Connecting with community to mark 16 Days in WA 2024

Connecting with community to mark 16 Days in WA 2024

HOPE teams across the State marked the 16 Days in WA 2024 campaign, joining our voices to the chorus demanding an end to violence against women. This year’s theme was Play Your Part, which encouraged everyone to become involved in changing the unhealthy attitudes and...
Pam Bubrzycki- Play your part in the DV battle

Pam Bubrzycki- Play your part in the DV battle

As we approach the festive season, thousands of mothers around WA are carefully selecting gifts to pack into their child’s Santa stocking.  Some of those same women are also secretively packing essential items into discreetly hidden bags that they can grab, along with...
16 Ways for Every Day

16 Ways for Every Day

16 Days in WA is now a well-known campaign, raising awareness around family and domestic violence. However, to truly combat the epidemic of FDV in our communities, we need to act every day, not just for two weeks. Here are 16 ways to play your part in changing...
Jodie Ferguson: Why didn’t she just leave?

Jodie Ferguson: Why didn’t she just leave?

We have come a long way in the evolving discussion around family and domestic violence, but this question – ‘Why didn’t she just leave?’ – inevitably rears its head from time to time. Sometimes there are feelings of frustration at women...
Ending violence against women must be on business agendas

Ending violence against women must be on business agendas

This year’s theme for the 16 Days in WA to Stop Violence Against Women is a straightforward one. Ending violence against women – it’s everybody’s business. Its power is in its simplicity. Sexual harassment and other forms of violence against women in Australia is a...