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Queensland’s Framework to address Sexual Violence

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Queensland Sexual Assault Network

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5 days ago

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? The Sexual Violence Review Board wants to hear from victim-survivors and specialist support workers to better understand experiences of providing digital evidence during the criminal justice process. This might include sharing: 📱 mobile phones 💻 laptops or other devices 💬 text messages or social media communications 📷 photos or other digital material If you're a victim-survivor and feel ready to participate, your experiences can help identify practical ways to improve how Queensland's justice system responds to sexual violence. You can take part regardless of whether your matter progressed to court. If you're a specialist support worker or service, please consider sharing this opportunity with people you support and, where appropriate, assisting them before, during or after their conversation with the Review Board. Conversations are: ✔️ Voluntary and confidential ✔️ Approximately 60 minutes ✔️ Available online, by phone or in person Every insight shared contributes to a stronger understanding of where systems can improve and helps inform recommendations to better support victim-survivors across Queensland. To learn more or register your interest, contact [email protected] #SexualViolence #VictimSurvivors #SystemicChange #Queensland

7 days ago

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗦𝗪 📣 The NSW Government has commissioned independent research into the use of sexual assault counselling records in criminal proceedings. This is an important step but Queensland victim-survivors need immediate protection and QSAN calls for full protection of their records through absolute privilege. No one should have to choose between seeking support to heal and worrying that their most personal conversations with a counsellor could later be scrutinised in court. No rape or sexual violence victim-survivor should require their first conversation with their sexual violence counsellor to be about how their perpetrator likely has rights to access at least some of their confidential counselling notes. The possibility that counselling records may be accessed can deter victim-survivors from engaging with specialist services, limit what they feel safe to disclose, and force them to relive trauma through legal processes that should be focused on pursuing justice. 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺-𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲. Amanda Camm MP Tanya Plibersek Unions NSW Deb Frecklington MP Fiona Simpson MP Laura Gerber MP David Crisafulli MP #SexualViolence #JusticeReform #Queensland #LawReform

1 week ago

Last night, QSAN attended the Queensland launch of "Schooling Misogyny" and heard from one of the co-authors, Dr. Stephanie Wescott. Dr. Wescott is a feminist lecturer and researcher in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, focusing on gender, schooling, and violence prevention. Her research examines the influence of misogynistic and manosphere ideologies in educational settings, school-based gendered violence, and the institutional conditions that shape how gendered harms are recognised, responded to, and prevented in schools. The other co-author, Professor Steve Roberts from the School of Social Sciences, is an internationally recognised expert on boys' and men's masculinity practices and inequalities in young people's transitions to adulthood. We learned that female teachers have faced sexualised harassment, abuse, and violence from adolescent boys for decades, with teachers historically required to absorb this treatment. The manosphere has intensified this issue, and "Schooling Misogyny" places the experiences of female teachers at the forefront, positioning education as a critical site for gendered violence prevention. Wescott and Roberts advocate for accountability and evidence-based whole-school responses, finding hope in previously siloed education and gendered violence activism to coordinate and collaborate efforts. QSAN fully supports such an approach!

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