Topics to be covered:

• IWSS ‘her-story’ – service delivery and shared stories from survivors and/or workers;
• Human Rights – Due Diligence and accountability;
• Diversity / Multicultural / Cross-cultural – Access and Equity;
• Violence against women – intergenerational, state sanctioned oppression, domestic and family violence, serial sponsorship, pawns of war, sexual assault, sexual slavery, mail order brides, rape in marriage;
• Migration experience and violence – refugee, displacement and settlement;
• Systemic issues – barriers, structures, advocacy, policies and lobbying;
• Implications for legislation – policy, research and practice.

Speakers/Facilitators:

Raquel Aldunate: Social Worker, Women's Legal Aid, Legal Aid Queensland.

Ana Maria Allimant Holas: Multicultural Policy and Project Worker at the Queensland Council of Social Service

Dr Hurriyet Babacan: Is currently the Associate Director, Centre for Multicultural and Community Development at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Di Fingleton: Magistrate for Caloundra

Lesley Hunt: Domestic Violence Project Worker working at Refugee and Immigration Legal Service

Rashida Joseph: consultant and trainer

Lesley Kraemer: Lesley is the Program Manager of the Community Settlement Support Service (CSSS) at the Inala Community House

Heather Nancarrow: Director of the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, Central Queensland University

Sasi Victoire: visual artist