by ICADV | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2023
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NSW Police DV Team have launched a new podcast called “Control”. Over three episodes it explores how violence and control are two different tactics used by perpetrators in a relationship and what it takes to break the cycle. Cassie was 29 when she met and married her partner after he moved to Australia. The couple welcomed a son in 2014. Throughout their three-year relationship, she endured controlling, jealous and violent...
by ICADV | Published: Jan 28, 2020
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What an evening we had! Thanks to everyone that came to the Bystander Moment documentary screening and panel discussion at Shellharbour Civic Centre last night. We had an amazing discussion about the film and then dove into ways we are currently working and how we can move forward in educating, modeling and promoting community becoming more active bystanders or “upstanders” in addressing common gender issues that are so intrinsically...
by ICADV | Last Updated: Jan 28, 2020
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On Sunday 24 November, the annual Illawarra White Ribbon Motorcycle ride was held to support ICADV’s ongoing message to ” Say No to Domestic Violence”. This is the 6th year for the ride that gets stronger every year. ICADV is an interagency that receives no funding and relies on donations from the community. We provide educational forums and resources for services that work directly with people who are experiencing...
by ICADV | Last Updated: Jan 28, 2020
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22 November, the community stepped out for the annual Illawarra White Ribbon Day Walk organised by the Illawarra Committee Against Domestic Violence. This year we focused on See Something, Say Something, Do Something with speeches by Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery and the Superintendent Wollongong Police District. The committee would like to thank the everyone that walked with us, including media coverage and supporting the events of White Ribbon, a symbol...
by ICADV | Last Updated: Nov 16, 2023
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SEE Something, SAY Something, DO Something What does the White Ribbon Symbolise? The White Ribbon itself is an awareness symbol of anti-violence against women. What is the White Ribbon Campaign? The White Ribbon Campaign is a global movement of men and boys working to end male violence against women and was formed by a group of pro-feminist men in London, Ontario in 1991 as a response to the École Polytechnique massacre of female students in 1989. The...
by ICADV | Last Updated: Jan 28, 2020
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The #MeToo movement has shined much-needed light on the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and abuse and created unprecedented demand for gender violence prevention models that actually work. The Bystander Moment tells the story of one of the most prominent and proven of these models — the innovative bystander approach developed by pioneering activist and writer Jackson Katz and his colleagues. In a riveting analysis illustrated with archival footage and...
