NCWV PRESS RELEASE
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INSTILLING RESPECT FOR WOMEN STARTS FROM THE GROUND UP!
There are thousands of books, brochures and millions of
words written about women, but their miseries continue unabated in many parts
of the world including close to home in our country and in all States of
Australia.
Why is this so? Because all females are especially
vulnerable, - whether as children or as adults, whether disabled or not and obviously
education has not succeeded in fostering respect for womanhood and eradicating
the scourge of violence against women and children. Human trafficking continues
unabated, domestic violence is still a problem and generally rape and street
violence continues to shock us all.
The National Council of Women of Victoria, the umbrella NGO
of Victorian women’s organizations since 1902, is recognizing that in 2013 there
is a local and worldwide need to attack this problem from the ‘ground up’, i.e.
at the grass-roots level.
NCWV realized that
nowhere is there a simple expose defining to all the meaning of
RESPECT
FOR WOMEN.
Nowhere is there a simple manifesto defining in simple terms
the legal guidelines for
THE HUMAN RIGHTS
of the FEMALE CHILD, the GIRL or of the WOMAN AT ANY AGE.
NCWV challenges the
community from the Government down to all sectors to join with us in
eradicating violence and the scourge of misogynist attitudes towards females.
The attached brochure
produced by NCWV in January 2013 could be the starting point in awareness
raising for all: in the home, in schools, in the workplace; for new arrivals to
this country and in the indigenous communities; in religious institutions, in
police stations, the army, the navy and the air force. In short, it should be
disseminated to all sectors of society.
Our simple pamphlet is but the first step. NCWV does not
have the resources for translations into community languages or for mass
distribution. Therefore we depend on
everyone else’s help to do so. Posters could be printed in newspapers and
framed on walls in public places. With support, educational seminars and
workshops at all levels can be instituted on each of the aspects listed in it
and more.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE
DISTRIBUTION AND DISSEMINATION OF OUR BROCHURE on the web or in print. The
attached pdf can be reproduced as long as the National Council of Women of Victoria is always credited with its
production.
Women have rights and responsibilities.
All women are deserving of respect.
Jennie Rawther-Russell Malvina
Malinek OAM
President, Hon.
Sec. NCWV
Melbourne, Victoria. Melbourne,
Victoria
03 9596 2264 03
9824 0208
WOMEN
IN MULTICULTURAL VICTORIA and AUSTRALIA
ALL FEMALES OF ALL
AGES ARE FREE AND HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS IN OUR MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------the right to choose...;
the right to say NO to sexual advances FROM ANYONE;
the right to equal pay for equal work;
the right to education;
the right to civil marriage and divorce;
the right to equality in areas of finance, home ownership;
the right to health care;
the right to sexual and reproductive health;
the right to follow their religion or not;
VIOLENCE IS A CRIME IN
AUSTRALIA AND VICTORIA
Violent punishment of anyone, including children
IS A CRIME;
IS A CRIME;
IT IS A CRIME to have sex with girls under the age of consent, i.e. 16years;
COMMITTING RAPE IS A V IOLENT CRIME: NO MEANS NO!
IT IS A CRIME to force anyone to consent to a marriage on the basis of cultural customs;
DISCRIMINATION on the basis of gender or race or marital status IS A CRIME.
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(Julia Gillard, PM Australia, Washington, 2011)
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This brochure was produced in 2013 byTHE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF VICTORIA INC. (Established 1902).
ABN: 18227073059 Postal Address: PO Box 18186 Collins Street East MELBOURNE Victoria
Multicultural Centre against Family Violence, Melb., 8413 6800
Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health, Melb., 94180999
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www.ncwvic.org.au
