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WHIN Talks about the Link between Disasters and Family Violence
Deb Parkinson and Cathy Weiss discuss the increase of incidents of family violence after disasters. This was the subject of Identifying the Hidden Disaster, the first conference on the subject in Australia, that was held in March 2012. For more information on the Conference and the proceedings, click here.
WHIN Talks about the Impacts of Climate Change on Women
Cathy Weiss discusses with Deb Parkinson the findings from a literature review conducted on the impact of climate change on women. For more information go to our Environmental Justice page.
Launch of Environmental Justice Website - Melbourne, March 2012
Helen Riseborough, WHIN's Chief Executive Officer, and Susie Reid, Executive Officer, Women's Health Goulburn North East, launched the Environmental Justice Website at Identifying the Hiddent Disaster, the first Australian conference on natural disasters and family violence.
WHIN at the Sustainable Living Festival - Melbourne, 2012
Cathy Weiss, Researcher at WHIN, was interviewed at the Sustainable Living Festival.
Preventing Violence Against Women
Filming of Love Control
Preventing Violence Against Women: Love Control is an educative short film about how to recognize abusive behaviour. For a copy of Love Control email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 94841666. Limited hard copies are available as at mid-2011 although a reprint may occur in the near future.
Resource notes to accompany the Love Control Video can be found here.
Women and Gambling
Women and Gambling: Machine and Me explores how women are affected by gambling. This resource was developed with Brunswick Women’s Theatre. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for a copy.
Feminism: A Personal History
Feminism: A Personal History: Feminism is Not a Dirty Word: A Conversation With Eileen Capocchi offers a personal perspective on feminism. The making of this video was inspired by Eileen’s presentation to WHIN’s 2009 Annual General Meeting. Eileen is a 2010 inductee to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.