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24.01.2022 While #COVID19 #socialdistancing, #isolation and #quarantine measures remain in place... Remember, if you’re a victim of #domesticviolence YOU CAN LEAVE HOME. ... There is NEVER an excuse for #DV. If you or someone you know is a victim, help is available. When it's safe to do so, call @1800RESPECT or the NSW Domestic Violence Line 1800 65 64 63. See more

20.01.2022 2 days left to drop in food and toys to my office to help local families this Christmas

19.01.2022 Due to popular demand and the great success of the last school holiday activities, MWA is pleased to announce we will be holding a CURIOUS SCIENCE school holida...y program this October. Two days of creativity, curiosity and fun! Science experiments, slime making, exploring chemical reactions and much more. There are CURIOUS SCIENCE activities each day, as well as prayer in congregation, inspiring discussions about role models, and a positive and encouraging environment. CURIOUS SCIENCE SAYIT Junior Girls School Holiday Activities Spiritual Reminders - Dhuhr Prayer - Interactive Workshops - Stories For girls aged 6 to 12 years 10am to 1pm MWA Felicity House, 29 Orchard Rd, Bass Hill, 2197 Snacks Provided Tuesday 8 October 2019 Thursday 10 October 2019 What to bring: Prayer Clothes - Water Bottle Places are strictly limited. Registration Essential. Register at www.mwa.org.au/shop If you require any further information, please contact MWA on 02 9750 6916 or email [email protected]

16.01.2022 The month of May is Domestic Violence Prevention Month. We need to stand together and say #EnoughIsEnough. We are here to help. When it is safe, contact: NSW... Domestic Violence Line. Free call 1800 65 64 63 1800RESPECT on 1800 73 77 32 MensLine Australia on 1300 78 99 78 If you're experiencing domestic and family violence, and need the police, call Triple Zero (000). For men seeking help with their behaviour, call: Men’s Referral Service on 1300 766 491 #noexcuseforabuse #DVPreventionMonth2020 Women NSW

14.01.2022 "We have an obligation to the community, but more importantly an obligation to the women in our lives." - Bashar Krayem, Director, The Culinary Group. Thank you https://www.facebook.com/bash.krayem Reminding us what our priorities should be, improving the lives of our women

13.01.2022 A brain tumour could not kill Caitlin O'Brien but an act of male violence did. 31-year-old Caitlin's body was found by police on Tuesday at Gardenvale. Her p...artner Is charged with her murder. Just weeks ago doctors gave Caitlin the all clear following brain surgery. This is the saddest, most horrific thing I have ever had to write about an Australian woman killed. I cannot imaging the type of man one must be to kill a cancer survivor. Caitlin's death means 32 Australian women have been lost to murder and manslaughter this year. These deaths show that the more things change, the more things stay the same. In other words men are killing women more than once a week and nothing, absolutely nothing is changing. RIP CAITLIN O'BRIEN - YOU DESERVED SO MUCH MORE! See more

13.01.2022 Together, we will break the cycle of domestic violence.

12.01.2022 BREAKING: NSW Government Announces Immediate Needs Packages for #DomesticViolence Victims of up to $5,000!

12.01.2022 Today on National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day, MWA LH stands up and says no to domestic and family violence. We continue to work for a world where women, ...families and communities live free from violence, have equal rights and the opportunity to reach their potential #EndDFV #DVPreventionMonth2020 Hajeh Maha Abdo Linking Hearts

12.01.2022 The 16 Days campaign is a global initiative of the UN Secretary-General that seeks to raise awareness of domestic violence against women. MWA and Linking Hear...ts are excited to be part of the campaign this year and help support a future free from violence. Learn more at: www.linkinghearts.org.au #Linkinghearts #domesticviolenceawareness #16days

11.01.2022 This is Samr Dawoodi. Samr was stabbed to death in her home at Fairfield in NSW today. She is one of two women killed in Australia in the past 24 hours. Another woman is critical and a child is injured. Samr is the 54th of 55 women lost to murder, manslaughter or other unlawful acts in 2020. 25 children and 142 men have also been killed since January 1, 2020 (*see end note for information on these deaths). Samr was allegedly murdered by her husband. He is in police custody.... Her body was found during a welfare check. Samr - a refugee - was very new to Australia, having arrived here early in the new year from Syria. I cannot imagine what sort of hell this mum-of-three endured during the pandemic lockdown. And I cannot imagine the pain her kids are going through right now. They are living in a new country, dealing with all the problems that arise when English is not your first language and now they face a future without their mum while somehow coming to terms with their father being their mum's accused killer. This is the sad sad legacy of violence in our country. A mum killed. A dad in custody. And three children displaced for no other reason than an allegedly violent man was unable to hold himself to account and keep his hands off his partner. RIP SAMR DAWOODI! You can read more about Samr and other women and children killed at the Memorial to Women and Children Lost to Violence @ www.theredheartcampaign.org *I count and document every life lost to murder or manslaughter in Australia. I count victims regardless of their gender or their relationship to the perpetrator. This means not all the deaths I count are due to domestic violence - often women, children and men are killed due to other acts of violence including stranger violence and associate violence. I count all deaths regardless of perpetrator gender.

11.01.2022 Domestic Violence has no culture or religion. Victims are often afraid to speak up about the abuse they experience, and are left with no where to turn for help.... The month of May is Domestic Violence Prevention Month. We need to stand together and say #EnoughIsEnough. Domestic violence is not always physical. Domestic Violence can be verbal, psychological, emotional, sexual, and financial. It is heartbreaking to know there are so many souls suffering by the hand of those they love, or loved. Please spread awareness and do what you can to give support and love to all those who are victims of domestic violence, help be their voice! Seek professional support! Domestic Violence is a crime. It's based on power and control and a sense of control men have and ownership of women and their children and their surrounding, If you or know anyone is affected, struggling in any way please talk to a professional for support. You can call 02 9786 4404 Muslim Women Australia LINKING HEARTS Canterbury Bankstown Multicultural Family Homelessness Support Service. 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732 Domestic Violence Line 1800 656 463 Lifeline 13 11 14 Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 Mensline 1300 78 99 78 Domestic Violence DV & Homelessness is a social issue that continues to concern us all. A whole of community responsibility is the best & only solution. let's not reinvent the wheel & let's find out what support services really exist in our community. There's so much support needed for those enduring DV & homelessness, men, women & children; For those of you out there, supporting victims of abuse, unless you’re a professional with expertise in this area of social services & support, Please, you must seek advice from experts who specialise in this very sensitive area; the specialists can help guide your efforts into new initiatives supporting DV victims. For our Muslim community leaders who are wanting to support women escaping DV, you may want to consider establishing men’s supported services. It may be better (in Islam) for women & children to stay in their own home while the perpetrator leaves into a supported professional service, where he gets full wrap around services he needs to deal with his issues and Not just Anger Management course to attend. Why is it that women are always seen as weak, when in certain situations, that’s beyond their control, they become vulnerable. Just because a woman is vulnerable does not mean she is weak. Women need to be supported in a religiously, culturally and socially appropriate service & the best model would be for her to stay with her children at home, while the man leaves & goes to a Male supported accommodation service.

10.01.2022 It is funny how things go full circle. When I was being interviewed for this article I told the journalist I loved doing articles for magazines because of the l...ongevity. I told her about how I read an article by Carrie Bickmore from The Project while I was waiting to see my Dr and I was resistant to tell her I was once again I was struggling, as I felt a sense of shame. Reading the article about Carrie's loss and bravery gave me the courage to speak up and ask for help, which led to a diagnosis. Now here I am nearly a decade later and Carrie is on the cover of the edition my story is in. I did this article for The Australian Women's Weekly because I know how important it is to speak up for those who can't speak up for themselves. I am lucky when I was homeless it was in a shelter, with food, water, supplies and staff whose job it was to keep me safe. This is not true of so many. Doing media is part of my pro bono work for Annabelle Daniel and the amazing team at Women's Community Shelters who run shelters for women like me who are forced into homelessness due to domestic violence. This is such important work and I do not like to think about what would have happened to me if there had been nowhere for me to go. #DFV #togetherwecan #payitforward

10.01.2022 16 DAYS FULL OF HEART Explore all the group fitness fun with Crunch as we celebrate the linking hearts foundation and all the amazing work they do to make people connect, feel safe, support them and lift them up! #crunchau

10.01.2022 Honoured to have been invited to today's Forum with Rosie Batty OA, hosted by The Hon. Mark Speakman and Domestic Violence NSW. It's a privilege to be a Voices... for Change Advocate and carry the torch forward in this space. Great to see friendly faces, friends and peers: Mark Speakman Domestic Violence NSW NSW Parliament House Abigail Boyd Bronnie Taylor MLC Mel Wojtas - Advocate/Speaker Lokahi Foundation Australia Hive Village Project Linking Hearts Homelessness Nsw NSW Police Force Muslim Women Association Department of Justice NSW Women’s & Girls’ Emergency Centre WAGEC People with Disability Australia Women's Community Shelters

08.01.2022 Great result following advocacy from NSW DFV sector stakeholders. Thanks Mark Speakman for listening and improving immediate responses to victim-survivors of vi...olence. You can read about victim services packages and the Ministers announcement by clicking the link below. https://www.dvnsw.org.au//Ministerial_Message.Victims-Serv

06.01.2022 This week in the Parliament of NSW I raised the ongoing issue surrounding mental services at Campbelltown Hospital. I have said it on countless occassions - our... dedicated and passionate staff can only do so much with limited resources and support. The absence of a clinical psychologist at the Birunji Mental Health Unit was just one example of services and resources falling well short of community expectations. Video: Courtesy of the Parliament of NSW See more

06.01.2022 Thank you Clr. Khal Asfour - Mayor of the City of Canterbury Bankstown Muslim Women Australia for the 16days campaign in saying NO to violence against women.

06.01.2022 "Join me in the fight to make domestic harmony a reality." - @Lusiano.Afeaki Linking Hearts Ambassador, Co-owner @cCrunch Fitness Australia, New Evolution Ventures Australia. https://www.facebook.com/lusiano.afeaki Highlighting how a healthy body leads to a healthy mind

04.01.2022 "Case planning is pivotal to enable a shift from now to tomorrow, achieving better outcomes" Delighted to see others in the sincerity space... A shift in the le...gal services with the adoption of the Case Management model!!!! QIFVLS on positive engagement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples from an Integrated Legal Practice Linking Hearts has for the past 35 years embraced and implemented effectively a CALD Case Management model #togetherwearebetter #encouragingconversations Australian STOP Domestic Violence Conference See more

04.01.2022 Wrap around services creates what we do very well at linking Hearts & more support is needed with local service providers.

03.01.2022 It is time to step up and put my words into action. It's time to say enough is enough and be apart of the bigger picture. I am truly blessed to have the oppor...tunity to join @muslimwomenassociation & linking hearts as their community engagement coordinator. I look forward to working with Hajeh Maha Abdo and her amazing team hand in hand to make your voices heard. MWA Who We Are Muslim Women Association was established in 1983, making us over 35 years old. Our VISION To provide Australian women of diverse backgrounds with the opportunities to enable them to actively participate in and contribute to Australia’s culturally and religiously diverse society. Our MISSION We are committed to fairness, equality and justice in all our interactions and activities that support women from diverse backgrounds LINKING HEARTS Linking hearts, offically known as Canterbury Bankstown Multicultural Homelessness and Domestic Violence Support service, is the primary provider of CALD specific service for families, including men, women and children in relation to homelessness and DV support in the Sydney region. Watch this space on how you can get involved.

03.01.2022 CHILDREN SEE. CHILDREN LEARN.

02.01.2022 A big thank you to Moo Baluch and the Domestic Violence NSW team for welcoming me to the annual #DVNSWConference in Sydney today. It was a privilege to speak wi...th so many passionate #advocates and front line staff who work tirelessly to support courageous victim-survivors across the state. See more

02.01.2022 The 4th Australian National Action Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women & Their Children states violence against women will remain static while people hold ont...o traditional gender roles others, like author Jess Hill & husband psychotherapist David Hollier say action can be taken now. Understanding, not blaming, why men become abusive in their relationships is key. The Amp It Up Podcast iTunes: https://buff.ly/2L3H2JO Spotify: https://buff.ly/2VLRVAC Stitcher: https://buff.ly/2Vvp3Qu Whooshka: https://buff.ly/2INfBlm