Sexual Violence in a Gender, Cultural and Human Rights Framework

KASAMA Vol. 14 No. 3 /July-August-September 2000 / Solidarity Philippines Australia Network

Immigrant Women's Support Service is hosting a Forum for health and legal service providers and community workers.

Date: 24^thNovember 2000
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Venue: Greek Club, 29 Edmonstone Street, South Brisbane, Queensland.
(opposite Musgrave Park - nearest train station South Brisbane)

The Forum program includes:

Guest speakers from Korea, Latin America, India, Former Yugoslavia, Singapore, Kurdistan, Philippines, Eritrea, and China.
Discussion Panel
Workshops

Speakers and workshop presenters will explore:

Different cultural perspectives including traditional views and the health, legal and social issues related to sexual violence;
Current laws and health services in other countries and moves toward legal and social reform;
Historical recount of sexual violence and its impact on the health of women and children from specific cultural backgrounds;
Sexual violence within the family - a cultural myth or an unspoken reality?
The impact of sexual violence on immigrant and refugee families.
The barriers encountered by women in accessing health and legal systems in their country of origin and in Australia.

For more information or to express your interest in attending
phone IWSS on (07) 3846 5400 or (07) 3846 3490 or email: mail@iwss.org.au

FILIPINO WOMEN AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE: SPEAKING OUT AND PROVIDING SERVICES
Paper presented to the Immigrant Women's Support Service Forum "Sexual Violence in a Gender, Cultural and Human Rights Framework" on 24th November, 2000, by DEE DICEN HUNT and CORA STA. ANA-GATBONTON, Centre for Philippine Concerns Australia (Brisbane Branch). You can read the other papers presented to the forum on the IWSS website.