Inaugural International Freedom from Sexual Violence Summit

You're invited to the Inaugural International Freedom from Sexual Violence Summit!
4-6 November 2026 - Pullman Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia

The three-day event is hosted by Sexual Assault Services Victoria (SASVic), the peak body for Victoria's 19 specialist sexual assault and harmful sexual behaviour services.

Sexual violence impacts every part of society. The social and economic costs are immense and require wide-spread change. Driven by decades of feminist work that broke the silence on sexual violence, more and more people are recognising that everyone - individuals, organisations and governments – has a role to play in setting us free from sexual violence.

This global summit is for all those committed to making freedom from sexual violence a reality.

Join people and organisations driving change across the world - from frontline sexual assault services and survivors advocate to educators, business leaders and researchers.

What's on offer?

• Brittany Higgins (AUS) - Gendered violence and workplace harassment advocate

• Professor Fiona Vera-Gray (UK) - Professor of sexual violence and Co-Director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan University

• Professor Carlene Firmin (UK) - Professor of Social Work and Director of the Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding at Durham University

• Professor Michael Salter (AUS) - Professor of Criminology, School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales

• Audacious + Uncut (AUS) - Collaborative team bringing together lived experience, creative practice and specialist sexual assault service expertise

• Experts from specialist sexual assault services right across Victoria! and many more...

For more details on all of our speakers and the program, please visit our Summit website.

Banquet dinner package

Share a three-course meal with other like-minded people committed to action on sexual violence at Carousel (Albert Park) on Thursday, 5 November.

Pre-Summit Event - exclusively for Summit ticket holders

Join us at this one-day event, hosted by Ballarat Centre Against Sexual Assault (Ballarat CASA) and Loud Fence, to hear about the fantastic work happening in Ballarat. This event will be held in Ballarat on Monday, 2 November.

Accommodation

Would you like to stay at the conference venue? You can book using our special discounted accommodation booking link.

Discount: 15% off the Flexible Rate* Breakfast Inclusive

Stay Dates: 02–08 November 2026 (7 nights inclusive)

Cancellation Policy: Free cancellation up to 7 days prior to arrival

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