16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign coordinated by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (UN). It was established in response to the horrific reality that one in 3 women globally has experienced physical violence since the age of 15, and one in 5 has experienced sexual violence.* The campaign runs annually from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day.  

Event Details: 

You are invited to a lunchtime event that will give you a chance to hear from advocates, academics and survivors of gender-based violence, as they discuss what more can be done to prevent violence against women and girls in line with this year’s theme: UNITE! Invest to prevent violence against women and girls. 

Antoinette Braybrook AM, CEO, Djirra will present a keynote speech followed by a panel discussion. Antoinette is an Aboriginal woman who was born on Wurundjeri country. Her grandfather and mother’s line is through the Kuku Yalanji. Antoinette is the CEO of Djirra, a position she has held since the service was established in 2002. Antoinette is also Co-Chair of Change the Record, Australia’s only national First Nations led justice coalition of legal, health and family violence prevention experts. 

Antoinette seeks to give voice and visibility to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who experience family violence. She is a strong advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community control and self-determination. 

Antoinette’s leadership and contribution have been recognised through numerous awards, including being honoured on the UN Gender Justice Legacy Wall in 2017, inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2020, City of Melbourne Awards, Melburnian of the Year 2022, Member Order of Australia Medal - 2023 King’s Birthday 2023 Honours List, Deakin Almuni Award for Excellence 2024. 

The panel discussion will be facilitated by Dr Victoria Rawlings, Senior Lecturer from The University of Sydney Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and will feature: 

• Antoinette Braybrook AM, CEO, Djirra  

• Anna Coutts-Trotter, Co-founder, The Survivor Hub  

• Jade Parker, Acting Manager (Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence), ACON  

Date: Wednesday 6 November 2024 

Time: 12 noon – 1:15 pm (followed by lunch) 

Where: New Law Building (F10), Level 1, Lecture Theatre 101, Eastern Ave, Camperdown NSW 2006 

Please note that this is an in-person event only. This event will not be recorded for the safety of all attendees. 

If you need support during the event on site counselling will be available to any participants that may feel distressed during the panel event.

This event is also part of the one-day conference on Family and Domestic Violence initiated by the Sydney Institute of Criminology and supported by the University of Sydney Law School; the School of Psychology, the Women at Sydney Network; Diversity and Inclusion; and Social Work and Policy Studies. If you have already registered to attend the Domestic and Family Violence Conference, you will not need to separately register for this lunchtime event. 

Event Accessibility: 

• Closed Captioning (CC) 

• Hearing Augmentation 

• Wheelchair Accessible 

• Accessible Entrance, Lift and Bathroom 

• Visual Impairment Accessible 

• Seat size 45cm wide x 43cm deep with arm rests  

• All gender accessible bathroom 

If you feel like you need to take a break during the conference break rooms will be available for you to have a quiet moment. Counsellors will also be available if you would like to have a private chat. 

Please advise if you have any dietary requirements or additional accessibility needs or queries for this event by emailing diversity.inclusion@sydney.edu.au. 

If you or someone you know needs help, please contact 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) or https://www.1800respect.org.au/ 

*Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 2016 Personal Safety Survey (PSS), ABS, Australian Government, 2017.