16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence Wodonga calendar of events

1 in 3 women and girls experience violence in their lifetime GO ORANGE to show your support for:

16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence November 25 to December 10, 2017

Calendar of events

LOVE BiTES Student art display Wednesday, November 22 to Sunday, December 10 The Cube Wodonga, 118 Hovell St, Wodonga A “clothesline” display of student T-shirt artworks have been produced to promote prevention of violence in relationships. The messages are strong, simple and creative, and have been developed by year 9 students from Wodonga Middle Years College and Tallangatta Secondary College.

LOVE BiTES Albury Wodonga Community Campaign Saturday, November 25 - 9am to 10am Wodonga Enquiries Wodonga Police on (02) 6049 2758 or shane.martin@police.vic.gov.au LOVE BiTES is a school-based Family Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Program, which has been implemented in Albury and Wodonga high schools. As part of the program, students developed artworks that raise awareness of family violence. These artworks will be utilised for the Albury Wodonga LOVE BiTES Campaign, which will be displayed on local buses in Wodonga and Albury during the 16 Days of Activism.

STEP OUT Against Violence Albury Wodonga Saturday, November 25 - 4.45pm for march at 5pm. Event concludes 8pm.

Starting at Swift St, Albury (behind Albury Entertainment Centre) finishing QEII Square, Dean St, Albury Enquiries StepoutAW@outlook.com or Albury Community Health Service on (02) 6058 1800 STEP OUT provides the Albury-Wodonga community a peaceful opportunity to publically say NO to violence.

This community event starts with a march from Swift Street behind the Albury Entertainment Centre at 5pm, proceeding along Kiewa and Dean streets to QEII Square for a community celebration until 8pm.

The celebration will have information stalls, familyfriendly activities, live entertainment and food stalls.

Residents, businesses and community organisations are encouraged to come along and join in a show of strength and support for survivors and people living with family violence. Follow us on Facebook for event updates #StepOutAW.

‘Walk in my shoes‘ display Saturday, November 25 to Sunday, December 10 Wodonga Library, 126 Hovell St, Wodonga Enquiries: Wodonga Library on (02) 6022 9330 ‘Walk in my Shoes’ is a display of survival stories of women from abusive and violent relationships.

The display celebrates the success of women and acknowledges the courage, strength, bravery and resilience of survivors, and shares their journey. You have the opportunity to add your written story and share it with others.

Nurture and Nourish - Women’s Empowerment Workshops Saturday, November 25 - 10am to 3pm Saturday, December 2 - 10am to 3pm Saturday, December 9 - 10am to 3pm Felltimber Community Centre, Cnr Melrose Dr and Felltimber Creek Rd, Wodonga Bookings required 0400 474 939 or nahvaus@gmail.com Nurture and Nourish is a Women’s Empowerment Program that identifies the different roles women play and explores the positive and negative aspects; shares main concerns of women and examines own strengths and limitations; identifies factors that influence selfconfidence; discusses how negative self-talk creates a vulnerable self-concept; and develops strategies to build a strong and nourishing positive self-concept.

Emotional Wellness - Key to Happiness Sunday, November 26 - 10am to 12.30pm Sunday, December 3 - 10am to 12.30pm Sunday, December 10 - 10am to 12.30pm Felltimber Community Centre, Cnr Melrose Dr and Felltimber Creek Rd, Wodonga Bookings required on 0400 474 939 or nahvaus@gmail.com These interactive workshops that aim to teach: selfawareness of positive and negative emotions; how to recognise and interpret the signs and responses arising from the experience of common negative emotions; how to assess the narrative constructs that reinforce a vulnerable sense of self-concept; and how to develop strategies to cultivate emotional wellness.

The Empathy Project - Art exhibition

More than 75 per cent of people in Wodonga said they would act if they saw an incident of violence against a woman*.

Saturday, December 2 to Saturday, January 27, 2018 Arts Space Wodonga, Cnr Lawrence and Hovell streets, Wodonga Enquiries: Arts Space Wodonga on (02) 6022 9600 Young students will work with and produce artworks under the guidance of local artist MaryRose Riley. Their body of artwork will focus on empathy, identifying emotions and building healthy relationships within their personal networks.

‘that girl Wodonga’ information and registration afternoon tea

Community Walk Against Family Violence

Saturday, December 2 - 2pm to 3.30pm Gateway Health, 155 High St, Wodonga Bookings required 0409 299 371 or tricia.hazeleger@gatewayhealth.org.au

Wednesday, December 6 - 11am walk, 12pm free barbecue Junction Place, Wodonga Enquiries on (02) 6043 7400

‘that girl Wodonga’ is a community development music video project aimed at preventing violence against women and strengthening vulnerable, diverse migrant communities.

The Community Walk Against Family Violence is a free event that invites the community to stand together against violence in all forms, but especially genderbased violence. Join the walk at 11am from the front of St Stephen’s Uniting Church, corner Nilmar Ave and Beechworth Rd, walking down High St and finishing at Junction Place with a FREE barbecue for the whole community.

An information session and afternoon tea, will be held for interested participants. All generations of women and their children are welcome. The information session will provide interested peoplewith an understanding of the workshop and Bollywood dance sequence of the Hindi song’s chorus. Everyone will be invited to register for the ‘that girl Wodonga’ workshop (February 17 and 18, 2018) where participants will learn a dance sequence to the song’s ‘Hindi’ chorus that will feature in a film clip celebrating cultural connection and gender equality.

Superheroes Storytime Monday, December 4 - 10.15am Wodonga Library, 126 Hovell St, Wodonga Enquiries: Wodonga Library on (02) 6022 9330 The Wodonga Library, in partnership local preschools, will hold a Storytime that is aimed at challenging gender stereotypes. The stories will be read by local men and women ‘super heroes’ in different careers, who will also talk to the kids about the possibilities when they grow up that challenge job gender stereotypes.

She KMF - Women in Sports Forum Tuesday, December 5 - 6.30pm The Cube Wodonga, 118 Hovell St, Wodonga Bookings required on (02) 6022 9311 Women remain under-represented in sport – both on and off the field. The She KMF Women in sport forum is aimed at changing the message and conversation to promote females in sport. The forum will comprise of a panel made up of five accomplished female identities and male champions. They will speak on the POSTPONED challenges and experiences of women participating in date to be confirmed sport and the changing landscape of gender in sport.

The aim of the forum is to start a conversation about women in sport, the opportunities and the perceptions.

It aims to inspire young girls and women in their sporting endeavors through the sharing of panelist stories on success and persistence.

Funds raised from the event via tickets will go towards scholarships for local women in sport.

For further information contact, phone Jacqui Hawkins on 0403 657 267 or email jachawkins@hotmail.com

* Source: Community Indicators Victoria

This event is organised by Junction Support Services, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Salvation Army and supported by local agencies.

Cycling for Awareness - 16 Hours of Activism Thursday, December 7 - 5.30am to 9.30pm Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre, Hedgerow Crt, Wodonga Bookings on (02) 6058 2555 for a 10 minute slot.

Cycling for Awareness is a free event that aims to raise awareness and funds to prevent genderbased violence. The event will see an exercise bike continuously cycled for 16 hours at the Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre. Community members are invited to participate by entering individually or as a team. Participants can book their spots to ride with a minimum of 10-minute time slots to raise awareness.

Book your place now.

Enabling Women Leadership Program Graduation Ceremony Friday, December 8 - 5pm The Cube Wodonga Courtyard, 118 Hovell St, Wodonga Bookings required (02) 6022 9343 Women with disabilities experience higher rates of violence over their lifetime than women without disabilities, often from a greater number of perpetrators.

The Enabling Women Leadership Program aims to empower local women with disabilities to have a voice about issues that relate to them and other women with disabilities, learn information about their rights and develop new connections with women. The eightweek program, facilitated by Women with Disabilities Victoria, will run from November 2 to December 7.

Women with Disabilities Victoria, in partnership with RDAS and Wodonga Council, invite the community to join participants in celebrating graduation ceremony, presented by Wodonga Mayor Cr Anna Speedie.

Calendar of events at a glance Free events

Date and Time

Venue

Enquiries/ Bookings

Description

LOVE BiTES - Student Wednesday, November art display 22 to Sunday, December 10

The Cube Wodonga 118 Hovell St, Wodonga

A clothesline display of student T-shirt artworks will be hung to promote the prevention of violence in relationships.

LOVE BiTES - Albury Saturday, November 25 Wodonga Community - 9am to 10am Campaign

Wodonga

Enquiries (02) 6049 2758

Students have developed artworks to raise awareness of family violence.

These artworks will also be displayed on local buses in Wodonga and Albury.

STEP OUT Against Violence Albury Wodonga

Saturday, November 25 - 4.45pm for march at 5pm. Event concludes 8pm

Starting at Swift St, Albury (behind Albury Entertainment Centre) finishing QEII Square, Dean St, Albury

Enquiries (02) 6058 1800

STEP OUT is a community march against violence that will raise awareness and empower people to say NO to violence.

Nurture and Nourish - Women’s Empowerment Workshops

Saturday, November 25 - 10am to 3pm Saturday, December 2 - 10am to 3pm Saturday, December 9 - 10am to 3pm

Felltimber Community Centre, Cnr Melrose Dr and Felltimber Creek Rd, Wodonga

Bookings required 0400 474 939

These workshops will identify and explore the different roles women play in society. Participants will also explore the concerns of women in friendly environment.

‘Walk in my shoes‘ display

Saturday, November 25 to Sunday, December 10

Wodonga Library 126 Hovell St, Wodonga

Enquiries (02) 6022 9330

Survival stories of women who have left violent relationships will be on display. It will acknowledge the courage, strength, bravery and resilience of survivors and enable others to share their journey.

Emotional Wellness Key to Happiness

Sunday, November 26 - 10am to 12.30pm Sunday, December 3 - 10am to 12.30pm Sunday, December 10 - 10am to 12.30pm

Felltimber Community Centre, Cnr Melrose Dr and Felltimber Creek Rd, Wodonga

Bookings required 0400 474 939

These interactive workshops aim to teach self-awareness of emotions, how to develop strategies to cultivate emotional wellness and much more.

The Empathy Project - Art exhibition

Saturday, December 2 to Saturday, January 27, 2018

Arts Space Wodonga, Cnr Lawrence and Hovell streets, Wodonga

Enquiries (02) 6022 9600

Local, young artists have produced artwork with an emphasis on empathy, identifying emotions and building healthy relationships within their personal networks.

‘that girl Wodonga’ information and registration afternoon tea

Saturday, December 2 - 2pm to 3.30pm

Gateway Health, 155 High St, Wodonga

Bookings required 0409 299 371

A music video project aimed at preventing violence against women and strengthening vulnerable, diverse migrant communities.

Superheroes Storytime

Monday, December 4 - 10.15am

Wodonga Library 126 Hovell St, Wodonga

Enquiries (02) 6022 9330

Books will be read at Storytime to challenge gender stereotypes and will be read by local men and women “superheroes” who work in a variety of fields.

She KMF - Women in Sports Forum

Tuesday, December 5 - 5.30pm

The Cube Wodonga 118 Hovell St, Wodonga

Bookings required (02) 6022 9311

The forum is aimed at changing the message and conversation to promote females in sport and will comprise of a panel made up of five local female identities.

Community Walk Against Family Violence

Wednesday, December 6 - 11am walk, 12pm free barbecue

Starting at St Stephen’s Enquiries Uniting Church, (02) 6043 7400 Wodonga finishing Junction Place, Wodonga

A free event that invites local people to stand together against violence in all forms but especially gender-based violence.

Cycling for Awareness - 16 Hours of Activism

Thursday, December 7 - 5.30am to 9.30pm

Wodonga Sports and Leisure Centre, Hedgerow Crt, Wodonga

Community members are invited to participate in continuously cycling a bike for 16 hours to raise awareness and funds.

Enabling Women Leadership Program Graduation Ceremony

Friday, December 8 - 5pm

The Cube Wodonga Bookings Courtyard, 118 Hovell St, required Wodonga (02) 6022 9343

Bookings on (02) 6058 2555 for a 10 minute slot.

The eight-week leadership program will culminate with a graduation ceremony. The program aims to empower local women with disabilities and learn information about their rights.

If you or someone you know needs assistance relating to family violence or to speak to someone in a confidential manner, please call any of the following services: National Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence hotline 1800 RESPECT (1800 015 188) Centre Against Violence (03) 5722 2203 Lifeline 13 11 14