Last Friday, Mparntwe local services and community members came together to ‘Reclaim The Night’ ✊🌙✨ ‘Reclaim the Night’ is an evening to celebrate women’s strength, resistance and power, whilst calling for an end to gender-based violence 👭🧑🤝🧑 👏 A big thank you to all speakers, artists and local organisations who made this a special evening.…
CAWLS has joined Equality Australia and over 250 other organisations in signing an open letter to the Prime Minister ✋📃 The letter outlines concerns about the ‘Religious Discrimination Bill’ and calls for our laws to protect all of us, equally. ✍️ You can read and sign the letter here.
🗓️ Today marks Day 6 of the #16DaysofActivism against gender-based violence. This campaign reminds us why we still need women only services… because women still aren’t equal 🙅♀️ Follow CAWLS and other local organisations as we post together every day for #16DaysofActivism across Central Australia ✊ 📣 8CCC Community Radio 102.1fm (Alice Springs & Tennant…
CAWLS were delighted to join other DV Services in Central Australia, such as WoSSCA and CAAFLU, at the launch of the first ‘Purple Bench’ in the Northern Territory 🪑💜 The Purple Bench is dedicated to those who have experienced domestic or family violence and to raise public awareness for this important issue ✊ Thank you…
Yesterday, CAWLS and other local services, stood together to mark the open day of the ’16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ and the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women’ 🙏 Thank you to SARC for hosting the event and organising a beautiful smoking ceremony 👏 🔎 Over the next 16 Days,…
✨ Join CAWLS and other local services TONIGHT in standing up and saying NO to gender-based violence 🙅 Women and children deserve to be free from violence and feel safe in their communities ✊ 📍 Come along to the Alice Springs Town Council Lawns from 6pm for an evening of stalls, activities, live music and…
🗣️ This week on ‘Sisters in Law’ two of our CAWLS team, Sarah & Jazz, chatted to Tully McIntyre from Community Housing Central Australia 📻 🎙️ In the episode, Tully discussed the importance of community housing in Mparntwe and the development & success of the transitional housing program at 34 South Terrace. 📱 If you…
🗣️ Last week, our team delivered a full day training on ‘Identifying and Responding to Family Violence’. Participants heard from 👇 📂 Central Australian Women’s Legal Service 📂 Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group 📂 Tangentyere Men’s Behavioural Change Program 📂 Women’s Safety Services of Central Australia (WoSSCA) 📂 NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services 📂…
📻 Last week on ‘Sisters in Law’, CAWLS lawyer, Sarah, spoke to Shirleen Campbell and Carmel Simpson, coordinators of the Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group 🗣️ 🎙️ In the episode, Shirleen & Carmel discussed two primary prevention programs – ‘Girls Can, Boys Can‘ and ‘Old Ways are Strong‘ – and the first ever evaluation of…
The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service provides legal services for all women in Central Australia and Barkly region, with offices in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. 📝 At CAWLS, we are committed to providing representation and excellent outcomes for our clients through law reform, legal advice + representation, community legal education and outreach. Our staff…
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