Refugee and Migrant Women's Experience in Local Government, Sacrificing Principles for Power, Navigating the Legal System, 'The Post-Pandemic Child', Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality

Tuesday, 26 September 2023 - 7:00am to 8:30am
A photo of Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality wearing high vis vests, standing in front of a large road sign. They are standing on the side of a highway.
7:15 - Dr Ellen ChoLecturer at Monash University, speaks about the report, Victorian local councils and gender equality: Examining commitments to diversity & the experiences of women from migrant & refugee backgrounds, that she wrote with Professor Marie Segrave. Find Ellen on Twitter: @hyein_ellen_cho
 
7:30 - Chloe DSrefugee rights activist, 3CR presenter and green left journalist, speaks about a public forum being held tonight (Tuesday 26th September) on ALP's policies, called Albanese's Labor: Sacrificing principles for power? This event is being hosted by Green Left and Socialist Alliance.  
When: 6:30pm to 8:30pm Tuesday 26 September
Where: Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston Street, Narrm/Melbourne VIC 3000
 
7:45 - Aiala Morales (WIRE) & Meghan O'Connor (Court Network) speak about an upcoming event where women, non-binary and gender diverse people can get more information and support when it comes to navigating the legal system. The event, hosted by WIRE, is called From Rights to Support: A Practical Approach to Navigating the Legal System.
When: October 12 10:00am – 1:00pm
Where: In person in Carlton and Online, Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre, Faraday Street, Carlton VIC
 
8:00 - Professor Kim CornishDirector of the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University, sets out to establish what society, public policy and governments must fulfill to help support the “post-pandemic” generation in her book The Post-Pandemic Child.
 
8:15 - Rati and Lavanya, from Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality, join us live from their march to Parliament House in Canberra today. Led by women, this march is uniting refugees to raise their voices and advocate for justice, protection, study and work rights for all. Donate to the march here.
 
Songs -

The Wrong Way - Hannah Cameron
Undone - Ego Ella May