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23.01.2022 2020 starts the Decade of Action for the #GlobalGoals. Here are 17 New Year's resolutions for you to help make the world a better place for everyone. http://bit.ly/About_SDGs

22.01.2022 On the 25th of each month Soroptimists orange the world to raise awareness of all forms of violence against women and children

21.01.2022 October is Membership Month 5 reasons for joining Soroptimist International - HOLD ON........ there are more than 5 reasons why you should join Geelong Soroptimists (watch this space)

21.01.2022 Happy Soroptimist Friendship Day On this day, October 3 1921, the first Soroptimist club was chartered. Friendship is one of the pillars of being a Soroptimist.

21.01.2022 Day 7 of the campaign to raise awareness of all forms of violence against women and children.

20.01.2022 #PeaceDay let's celebrate the work being done by Soroptimists worldwide and continue to work and make world peace a reality by #ShapingPeaceTogether! Happy International Day of Peace!

20.01.2022 45 women have been killed by violence this year in Australia. On average, 1 woman a week is murdered. And 1 in 3 women has experienced domestic abuse.... It's time to end violence against women - we all have a role to play.

19.01.2022 A few days late. An Interesting read and Black Friday is not about a shopping sale.

19.01.2022 Soroptimist Geelong (SI Geelong) extend a huge thankyou to Geelong Community Care Chemist for their amazing donation. SI Geelong will include these goods in the provision of care packages for Refugee women in the Greater Geelong area. Community Care Chemist were very responsive and provided these wonderful goods within one week of our request.

19.01.2022 Orange the World Day 4. Call out Violence against women and children whenever you see/hear it.

18.01.2022 After months of online conversation sessions it was lovely to meet and share a coffee with the students today. We wish them all well as they move on to the next level in 2021.

17.01.2022 Vale Helen Reddy 1941-2020

17.01.2022 Last chance - order your Christmas cake/pudding this weekend.

16.01.2022 Did you know that Soroptimist International has a voice at the UN? Read about the latest events at the UN Centre in New York and discover how you can be involved in upcoming meetings! #SIadvocates #SImakingchange

15.01.2022 Join us at an online meeting in October and learn more about us and what we do

14.01.2022 Day 3 - Orange the World- raising awareness about violence against women and children Image taken from the SI Australia page

12.01.2022 Orange the World day 2 Let's work to bring the topic of violence against women and girls into the light and STOP IT

11.01.2022 Pamper Packs mark two. Ann, Wendy, Karen and Jenny packed 21 packs for male refugees - didn't want anyone to feel left out

10.01.2022 Day 9 of the day 16. STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS. Special Thanks to Our Sister Rita Rendy for this excruciating report. I am sharing with all our sisters NOW around the world. November 25th was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women & Girls. There is so much work required still in the world... Here are some statistics as shared by the UN: 137 women are killed by a member of their family every day 1 in 3 girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime in 2017, 87,000 women were intentionally killed globally - more than half (50,000) were killed by intimate partners or family members 15 million adolescent girls worldwide, 15-19 years of age, have experienced forced sex women and girls together account for 72% of all human trafficking victims, 3/4 of these girls and women are trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation calls to helplines have increased five-fold during the pandemic by September of 2020, 48 countries had integrated prevention and response to violence against women and girls into their COVID-19 response plans Women and girls experience violence at an exponential rate. Figures show that all types of violence, especially domestic violence, has intensified during the pandemic. Check the UN’s website on how you can Orange the World and support the elimination of violence against women. #HearMeToo #SIDamansaraStopGenderViolence #Orangetheworld #SIVoices #theroadtoequality #SI #soroptimistinternational #16daysofactivism #stopviolenceagainstwomen #westandupforwomen

08.01.2022 The Whitehorse Leader reported that 21 year old Max Sasse pled guilty to stalking his ex-partner after calling the woman 974 times in 11 days. He threatened to ...share intimate pictures and videos of her on social media and demanded to know where she was and who she was with. This was two weeks after he was given a good behaviour bond for similar controlling behaviour towards the victim. The article and Facebook lead are all about where he went to school, how he’s so popular and such a hot talent. But there’s nothing about the woman he terrorised, what talents she has, or how his actions might have endangered her bright future. Maybe this information wasn’t given to the court, or she may’ve asked that it not be given to the media. There’s no way of knowing from the article, which is a problem in itself. There’s no excuse for leading an article about a man’s terrifying behaviour towards a woman with laudatory statements about him. Abusive men are not the hero or the victim in stories about their abusive behaviour. The second half of the article quotes the magistrate on psychologist reports that Sasse put the focus on victim blaming. Blaming their victims is a common tactic in men who abuse women. Focussing on his life and talents while erasing hers implicitly endorses this perspective and it has no place in reporting men’s violence against women. (as always, if you’re reading this on social media, links are in the OP at www.patreon.com/JaneGilmore ) FixedIt is an ongoing project to push back against the media’s constant erasure of violent men and blaming of innocent victims. If you would like to help fund it even $5 a month makes a big difference please consider becoming a Patron If you would like to know more about how and why the media’s erasure of men’s violence against women occurs, the Fixed It book is out now! Buy your copy here or at any good bookstore. Extracts available on why Fixed It started inThe Guardian, rape and other violence myths in The Age/Sydney Morning Herald and the Good Guy trope on my website. 1800 RESPECT Sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling and support.24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ph: 1800 737 732 www.1800respect.org.au Djirra Aboriginal Family Violence Response & Support Service 9am 9pm, Monday to Friday Ph: 1800 105 303 djirra.org.au Suicide Call Back Service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ph: 1300 659 467 www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au Kids Helpline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Phone: 1800 55 1800 www.kidshelp.com.au MensLine Australia 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Phone: 1300 78 99 78 www.mensline.org.au Men’s Referral Service Monday Friday 8am-9pm Weekends 9am-6pm Ph: 1300 766 491 www.ntv.org.au/get-help https://janegilmore.com/fixed-it-hes-not-the-hero-or-the-v/

07.01.2022 We are so excited to say that Soroptimist International of Geelong are going to be part of this exciting Humans in Geelong virtual event on October 11th. Invitations are being sent - please register to attend, come along and not only support SI Geelong but hear other amazing stories from the region. This FREE Online Expo will also be our region’s uplifting start to Mental Health Month 2020. PLEASE SHARE! Free registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/humans-in-geelong-online-ex

07.01.2022 In the commotion around Covid 19, remember the new Facebook rule starts tomorrow where they can use your photos. The deadline is today!Everything you've ever posted, even messages that have been deleted, can be used. It doesn't cost anything, just copy and post, better than regretting later. ~~~||~~~||~~~||~~~||~~~||~~~||~~~||~~~||~~~||~~~||~~~||~~~||~~~|| I DO NOT ALLOW Facebook or any other Facebook related person to use my photos, information, messages or messages, both i...n the past and in the future. I DO NOT GIVE Facebook permission to share my information posted on their website. PHOTOS, CURRENT or PAST, PUBLICATION, PHONE NUMBER OR POST... Absolutely nothing can be used in any form without my written permission. All my photos are identifiable by metadata. With this statement I inform Facebook that it is STRICTLY PROHIBITED to disclose, copy, distribute or take any other action against me based on this account and / or its contents. This account content is private and confidential information. Violation of my personal life may be punished by law. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Facebook is now a public organization. All participants should post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you don't publish a discharge at least once, you'll automatically allow the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in your account status updates. NOT as share but as copy + paste "! Their new algorithm is chosen by the same people - about 25 who will read your posts. Consequently: Hold your finger anywhere in this post and a copy will appear. Click on Copy. Then go to your page, start a new post and place your finger in an empty field. Insert will appear and you will click on it. This will pass the system. See more

05.01.2022 Orange the World - stand up to violence against women and children hoto Patricia Adam

04.01.2022 From the page of Jane Gilmore, author of 'Fixed it' nother piece of outstanding reporting by Nina Funnel: ‘A lot of heartache could have been avoided if the government had taken action back in April when they first were told of the problem," says Dr Burgin. "If they had engaged with survivors and advocates when we repeatedly reached out over several months, this panicked and piecemeal response could have been circumvented, survivors could have been better supported, and the laws could have been reformed by now."'

03.01.2022 Day 8 - Orange the World and recognise that violence against women and children is a real problem in today's world.

03.01.2022 Today everyone had a fun conversation session discussing Covid changes, jobs and more importantly upcoming holidays. The mood was very happy as restrictions have been lifted in Geelong and we can all get out and about more. Stay Safe

03.01.2022 5+ REASONS TO BECOME A SOROPTIMIST ONE: MAKE A PERSONAL DIFFERENCE LOCALLY Participate in projects which, Educate, Empower and Enable women and girls to realise their potential and aspirations Give back to your community - locally and regionally Photo- SI Geelong donates to the Bellarine Foodbank

03.01.2022 Tomorrow is R U OK?Day, a reminder to start a conversation that could change a life today, tomorrow and any day it's needed. Learn what to say after R U OK? so ...you can keep the conversation going when someone says they're not OK. Visit www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask #RUOKDay #theresmoretosay #RUOK See more