What Will It Take?

Putting a Full Stop to Sexual Violence.

Conference | 5th November 2024

Program.

8:15am

Registration Opens

9:00am

Welcome to Country: Binowee Bayles, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council 

9:05am

Introduction: Karen Bevan, Full Stop Australia CEO 

9:10am

Ministerial Address: Hon. Jodie Harrison MP
NSW Minister for Women, Seniors, and the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

9:30am

50 Years of Full Stop Australia Snapshot: Kimberly O'Sullivan
Historian, Archivist, Formerly at Sydney Rape Crisis Centre 1979-81 (Full Stop Australia)

9:45am

Keynote Address: Professor Kyllie Cripps 
Researcher and Director of Monash Indigenous Studies Centre

10:15am

Panel: It Will Take Centring First Nations Voices
Facilitated by: Dixie Link-Gordon, Aunty in Residence, Full Stop Australia 

Panelists:

  • Madi Day - Lecturer, Department of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University
  • Hannah Taylor-Civitarese - PhD Candidate and Social Worker
  • Shane Phillips - CEO, Tribal Warrior

11:00am Morning Tea

11:20am

Panel: It Will Take Evidence-Based Practice 
Facilitated by: Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine, CEO, ANROWS

Panelists:

  • Dr Rachael Burgin - CEO, Rape and Sexual Assault Research and Advocacy; Senior Lecturer, Criminal Justice, Swinburne Law School
  • Elena Campbell - Associate Director, Research, Advocacy and Policy, Centre for Innovative Justice, RMIT University
  • Distinguished Professor Bronwyn Carlson - Head of Department of Critical Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University; Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW) 
  • Yumi Lee - CEO, Older Women's Network NSW
  • Lula Dembele - General Manager, Lived Experience and Co-Production, Good Shepard

12:05pm Lunch

12:50pm Discussion Streams.

A
Location: Heritage Room, Ground Floor

Not available to live-stream audience.

Stream: It Will Take Bold and Innovative Primary Prevention

Facilitated by:
Natasha Mikitas, Head of Training and Consulting Services, Full Stop Australia
Brianna Pike, Priority Populations Project Lead, Full Stop Australia 

Presentations from:

  • Jackson Fairchild - LGBTIQA+ gendered violence prevention expert
  • Cam Mcdonald - Sector Engagement Lead, Our Watch
  • Camille Schloeffel - Founder, The STOP Campaign
  • Rea Singh - Director of Engagement, Cultural Perspectives 

B
Location: Auditorium 

Available to live-stream audience.

Stream: It Will Take Centring Survivor Advocacy

Facilitated by:
Tarang Chawla, Writer, Activist and Speaker

Panelists:

  • Dr Jocelyn Dracakis - Medical Doctor; Founder, The Strong Side
  • Sarah Rosenberg - Founder, With You We Can
  • Noelle Martin - Activist, Survivor and Lawyer; Researcher, University of Western Australia Law School

C
Location: Meeting Room 2 & 3, Level 1

Not available to live-stream audience.

Stream: It Will Take Healing and Recovery

Co-Facilitated by:
Tara Hunter, Director of Clinical and Client Services, Full Stop Australia
Katherine Berney, Executive Director, National Women's Safety Alliance

Panelists:

  • Chantay Link - Aunty in Residence, Ya'djin Women's Collective
  • Emily Dale - Head of Advocacy, Full Stop Australia
  • Dr Mary Stewart - Researcher, University of Sydney
  • Brenda Lin - Director and Co-Founder, The Survivor Hub

 

D
Location: TUT Room, Level 1

Not available to live-stream audience.

Stream: It Will Take Centring LGBTQ+ Voices

Facilitated by:
Jade Parker, Program Coordinator (Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence), ACON
Hamish Whelan, Sexual Violence Consult Service Lead, ACON 
Starlady, Director, Zoe Belle Gender Collective

Stream includes:

  • Storytelling Panel: The Loud Way Home, a collection of stories and art from LGBTQ+ victim-survivors of sexual violence. 
  • Responding to disclosures by LGBTQ+ people
  • ACON's Sexual Violence Consult Service

14:20pm Afternoon Tea

14:40pm

Fireside Chat: The Intersection of Sexual Violence and Domestic Violence
Karen Bevan, Full Stop Australia CEO, in conversation with Associate Professor Laura Tarzia, Co-Lead of the Sexual and Family Violence Program at the University of Melbourne.

15:10pm

Panel: Looking ahead, what will it take to end sexual violence?
Facilitated by Dr Hannah Tonkin, NSW Women's Safety Commissioner

Panelists:

  • Tarang Chawla - Writer, Activist and Speaker
  • Christine Robinson - CEO, Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre
  • Tara Hunter - Director, Client and Clinical Services, Full Stop Australia
  • Rizina Yadav - Founder & CEO, Young Women's Alliance 
  • Pip Davis - Principal Solicitor, Women's Legal Services NSW

16:10pm

Audience Q&A
Facilitated by Karen Bevan, CEO of Full Stop Australia

16:25pm

Rapporteur Presentation 
Harrison James, Survivor, Activist, Writer and Co-Founder of the acclaimed #YourReferenceAintRelevant Campaign.
Angela Lynch, Executive Officer, Queensland Sexual Assault Network.

16:40pm

Closing Address