{"id":8412,"date":"2020-11-25T10:02:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T10:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gabriellewilliams.com.au\/dev\/supporting-women-with-16-days-of-activism\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T08:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T08:36:28","slug":"supporting-women-with-16-days-of-activism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gabriellewilliams.com.au\/dev\/supporting-women-with-16-days-of-activism\/","title":{"rendered":"SUPPORTING WOMEN WITH 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The Andrews Labor Government is launching a new campaign encouraging Victorians to unpack what respect means to them and to take a stand against family violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Minister for Prevention of Family Violence Gabrielle Williams officially launched the\u00a0<em>Respect Women: Call It Out (Respect Is)\u00a0<\/em>campaign, which will run across TV, radio, print and digital media from today \u2013 also in six translated languages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The Respect Victoria campaign asked Victorians to define what respect is to them, what it looks like in their lives and why respect means calling bad behavior out \u2013 on social media, the tags to use are #RespectIs #16DaysCampaign and #CallItOut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">All 79 Victorian councils have signed up, as well as 18 non-government organisations, to show their support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The campaign coincides with the United Nation\u2019s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which runs from Wednesday, 25 November \u2013 the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women \u2013 until Thursday, 10 December or Human Rights Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">In 2020, the impact of family violence remains pervasive \u2013 and coronavirus has heightened the risk of violence in the home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Between April and June, national support service 1800 RESPECT saw a 66 per cent increase in calls compared to the same period last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The Labor Government is pushing ahead with its reforms, having invested more than $2.9 billion to implement all 227 recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence and that work is now two-thirds complete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">If you are experiencing family violence you can contact Safe Steps 24\/7 on 1800 015 188,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"rpl-link rpl-text-link\" href=\"mailto:safesteps@safesteps.org.au\" data-print-url=\"mailto:safesteps@safesteps.org.au\"><span class=\"rpl-link__inner\"><span class=\"rpl-text-label\">safesteps@safesteps.org.au<\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0or by webchat at\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"rpl-link rpl-text-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.safesteps.org.au\/chat\" data-print-url=\"http:\/\/www.safesteps.org.au\/chat\"><span class=\"rpl-link__inner\"><span class=\"rpl-text-label\"><span class=\"rpl-text-icon__group\">safesteps.org.au\/chat<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The Men\u2019s Referral Service is available on 1300 766 491 to assist those concerned about their own behaviour.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Andrews Labor Government is launching a new campaign encouraging Victorians to unpack what respect means to them and to take a stand against family violence. 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