Identifying the Hidden Disaster: The First Australian Conference and Natural Disasters and Family Violence with international keynote speakers

The Conference on Identifying Hidden Disaster is creating enormous interest. It will be the first Australian conference on natural disasters and family violence and will be held in Melbourne on 9th March 2012.

Keynote speakers are international US expert Elaine Enarson and Manager of the refuge in Christchurch, NZ Lois Herbert. New research on family violence after Black Saturday will be presented, entitled The Way He Tells It.

A panel comprising representatives from the key emergency response and family violence sectors will be facilitated by Nelly Thomas, and workshops will conclude the day.

This is an initiative of WHIN, Women's Health Goulburn North East (WHGNE) and the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse.

Booking details here.

WHIN Leads the Way...

Over 60 people from healthcare organisations, local government and more attended the Health Promotion and Sustainability Forum held at Sustainability Victoria on 8 November, 2011. The keynote speakers outlined the links between healthcare, climate change and sustainability more broadly. They were followed by a panel of practitioners who discussed the learnings from their project.

The Health Promotion and Sustainability Report, launched at this forum features WHIN as one of the organisations leading the way! Our Chairperson, Kristine Olaris, was one of the panellists.

The full report and an executive summary are available online.

In memory of Wendy Weeks, a former member of WHIN’s Board of Management and lifetime activist for women’s rights and women's health, WHIN exhibits the work of different women artists from Melbourne’s Northern metropolitan region.

For information on the next exhibition, call Adriana Uteda on 03 9484 1666.

Handmade dolls by Yarra Seniors Art Group

Pridentity stands for pride + identity and is an education program to help students become informed about sexuality and sexual diversity, the myths and facts about same-sex attraction and transgender issues, homophobia and bullying, and gender stereotypes.

Developed in 2011, the Pridentity Resource Kit is the culmination of many years of successful in-school workshops focusing on inclusive sexuality education for secondary school students. The Kit is designed for teachers and community workers. It  provides lesson plans, activities and links to further resources to support teaching practice that is inclusive, interactive and fun.  

WHIN launched the Kit and held a workshop on how to use it on Tuesday 23rd August 2011. To access the Pridentity Resource click here.