City supports 16 Days in WA

28 November 2022

The City of Stirling is again supporting the 16 Days in WA campaign between 25 November – 10 December 2022.

25 November is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and marks the start of the annual #16DaysinWA – Stop Violence Against Women campaign. The campaign – coordinated by the State Government’s Department of Communities – ends on International Human Rights Day.

The City is a passionate advocate against family domestic violence (FDV) and offers a range of support for those who might need it, including Stirling Women’s Centre and Naala Djookan Healing Centre.

During the campaign a range of activities will be on offer for clients at both centres, and the City will be participating in several special events and initiatives:

  • The Silent FDV Memorial March on Tuesday 29 November, where Naala Djookan and Stirling Women’s Centre will be stallholders. Learn more at https://cwsw.org.au/events/32-annual-silent-march/
  • Stirling Libraries will display books and flyers, and provide the community with a space to share their thoughts and demonstrate their support for the campaign by writing on paper butterflies
  • The Women’s Centre Christmas Appeal, learn more at www.stirling.wa.gov.au/christmasappeal
  • A new purple bench will be installed at Inglewood Town Square, to join the other four in our City at Doric Street in Scarborough, Stirling Civic Gardens, Des Penman Reserve in Nollamara, and outside of Naala Djookan Healing Centre in Mirrabooka.

This year’s campaign now forms part of Western Australia’s contribution to the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032, which focuses on engaging men to stop abusive behaviour through prevention and early intervention strategies.

When announcing the national agreement in October, Federal Social Services Minister Hon Amanda Rishworth MP said domestic violence was currently at “epidemic proportions” and the plan would aim to end the “national disgrace” of domestic violence within one generation.

"What the National Plan does is bring together – across prevention, early intervention, response, and healing and recovery – a focus that has been agreed to between state and territories, but also outlines what the wider community can do to actually end violence,” she said.

The national agreement was formed off the back of the September 2021 National Summit on Women's Safety. Under the National Partnership Agreement for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Responses 2021-2023, Western Australia will receive $30.1 million to the end of 2022-23.

If you are a victim of family and domestic violence or want to learn more about what the City does to support family domestic violence, visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/FDV and contact one of the crisis support helplines listed.

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 000.

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