigenous
children in welfare settings and yet child welfare has struggled to find ways of thinking about structural risk that results in
effective interventions. This presentation outlines a new theoretical framework for structural risk that is rooted in Indigenous knowledge to suggest a new focus for making a real difference for children and families at risk based on very old teachings.

2008 NACLC Conference - Just is as Just does – Community Legal Centres working for Justice
17-20 August 2008
Darwin, NT

The 2008 National CLC Conference will have a strong Indigenous and Human Rights focus, and will explore how CLC's can provide access to justice for those communities that are most disadvantaged and the individuals who are at the greatest risk within our society.

Addressing Violence Alliance - IT’S TIME: Creating a future free from violence - men’s responsibilities
22 August 2008

Hindmarsh, SA
The inaugural forum is for men and women to come together to challenge cultural values that support violence, and to develop workforce capacity to respond.

  • Contact details: Pauleen Fennel (08) 8245 8100 or Lucy Cirocco (08) 8300 5348

RANZCP Bi-National Conference 2008 - Trauma, Disorganised Attachment and Dissociation: Opportunities for Repair
22-24 August 2008
Hobart, TAS

This conference will highlight the connections between abuse, trauma and mental health issues. Iit will explore how infants who experience fundamental failures in empathy, and for whom the attachment figure is both the source of fear and comfort, may be unable to form coherent attachment strategies and are seen to employ powerful dissociative defences to survive; defences which predispose the adult to develop both dissociative and “borderline” disorders. Hosted by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Section of Psychotherapy.

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September

 

Brisbane International Feminist Conference 2008

2-5 September 2008

Brisbane, QLD

The Brisbane International Feminist Conference 2008 aims to further feminist dialogues about the status of women and the continued violence against women and children as human rights violations.

International Association of Women Police, 46th Annual Police Training Conference

6 -11 September 2008
Darwin, NT
The IAWP conference focuses on improving policing for women by identifying best practice and developing technology. The conference will attract senior police from jurisdictions and countries from all around the globe.

XVIIth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect

7-8 September 2008
Hong Kong

Hosted by the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), t his conference will examine the prevention of child abuse and neglect, focussing on innovative approaches and evidence-based best practices.

Children and the Law: International approaches to children and their vulnerabilities

7-10 September 2008
Prato, Italy

This international conference will bring together practitioners, policy contributors, advocates and researchers from welfare, criminology, law, policing, health and mental health. It will examine the vulnerabilities of children and young people and how the systems responding to those at risk of harm must be reshaped to better protect their rights and best interests. .

National Child Protection Week

7-13 September 2008
Australia (national)
National Child Protection Week raises awareness of child abuse and neglect in Australia, with the aim that people from all walks of life are inspired to take action to help prevent it.

The Third International Asian Health and Wellbeing Conference 2008

8-9 September 2008
Auckland, New Zealand
The Asian community is the fastest-growing ethnic population in New Zealand. The Asian population encompasses diverse languages, cultures and health needs. Key health challenges include mental health concerns, domestic violence, problem gambling, barriers to health care, unwanted pregnancy, heart disease, stroke, obesity and cancer.

1st World Conference of Women's Shelters

8-11 September 2008
Alberta, Canada
In 2008, ACWS will host the first World Conference of Women's Shelters. This event will present a new opportunity for family violence workers in Alberta and around the world to learn from international experts and each other.

QCOSS Regional Conference - Rural, Regional and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities in Queensland
10 September 2008
Townsville, QLD
QCOSS is committed to advocating for and working with rural, regional and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members and stakeholders. In 2008, we want to further improve our connections with all regions across Queensland by hosting a Conference to explore issues and solutions of significance to rural and regional Queenslanders.

From Margins to Mainstream - 5th World Conference of the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders

10-12 September 2008
Melbourne, VIC
This international conference will emphasise the “social and economic determinants of health”. Research has shown that violence against women, and intimate partner violence in particular, pose a significant risk to women’s health and well-being; therefore freedom from violence and freedom from discrimination form key aspects of the conference. Researchers, health professionals, educators, policy workers, academics, and those working to address violence and discrimination within the context of community organisations will find this conference a must.

Abstract submission closing date: 25 February 2008

Understanding and Preventing Domestic Violence: A One Day Symposium, QLD
12 September 2008
Brisbane, QLD
This symposium provides a unique opportunity to be informed about some of the latest research on domestic violence as well as some of the challenges and latest evidence regarding effective responses. The importance of implementing effective interventions to prevent domestic violence into the future is a prominent theme of this
symposium.

13th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma

14-17 September 2008
San Diego, USA
Formerly the International Conference on Family Violence, this conference holds an open proposal and submission process for interested presenters. The goal of the conference is to coordinate efforts, to bridge gaps and to comprehensively examine strategies that prevent violence, abuse, and trauma. The conference brings together international and national leaders, consumer-survivors, and those working on the front-lines with children, families, adult victims and offenders. 

NSW Domestic Violence Coalition Black & Blue Campaign 2008 - Understanding Why Women Die: Domestic Violence Homicide Review
18th September 2008
Sydney, NSW

This Information Forum, the first of its kind, will provide an opportunity to discuss the role of a domestic violence fatality review process, what we can learn from the process and how the process is making a difference to the systems that are set up to respond to domestic violence in a number of other jurisdictions. 

Fathering, violence and change Workshop
19 September 2008

Sydney, NSW

This workshop will explore the skills used when applying generativity approach (strengths based approach) to working with family violence. Vaillant (2002), in reviewing the Harvard 50-year longitudinal study, concluded that generativity is the best predictor for successful aging for men and women. It is a key motivator in life for men. Recent research completed by Perel and Peled, 2008, as published by the Violence against Women Journal, identified that the generativity was a powerful tool that increased insight and motivation for change with men who were abusive partners.

Indigenous Australians: Safe and Competent Counselling Practices Conference
22-23 September 2008
Melbourne, VIC

The Melbourne Eastern Metropolitan Region Indigenous Family Violence Action Group, Indigenous Healing Service and the Eastern Regional Family Violence Committee are pleased to present a conference that invites exploration of current ideas of culturally competent counselling practices to the Indigenous community - practices that are located within a context of violence and intergenerational trauma. Click here for registration: https://www.secureregistrations.com/InAuCon/

Victims of Crime Conference 2008

23-24 September 2008
Adelaide, SA
This conference aims to excite and inspire participants by providing a range of diverse papers, presentations and workshops that explore ‘New Ways Forward’. Further information can be found in the First Call for Abstracts link below.

The 8th World Indigenous Women & Wellness Conference
29 September- 1 October 2008
Calgary, Canada
The Women & Wellness conference is an opportunity for international communities from around the world to share research and best practices on Family Violence and Indigenous Peoples.  The conference will provide participants the opportunity to network and share best practices, build on tradition knowledge and wisdom on Family Violence, Health & Wellness and Indigenous peoples.

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October

4th Annual National Conference on Elder Abuse
1-3 October 2008
Melbourne, VIC
This three day event, entitled Giving A Voice To Those Who Are Silenced commences with a half-day workshop and should attract aged care, medical, legal, research, law enforcement, disabilities, academic, political, advocacy, multi-cultural, human rights, and private industry professionals from throughout Australia and beyond. Giving A Voice To Those Who Are Silenced will highlight top initiatives and programs as well as "cutting edge" strategies in combating elder abuse in all settings.

International Day of Non-Violence

2 October 2008
International
Commemorated on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (a pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence), the International Day of Non-Violence reaffirms the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence and the desire to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence throughout the world.

Prevention of Male Violence against Women Conference

16-17 October 2008

Melbourne, VIC

17th International Safe Communities Conference: working Together to Make a Difference

20-23 October 2008
Christchurch, New Zealand
The 2008 International Safe Communities Conference in New Zealand aims to celebrate and strengthen community safety as an integral part of national and international injury and violence prevention policy, research and practice.

Non-Violence Day
30 October 2008

Onkaparinga, SA
This community event will launch 'The Project' which is an early-intervention program of community-based activities with young people for the South Adelaide area. Events on this day will include a dawn to dusk day extravaganza of workshops, arts activity, forums, stalls, idea sharing, guests speakers, yellow brick road walk, theatre performances, choirs, young bands, meditation, an art exhibition, flash mobs & much much more.

Whose Security? Women’s Safety and Child Protection in Local and Global Contexts
31 October 2008
Adelaide, SA

A symposium for practitioners, policy makers, researchers and interested individuals to share knowledge and experiences in promoting the safety of women and protection of children.



Reclaim the Night

31 October 2008
International
A women's annual global march to protest men's sexual violence. This march empowers women to reclaim the streets at night, at a safe and powerful event. It aims to put the issue of women's safety on the agenda for this night, and every day.

 

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November

Innovative Responses to Family Violence: Working with Offenders, Victims and Children

10-14 November 2008
Sydney, NSW
Working with situations of violence between adult partners is difficult and challenging work. This five day intensive training offers professionals an in-depth opportunity to learn with and from Adriana Uken, Andrew Turnell and Allan Wade. Adriana, Andrews and Allan are internationally recognised as offering innovative and practical responses to situations of adult domestic violence.

The AWID International Forum on Women's Rights and Development

14-17 November 2008
Cape Town, SA
The International Forum on Women's Rights and Development is both a conference and a call to action. The largest recurring event of its kind, the AWID Forum brings together women's rights leaders and activists from around the world every three years to strategize, network, celebrate, and learn in a highly charged atmosphere that fosters deep discussions and sustained personal and professional growth.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

25 November 2008
International
The United Nations (UN) designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and has invited Governments, international organisations and non-governmental organisations to hold activities and raise public awareness on the problem. The UN identified “a need for ... commitment by the international community at large to the elimination of violence against women.

Central Coast ConneXions Conference 2008: Children and Young People: Voices, Rights and Advocacy
25 November 2008

Wyong, NSW

The Conference provides current research, emerging trends and conversations on prevention and intervention for domestic violence, child abuse and neglect and sexual assault. Workshops will provide opportunity to reflect on practice, listening to children’s voices in our work, ways of supporting young people to speak out, and thinking about the rights of children and young people in the mandatory child protection system.

White Ribbon Day

25 November 2008
Australia (national)
Originally founded by men in Canada, White Ribbon Day urges all men to speak out against violence against women. It aims to eliminate violence against women by promoting culture-change around the issue. Its strategies include education and male leadership programs aimed at men and boys around Australia.

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

25 November - 10 December 2008
International
 This international campaign calls for the elimination of all forms of violence against women by raising awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue. The sixteen days span between 25 November (the International Day Against Violence Against Women) and 10 December (International Human Rights Day) to symbolically link violence against women with human rights, and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights.

9th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference

26-28 November 2008

Adelaide, SA

This conference will: consider hopeful work in realms of mental health, violence and abuse, grief, addictions, relationships, trauma, family therapy; include considerations of work with children, individuals, couples, families, groups and communities; include the voices of well-known and respected international practitioners and the perspectives of those who have never before shared their work in these forums; represent a great diversity and plurality of narrative practice and more.

Criminology : linking theory, policy and practice - 21st Annual conference of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology

26-28 November 2008

Canberra, ACT

The ANZSOC Conference is a key crime and criminal justice research forum in Australia. The theme for this year's conference is Criminology: linking theory, policy and practice, which will be woven through a range of sub topics including Indigenous issues, women and the criminal justice system (including questions of human rights and trafficking), financial and technology-enabled crime (particularly focussing on global developments in crime control and regulation), and victimology.

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December


International Conference on Homicide - Domestic Related Homicide
3-5 December 2008
Surfers Paradise, QLD

The theme for the International Conference on Homicide will be domestic related homicide. The conference will draw a wide audience with delegates comprising of law enforcement, academics, policymakers, people involved in domestic violence, health, crime prevention and youth agencies and students.

NSW Stop Domestic Violence Day

5 December 2008
NSW
 NSW Stop Domestic Violence Day highlights the problem of domestic violence and the actions people can take to protect the rights of women and children to safety. It is coordinated by the NSW Strategy to Reduce Violence Against Women.

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February

Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research - 40th Anniversary Symposium

18-19 February 2009
Sydney, NSW

On the 18th of February next year it will be 40 years since the NSW State Cabinet decided to establish a NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics. To celebrate the event the Director and staff of the Bureau are holding a 40th anniversary symposium on the 18th and 19th of February 2009 at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney's Darling Harbour.

March

The 4th Annual Conference on Crimes Against Women

The 4th Annual Conference on Crimes Against Women offers training from top national experts, including FBI profilers, on investigating, assisting victims and prosecuting crimes against women. Law enforecement officers, prosecutors and victim advocates will gather again this year in Dallas to learn cutting edge techniques taught by the most recognised experts in their fields.

May

2009 Anaheim International Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence & Stalking

18-20 May, 2009

Anaheim, USA

Join fellow law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, victim advocates, judges, parole and probation officers, rape crisis workers, medical personnel, faith community members, educators and others in this three-day conference highlighting promising practices and emerging issues in sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.

June

11th European Conference on Traumatic Stress
15-18 June, 2009

Oslo, Norway
The conference will cover a broad range of perspectives corresponding to the themes for wich Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic stress studies is responsible. These themes include individual and collective stress exposure, refugee health and forced
migration, domestic violence and sexual abuse and a special focus on children and adolescents.