Links
Queensland Health Sexual Assault Services
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/violence/sexual/services.asp
A comprehensive list of sexual assault services in regional and metropolitan
areas of Queensland.
Kids Help Line
http://www.kidshelp.com.au/
Kids Help Line is a free and confidential, telephone counselling service
for 5 to 18 year olds in Australia.
Ruby Gaea Darwin Centre Against Rape
www.rubygaea.org.au
Free confidential sexual assault counselling for women and children in Darwin
Education and community support
Living Well
www.livingwell.org.au/
Queensland resource for men who have expereinced childhood sexual abuse or sexual assault
Victims Assist Queensland
www.justice.qld.gov.au/5263.htm
Information about financial assistance and criminal injury compensation for victims of crime
WEAVIN Links
The links below are taken from the WEAVIN (Women educating
against violence information network) database. To visit the WEAVIN website,
go to www.weavin.org.au.
Clearinghouses
Community Development
Community Education
Feminist Activism
Global activism
Legal Aid
National research organisations
Statistical Information
Women's Services
 Clearinghouses
Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse
http://www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au/
A national resource on issues of domestic and family violence. It provides a central point for the collection and dissemination of Australian domestic and family violence policy, practice and research.
It aims to meet the information needs of government agencies, generalist and specialist service providers, researchers and interested members of the public.
Watch Movies Online
http://www.spreety.com/Movies.aspx
Watch TV shows online free, including sports TV, news TV, and movies online. Spreety TV online is your free guide of online TV.
Community Development Esther Centre
http://www.esther.merivale.org.au/
The Esther Centre responds to the abuse of power by professionals and carers in faith communities and human service organisations.
Community Education Brisbane Feminism Online
http://www.brisbanefeminismonline.net
BFO is a monthly e-newsletter promoting feminist events and campaigns in and around Brisbane.Join today to find out more about local, national and international feminist news
Freedom From Fear, Campaign Against Domestic Violence
http://www.freedomfromfear.wa.gov.au/
Freedom From Fear, Campaign Against Domestic Violence (Western Australia) is recognised as the first media campaign in Australia to focus primarily on perpetrators and men at risk of perpetrating domestic violence. The campaign messages call upon these men to accept responsibility for their behaviour and take action to end the abuse.
Let's Face It
http://www.hatchling.com.au/face/
Based on the award winning documentary 'The man who stole my mothers face' this wwebsite explores the healing process for survivors, their family and friends and offers strategies for sexual violence prevention.
When love hurts
http://dvirc.org.au/whenlove/
A guide on love, respect and abuse in relationships. Being in love is supposed to feel great. But sometimes it just feels confusing.
What can you do if you are being hurt, controlled or treated badly in a relationship?
This site was the 2001 winner of the Australian Violence Prevention Award.
Feminist Activism Feminist activist email lists
http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/f_actv.html
A list of feminist mailing lists that focus on activism.
Feminist.Com activism pages
http://www.feminist.com/activism/
A US based site encouraging women to act. Interesting international campaigns and resources.
Girls Go Global
http://www.girlsgoglobal.org
Girls Go Global is an exciting international initiative that aims to
bring together contemporary and pop-culture images of global feminism
from women and girls across the globe. Individuals are invited to
submit
their words, essays, photos, art, images and multimedia depictions of
feminism to be a part of several exhibitions throughout the world.
For More information email
suzette@girlsgoglobal.org or Anna Stone astone@iwda.org.au
Rethinking rape
http://www.rohan.sdsu.edu/~gwick/index.html
A comprehensive site about rape, gendered analysis of violence, resources, rape culture and strategies for resistance and activism.
V-Day
http://www.vday.org/main.html
V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop worldwide violence against women and girls including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sexual slavery.
Global activism the corporation
http://www.thecorporation.com
This website includes links to excellent campaigns against globalisation. The site is essentially information about the movie 'The corporation'. The movie outlines the emergance of corporations as a legal “person.“ 'Imbued with a “personality“ of pure self-interest, and covers the next 100 years of corporation’s rise to dominance. The corporation created unprecedented wealth. But at what cost? The remorseless rationale of “externalities”—as Milton Friedman explains: the unintended consequences of a transaction between two parties on a third—is responsible for countless cases of illness, death, poverty, pollution, exploitation and lies.'
Legal Aid Women's Legal Aid QLD
http://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au
A specialist unit within Legal Aid QLD providing legal information, advice and representation, specialist court assistance and social work support to women clients of Legal Aid QLD.
National research organisations Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/
Australian Centre for the study of Sexual Assault aims to improve access to current information on sexual assault and is funded by the Office of Status of Women.
Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research
http://www.noviolence.com.au/
Research, education and evaluation regarding the prevention of domestic and family violence.
Wireless SCADA
http://www.softbitonline.com/DataLogger.html
Remote Intelligent Supervisor is a remote wireless data logger for industrial and process automation.
Statistical Information Australian Bureau of Statistics
http://www.abs.gov.au
The Australian Bureau of Statistics collects subtantial Australian population statistics. In 1996 the ABS conducted the first 'Womens personal safety survey'.
Australian Institute of Criminology
http://www.aic.gov.au/
Online resources include the trends and issues in crime and criminal justice series, and a wide range of papers from conferences on a variety of topics, including crime and older people, victims and offenders, and paedophilia.
Women's Services Brisbane Domestic Violence Advocacy Service
http://www.dvrc.org.au
A free and confidential service for women, children, family members and individuals in the community affected by domestic and family violence.
Brisbane Rape and Incest Survivors Support Centre (BRISSC)
http://www.brissc.org.au
BRISSC is a free, feminist and confidential service for women survivors of sexual violence and their supporters.
courage for women
http://www.courageforwomen.com
Information & support for female victims/survivors of sexual assault in Australia
Family Planning Queensland
http://www.fpq.com.au
FPQ provides sexual and reproductive health services to the wider community of Queensland.
Education services include; parent/carer and family education, community education, one to one education.
Clinical services include; contraceptive counselling and supply on all methods, preventative health care (eg. Pap smears, breast examinations, testicular examinations),counselling and clinical consultation about STIs, pregnancy planning and options, menopause, sexual difficulties.
FPQ is also a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), offering a wide range of sexual and reproductive health education services and training programs for professionals. These include; accredited professional development programs,clinical placements, distance education, school-based programs, including the special needs setting consultancy services in program design in-service for FPQ learning packages
FPQ educators can also develop programs on any topic related to sexuality. This includes; sexual development and puberty, protective behaviours, sexual health promotion, reproductive health promotion, homophobia and gender awareness, communicating with children about sexuality
and sexuality and disability.
Immigrant Women's Support Service
http://www.iwss.org.au/
A community based crisis and support service which works with women and children of non-English speaking background who are or have been in violent domestic situations and/or have experienced rape and/or sexual assault.
ISIS
http://www.isis.org.au
ISIS - Centre for Women's Action on Eating Issues Inc. ISIS is a community based organisation funded by Queensland Health (Mental Health).
NSW Rape Crisis Online Counselling
http://www.nswrapecrisis.com.au
NSW Rape Crisis service, provides access to online support for Australian women who have experienced sexual violence.
safewomen
http://www.safewomen.qld.gov.au
QLD Government database of women's services, resources and training available in the state of QLD.
Women's Legal service
http://www.wlsq.org.au
Women's Legal Service is a Community Legal Centre that provides free legal advice and information to Women in Queensland
Women's Safety After Separation Website
http://wsas.here.ws/
This website provides information and resources for women who have experienced domestic and family violence.
Zig Zag Young Women's Resource Centre
http://www.zigzag.org.au/
Brisbane based womens service that provides sexual assault and housing support to young women
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