February saw our legal team expand to welcome three new legal practitioners, to be based in our Alice Springs Office 🙌 👤 Chloe FragosChloe has moved to Alice Springs from South Australia, where she worked for the Women’s Legal Service (SA) as a Solicitor and built a strong interest in the delivery of Community Legal…
CAWLS is one of 90+ organizations & individuals to endorse the ‘Safety First in Family Law Plan’. CAWLS is calling on the Federal Government to implement reforming the family law system to keep our children and women safe. 🗣 “The current family law system is failing women and children and the government needs to implement…
‘Responding to Family Violence’FREE TrainingFriday 13 March 2020 from 9am CAWLS welcomes the community to join our upcoming free training seminar to gain a deeper insight and knowledge into how to identify domestic violence and respond to disclosures of domestic violence (including referral pathways) 📣 Registration is Essential For more information on this (or future seminars)…
It’s a time of year when everyone is love-struck by love … (or at least that’s what advertisers may want us to think) 💜 Whether you are celebrating Valentine’s Day, enjoying the health benefits of chocolate, or are poised to boycott, it’s the perfect time to share your love for healthy sexuality and consent… and celebrate…
According to the UN, 30 percent of researchers worldwide are women, and only 35 percent of all students enrolled in STEM-related fields of study are women 🔬 Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its potential. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential to achieve…
Today is Safer Internet Day 2020 💻 Did you know, technology-facilitated abuse is a form of domestic violence? Abusers can control, stalk and harass their victims using technology 📲 This includes behaviours such as▪️ Sending abusive text messages or emails▪️ Making continuous threatening phone calls▪️ Spying on and monitoring victims through the use of tracking systems▪️ Abusing victims through social media sites▪️ Sharing intimate…
Central Australian Women’s Legal Service’s recordings of “Sisters in Law” Season 2 are well underway, thanks to our partners at 8CCC Community Radio 102.1fm – Alice Springs & Tennant Creek 📟 🗣 This week, Sophie spoke to outgoing CAWLS Lawyer, Julia Parkin, about what it’s like working at the CAWLS Office in Tennant Creek (based in the Stronger…
It is a sad day in the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Inc. Office today, as we say goodbye to Julia Parkin, who has been a tremendous asset to our team over the last four years 🙏 Julia has been instrumental in overseeing CAWLS CLE activities a&nd CLE delivery in both Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. This morning,…
💭 Trauma-informed care and practice recognises trauma and its impact on the emotional, psychological & social well-being of people and communities. Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Inc. staff regularly participate in Trauma Training. Learning about trauma and how it can affect people, is not only interesting, but vital knowledge for our staff, as many of…
Share the Dignity collects thousands of sanitary products each year for women in need 👜 Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Inc. are proud to align with Share the Dignity and welcome any women in need to take a bag from our office. We also encourage everyone to donate a handbag with some items … For more information, head…
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