SHine SA, January 2017 Do you work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities? Do you want to be confident speaking about sexual health with your clients? Do you want to understand how sexual health affects the overall health of your clients? If so, then the Relationships & Sexual Health Course is for you. This course provides you with opportunities to explore attitudes towards...
Australian Institute of Family Studies, December 2016 Family violence is a serious and widespread issue in Australia, and is a key priority area for government. This resource sheet investigates the effectiveness of current mainstream, international, and Indigenous prevention programs and identifies the principles behind successful programs. Background information is also provided on the extent...
Mission Australia, December 2016 Each year Mission Australia encourages young Australians aged 15-19 to ‘speak up’ about the issues that really concern them through their annual Youth Survey, the largest of its kind. In 2016 they had close to 22,000 respondents. Since its inception 15 years ago, the Youth Survey has become a critical piece of research and is used to inform the agendas of...
SHine SA, July 2016 Our identities often fall into several groups at one time. We call this intersectionality. This can lead to particular issues for people. What are the issues faced by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people who also identify as LGBTIQ? Join us as we explore the issues faced by CALD LGBTIQ people, including: > Homophobia > Racism > Invisibility > Stigma...
Guardian, 11 April 2016 They face harassment including death threats and racist abuse. Why are social media sites and police unable or unwilling to tackle the problem? For the past 16 months, Suzanne Fernandes has been targeted online with racial abuse, pornography and death threats. The two individuals she believes are responsible share many similarities: an interest in far-right politics, an...
FGM, like veiling is not a practice confined to far off lands. FGM continues to be practiced illegally on British born girls, with a case reported in the UK approximately every 2 hours. If FGM is carried out on a white child in Britain, it will be regarded as criminal – so why does this position shift when a Somali child is violated?
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