Respectful relationships and the Perpetrators are assisted to understand that their behaviour is right for every person to live free unacceptable. Perpetrators are provided with the supports and from violence, is modelled and assistance needed to choose a non-violent path and learn how to expected everywhere people live, foster healthy, respectful relationships. learn, work and play. Perpetrators are provided the education and tools for dealing COMMUNITY INITIATIVE with problems without resorting IT ALL BEGINS WITH LOVE to violence. Perpetrators who use A powerful play on real Queensland stories of domestic violence are held to account, violence and survival entitled All Begins with Love’, was created ‘It receive appropriate sanctions in the hope that it would start conversations to increase awareness and access to culturally of and tackle the stereotypes surrounding domestic and family appropriate supports to stop violence. using violence. Creative Regions, a Bundaberg arts production company, created Supports are available for both the play to demonstrate how performing arts could be used as an victims and perpetrators to intervention strategy around domestic violence issues. remove themselves from situations of potential violence. Bundaberg All LOCATION INTEREST GROUP The justice system deals effectively with domestic and family violence The system is safe, fair, COMMUNITY INITIATIVE supportive, efficient and MALE CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE coordinated. The Male Champions of Change initiative is evolving into a global Victims are kept safe leading up coalition of men advocating for gender equality. to, during and after court and justice system journeys. Victims The heart of The Male Champions of Change strategy involves men are heard and their views of power and influence forming a high profile coalition to achieve respected. Courts understand the change on gender equality issues in organisations and trauma victims endure and the communities. impact on their confidence and ability to communicate this Queensland Men experience. INTEREST GROUP LOCATION
Respectful relationships and the right for every person to live free from violence, is modelled and expected everywhere people live, learn, work and play. Perpetrators are provided the education and tools for dealing with problems without resorting to violence. Perpetrators who use violence are held to account, receive appropriate sanctions and access to culturally appropriate supports to stop using violence. Supports are available for both victims and perpetrators to remove themselves from situations of potential violence. The justice system deals effectively with domestic and family violence The system is safe, fair, supportive, efficient and coordinated. Victims are kept safe leading up to, during and after court and justice system journeys. Victims are heard and their views respected. Courts understand the trauma victims endure and the impact on their confidence and ability to communicate this experience. Perpetrators are assisted to understand that their behaviour is unacceptable. Perpetrators are provided with the supports and assistance needed to choose a non-violent path and learn how to foster healthy, respectful relationships. COMMUNITY INITIATIVE IT ALL BEGINS WITH LOVE A powerful play on real Queensland stories of domestic violence and survival entitled ‘It All Begins with Love’, was created in the hope that it would start conversations to increase awareness of and tackle the stereotypes surrounding domestic and family violence. Creative Regions, a Bundaberg arts production company, created the play to demonstrate how performing arts could be used as an intervention strategy around domestic violence issues. Bundaberg All LOCATION INTEREST GROUP COMMUNITY INITIATIVE MALE CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE The Male Champions of Change initiative is evolving into a global coalition of men advocating for gender equality. The heart of The Male Champions of Change strategy involves men of power and influence forming a high profile coalition to achieve change on gender equality issues in organisations and communities. Queensland Men LOCATION INTEREST GROUP
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