Examining Domestic and Family Violence in Culturally Diverse Communities – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

People from migrant and refugee backgrounds are some of Australia’s most vulnerable domestic violence survivors. But barriers to the access of adequately tailored support services and assistance in these communities mean that they continue to fall through the gaps. This event will take place online on Thursday November 12 at 5:30pm AEDT (4:30pm AEST QLD, 4pm ACST and 2:30pm AWST).

Join us for a groundbreaking panel discussion from Settlement Services International (SSI) unpacking the invisible struggles of domestic violence victims within our migrant and refugee communities. The panel will be moderated by Nicola Berkovic, Legal Affairs Correspondent at The Australian, with an opening address by the Hon. Mark Speakman SC, Attorney General, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, and with closing remarks by Trish Doyle, Shadow Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence.

Panellists will be:

Nicola Berkovic (Moderator) – Legal Affairs Correspondent, The Australian
Maria Dimopoulos – Former Chair, The Harmony Alliance
Juliana Nkrumah AM – Domestic & Family Violence Project Manager, SSI
Pallavi Sinha – Lawyer, Academic & Notary Public
Dr. Heather Nancarrow – CEO, Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS)
Amani Haydar – Artist, Lawyer and Lived Experience Advocate

This event will take place on Thursday November 12 at 5:30pm AEDT (4:30pm AEST QLD, 4pm ACST and 2:30pm AWST).

To Register click here.

Unpack the invisible — Unpacking the Invisible – examining domestic and family violence in culturally diverse communities

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	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.