📍 Last week, the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service attended the inaugural ‘National Family Violence Symposium’, hosted by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia ⚖️ 💬 The Symposium brought together 80+ participants to discuss ways the Court can better meet the needs of court users experiencing or at risk of family violence. 🗣️…
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💬 Passionate about education, responding to DFSV and promoting gender equality? 🙋 Looking to further develop your career by bringing together your experience in health or the DFSV sector, education, co-design and project management? 🤝 You won’t want to miss this… 🙌 🔎 CAWLS is recruiting for three unique roles to establish the NT Local…
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👥 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service are delighted to have been selected as the provider for the NT ‘Local Link’ pilot project 🤝 🔎 We’re now getting to work to develop a new service to support primary care responses to those affected by family, domestic and sexual violence and child sexual abuse (DFSV). 📖…
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⚠️ The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service is currently experiencing technical difficulties with our phone & data service. 🛑 Our drop in service is currently closed. Pre-existing appointments will be seen at our Alice Springs & Tennant Creek offices. 📞 As always, if you need immediate assistance, please call Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency…
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👋 Darwin Community Legal Service are visiting Central Australia and invite you to chat about all things renting with them 🏠 ℹ️ The Tenants’ Advice Service (TAS) assists anyone who pays rent to live in a home in the NT. If you are having any rent related issues or just want to understand your rental…
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📣 UPCOMING TRAINING ALICE SPRINGS & TENNANT CREEK 📝 Join us for essential training for ALL frontline workers across Central Australia & the Barkly, with a focus on managing disclosures of domestic, family sexual violence 📖 🗣️ Our full day course, presented by the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service, covers foundational information, in addition to…
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🔊 Did you know CAWLS is LIVE on radio each week, thanks to 8CCC Community Radio? 🎚️🎤 🎙️ ‘Sisters in Law’ is proudly hosted by the lawyers of the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service in Mparntwe, every Wednesday from 12:00pm on 8CCC Community Radio (102.1fm) 📻 ⚖️ Show hosts (& CAWLS Lawyers), Sarah, Julianna & Christine,…
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What an inspiring way to start the week! 🤩 CAWLS was thrilled to participate in the ‘2024 Alice Springs Youth Conference’ yesterday – a chance to celebrate youth, acknowledge & respect their voices and open a platform to discuss matters that affect young Territorians 📣 👀 Following a number of presentations & workshops, participants were…
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📍 CAWLS were thrilled to stand alongside other local organisations & small businesses at the ‘Equal Futures Fair’ on Saturday evening 🤩 ☔ The rainy weather may have set in, but the atmosphere of unity, strength & determination for equality was evident 🙌 Between the talent of local musicians serenading the room – to the…
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📃 Today, Community Legal Centres Australia launched the ‘State of the Sector 2022-2023 Survey Report: A Sector in Crisis’, calling for an urgent investment of an additional $125 million for community legal centres in the May 2024 budget 🆘 💡 Drawing particular attention to the challenges for community legal centres in remote areas, the report…
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🗣️ What an honour it was to welcome Tanya Heaslip to the CAWLS office, as our first guest of our ‘CAWLS Inspiring Territory Women Afternoon Series’ 🙏 💬 Tanya is a well-known Territorian & highly regarded as an incredibly accomplished published author … but before putting her stories to paper, she was one of only…
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😀 We are ON! ☔ The rain may be looking to settle in, but that is not going to stop us celebrating the social, economic, cultural & political achievements of ALL women in Central Australia 👏 📣 Join us for the ‘Equal Futures Fair’ THIS SATURDAY NIGHT at our new INDOOR VENUE of the Marian…
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😁 Today, our offices celebrates ‘International Day of Happiness’… and what gives us happiness? Caffeine for all staff of course! 🤪☕ Happiness is also a fundamental human goal 🌏 The United Nations General Assembly recognizes this goal and calls for “a more inclusive, equitable & balanced approach to economic growth that promotes the happiness and…
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📍 The Commission on the Status of Women are working towards finalising ‘Agreed Conclusions’ on the priority theme of accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, by addressing poverty, strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective. 💼 CAWLS are in New York, working with a range of civil…
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📣 Community legal sector peaks have recently written to Commonwealth, State and Territory Attorneys-General asking that they publish the National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP) review report now, as a matter of urgency 🚨 A swift release of this report is crucial so that people experiencing disadvantage can feel certain that the services they rely upon…
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📣 After years of fierce advocacy by First Nations financial counsellors, advocates and policyholders, the government has announced an enduring resolution for over 13,000 people affected by the collapse of predatory funeral insurer Youpla/ACBF ✊ ℹ️ For more information visit 🔗 www.financialrights.org.au/factsheet/acbf-youpla
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👀 We invite you to read this powerful piece from Women’s Agenda, re: specialist legal assistance sector faces growing uncertainty. This piece shows the gravity of how important it is that we work together to end gender-based violence and abuse, and see justice, safety and equality for ALL women in Australia ✊ 🔗 https://bit.ly/3TCLoJ2 🗣️…
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📍 The 68th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women was formally opened on Monday in New York. CAWLS was on site in the General Assembly, representing Community Legal Centres Australia, along with a broad range of civil society delegates from Australia and across the world 🇦🇺 🗣️ The Secretary-General started…
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📍 This week, the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service has been representing Community Legal Centres Australia at the United Nation’s 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York City. 💼 The week started on Sunday evening at the Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations. 🗣️ Along with other members…
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📰 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service was pleased to read in The NT News this week, that the Federal Government has committed $4 billion to have houses built in Aboriginal Communities across the NT, over the next decade 🏘️ The report states that it is hoped that this will help to close the gap…
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Tennant Creek was swept up in a sea of purple, in celebration of the strong & hardworking women of the Barkly region, for International Women’s Day 2024 ✊💜 📍 The town celebrated the day with a march down Patterson Street and an exhibition at the civic hall – which CAWLS were privileged to be a…
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Early intervention + reporting unwanted behaviours are an effective way to stop sexual harassment from happening in the workplace 🚫 📣 Workplace culture, behaviour standards, policies and procedures that businesses implement to prevent sexual harassment, will play a key role in addressing inappropriate behaviour early. 👥 Employers should provide training to workers, supervisors and managers…
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📂 Early last week, we hosted our first ‘Identifying & Responding to Family & Domestic Violence Training’ for the year. Our workshop is essential training for all frontline workers in Central Australia, with a focus on managing disclosures of domestic, family sexual violence 📖 💻 Although the training was initially designed for healthcare & community…
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💭 Collective action & shared ownership for driving gender parity is what makes International Women’s Day impactful. 🗣️ Gloria Steinem, world-renowned feminist, journalist and activist once explained “The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human…
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🌧️ Eeep… after some wet weather (finally) gracing us in Central Australia last week, the ‘Equal Futures Fair’ was postponed to later this month ✨ 📣 We look forward to welcoming everyone to the Fair on Saturday 23 March 📅 👀 Stay tuned for all the revised event information here 🔗 https://fb.me/e/4fmvj5PZh
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⚠️ Sexual harassment can happen… ⚫ At a worker’s usual workplace ⚫ Where a worker is working remotely, including if the person’s workplace is their home ⚫ In a place where the worker is undertaking work at a different location (such as a client’s home) ⚫ Where the worker is engaging in a work-related activity…
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ℹ️ According to information from the Personal Safety Survey, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, an estimated 1.7 million Australian adults experienced sexual harassment in 2021-22 ⚠️ 🗣️ Receiving inappropriate comments about their body or sex life was the most widely reported behaviour experienced by 800,000 women 🚨 Making these kinds of comments or…
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📣 The ‘Equal Futures Fair’ is nearly here and we are thrilled to share the gig guide for Saturday Night 👋🎶 👋 Join us for an evening recognizing International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural & political achievements of ALL women. ✨ The night will be packed with food and craft…
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📣 Our first training session for 2024 is NEXT WEEK… and we welcome you to JOIN US for essential training for ALL frontline workers in Central Australia, with a focus on managing disclosures of domestic, family sexual violence 📖 🗣️ Our full day course, presented by the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service, covers foundational information,…
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📣 In March 2020, the Commission released ‘Respect@Work‘ – the final report of the ‘National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in the Australian Workplaces’ 📖 The key findings of the report showed 👇 ⚫ Sexual harassment is a common experience that occurs in every industry and at every level in Australian workplaces. ⚫ The system placed…
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