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Upcoming Events - Sunshine Coast May 2009Domestic Violence and Family Violence Prevention MonthThe month of May sees a statewide campaign to raise awareness of domestic and family violence across the community. A range of events are staged that will raise awareness and help to draw attention to the problems that arise through domestic and family violence occuring in Australian homes every day.
Wednesday 6th May 2009 | Annual Remembrance Lunch and Candle Lighting Ceremony when we remember those who have lost their lives as a result of domestic violence. Guest Speaker | Jonty Bush - CEO of Queensland Homicide Victims Support Group, and Young Australian of the Year 2009 Guest Speaker | Acting Inspector Jon Lewis - Queensland Police Service, Brisbane Where
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Homestead, Power Road , Southside Gympie Tickets MUST be pre-purchased from the Gympie and District Women's Health Centre. Phone (07) 5483 6588 or visit Gympie Women's Health Centre at 21 Alfred Street , Gympie
May 2009 | "Peace Begins In Our Families" Community Gathering to remember those affected by domestic violence and to promote peace in our homes, families and community. Where |Mooloolaba - "The Loo with the View" outdoor area (facing the beach) Time |5.30pm start Guest Speaker | Di Fingleton, Magistrate. Enquiries | SCOPE (07) 5430 9300 Click to Download Calendar of Events for May 2009 Click to Download Flyer for "Peace Begins in our Families" Event 6th May 2009 The month of May sees a statewide campaign to raise awareness of domestic and family violence across the community. A range of events are staged that will raise awareness and help draw attention to the problems that arise through domestic and family violence occurring in Australian homes everyday. On the Sunshine Coast a community event will be held on Remembrance Day, 6th May 2009 when we remember those who have lost their lives as a result of domestic violence. The community event “Peace begins in our Families” will bring together local artists, performers and key note speakers to celebrate and promote peace in our homes and families. With the venue being Mooloolaba's iconic “The Loo with the View”, it will be a fitting reminder of the peace and safety that many Australian families crave - with one in three Australian women experiencing domestic violence within their lifetime. The event is scheduled to begin at 5.30pm with performances including New World Rhythm Choir, a key-note speech by local magistrate Di Fingleton, drumming and singing; all culminating to a walk down to the water's edge on the beach with dozens of shoes, illuminated with candles representing lives lost to domestic and family violence. In addition to the planned community event, the Sunshine Coast can expect to see a travelling exhibition of a different kind during the month of May. The ‘Silent Witness' exhibit, initially launched in the United States is an innovative initiative that brings gender violence out of the private realm and into public spaces - a powerful reminder that domestic violence concerns all of us. An Australian first, the Silent Witness travelling exhibition will comprise of life-size sihouettes, each one representing and sharing a story of the impacts of domestic and family violence. Because of the lives lost due to domestic and family violence, many of these women no longer have a voice - hence the silhouettes are called the Silent Witnesses. The Silent Witnesses will be exhibited on the streets and shopping centres, at the university and local libraries in order to remind us of their stories and call for the healing to continue until there is zero tolerance to domestic violence in our families. The very impact of the Silent Witnesses' campaign is the fact that that each of the figures bear a significant tale and take up physical space - in effect the goal is to make the invisible visible; to go forward - touched, changed, and Silent No More! The Silent Witnesses will be on display throughout the month of May in many of the Coast's key community hubs. For
more information on when and where they will be in your local area, please
contact SCOPE domestic and family violence service, the peak regionalised
body for the Sunshine and Cooloola Coast: (07) 5430 9300, www.scopedv.org
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