The 2020 Walk for Respectful Relationships Virtual Event will be held on Friday 20th November 2020.
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This
is a great opportunity for you to show your support and raise awareness
of Domestic & Family Violence within your own community, by getting
together with your family, friends, or colleagues to go out for a walk -
at any time during the day - and talk about what you can do to create a
safer community for women and children. While you're out on your walk,
snap a photo, post it on your socials using the hashtag #EveryStepCounts
and #StandUpSpeakOut or email them to us to join our Online Gallery
The
Walk for Respectful Relationships committee consists of the local
community members, local not-for-profits, school representatives, and
multiple levels of government, who collectively are passionate about
raising awareness on the issue of Domestic & Family Violence. The
Committee has no political affiliation and is focused on bi-partisan
agreement and co-operation to achieve stated objectives.
Vision:
- The
Walk for Respectful Relationships Committee aims to raise awareness for
Domestic and Family violence through an annual community walk and
presentation assembly.
- This
event aims to speak out against domestic and family violence and
highlight the work that needs to be done within our community to make a
change and reduce the impacts of Domestic and Family Violence within the
community.
- We
further wish to highlight services within the community that can help
both survivors and offenders of Domestic & Family Violence to reduce
the impact and occurrence of reoffending of Domestic and Family
Violence crimes.
- The
committee invites local citizens, businesses, services as well as
schools to participate in the walk and presentation. The participation
of schools is integral to the walk, to encourage young people to
participate in leadership focused on social change. The committee
further acknowledges the significant work social services are currently
offering and aims to support pre-existing programs and services that
support families impacted by violence and raise awareness.
Objectives:
- Raising Awareness: Working
collaboratively with our community to create an environment where our
community has a deep understanding and awareness of the extent and impact
of DFV.
- Knowledge:
Knowledge is required to support women, children and men in their
homes, making known the available services within the community who can
help all members of our local community.
- Understanding:
that we, as individuals and as a collective, can make a difference by
standing up and speaking out about violence; that by participating we
are advocating for change.
- Do:
Taking the awareness, knowledge and understanding gained from
participating in the walk and presentation, and actively applying it to
an individuals life can be extremely impactful in changing our
communities attitudes to DFV.