We are excited to offer CWSW members an exclusive opportunity to attend a powerful advocacy workshop with award-winning journalist and sexual assault survivor activist Nina Funnell.

Through an examination of real-world case studies — including the highly successful #LetHerSpeak and #JusticeShouldntHurt campaigns — this session will provide a practical, hands-on guide to effective advocacy.

Participants will gain invaluable insights into:

Designing, building, and executing successful campaigns

Crafting compelling key messages

Engaging with the media

Identifying key stakeholders and decision-makers

Building coalitions and finding allies

Setting realistic objectives

Prioritising self-care in advocacy work

Managing pushback, maintaining morale, learning from setbacks, and celebrating wins

As an added resource, attendees will also receive an 8-page booklet to support their learning.

This is a unique opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge from one of Australia's most influential advocates.

Date: Thursday, 27 February

Time: 9:00am-12:00pm

Venue: WACOSS Boardroom, Level 2/3 Loftus St, West Leederville WA

Cost: $100 per person, morning tea provided

Spaces are limited to two people per organisation and administered on a first-come basis, so we encourage you to register as soon as possible.

For more information please email eva@cwsw.org.au.

NINA FUNNELL BIO:

Nina Funnell is a multi-Walkley award winning investigative journalist, author, and sexual assault survivor advocate who was responsible for spearheading the #LetHerSpeak campaign to reform sexual assault victim gag-laws across Australia. The foundational case study of the campaign - Grace Tame - went on to become Australian of the Year 2021 for her bravery in fronting the media component of the campaign.

In 2023, Nina created and led the #JusticeShouldntHurt campaign, to expand the Child Sexual Offence Evidence program across the state of NSW. In direct response, three months later the NSW Premier committed an extra $64.3 million funding to expand the CSOE program to all NSW district courts, to help reduce court trauma for CSA survivors. 

Nina is the recipient of a United Nations Media Australia award, an Australian Human Rights Commission Community (Individual) Award, two Kennedy awards, and four Walkley awards for her ground breaking reporting on sexual violence. She has been named overall Woman of the Year (2021) and Journalist of the Year (2019, 2021, and 2023) at the B&T Women in Media Awards. She is a proud ambassador for Full Stop Australia and a current director of End Rape On Campus Australia, and Rape & Sexual Assault Research & Advocacy.