Sector engagement
“To change the attitudes and behaviours often ingrained in sport, we need to create programs, which provide learning opportunities and skills that will not only benefit them in their sporting careers, but also in their personal development as community ambassadors.” Southern Sports Academy Chief Executive Officer, Mark Calverley
Sector Activities Enlighten for Equity Wiradjuri and First Nations Youth Project Southern Sports Academy Wagga Wagga Business Chamber NRL’s Voice Against Violence workshops (high schools, sporting clubs) NRL’s Inspire Respect workshops (primary schools) Steering Committee DVNSW and Local Government NSW Presentation for the NSW Attorney General and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, the Hon. Mark Speakman Project presentations to local businesses, schools and organisations Multicultural Council Social support – Safe place to land Plug and Play Mentoring program for young musicians There is substantial evidence that violence against women and DFV is driven by gender inequality and other forms of discrimination that give rise to power imbalances. Messages of prevention engage people and communities through the many different environments where they live, work, learn, socialise, and play. Effective prevention measures require the coordinated efforts of multiple stakeholders in order to be effective. Throughout the three-year project Council engaged with multiple key sectors in Wagga Wagga, to embed activities that would generate meaningful ongoing action and cultural change. Education and powerful messages underpin the principles of challenging societal barriers to create action. Primary prevention efforts are most likely to be effective when a coordinated range of mutually reinforcing strategies is targeted across different levels of influence and different sectors (such as sport, business, education). There is a role for everyone in preventing violence against women: different organisations, community groups and institutions bring different skills and benefits to prevention activities. Strategies for the primary prevention of violence against women, include education programs and awareness raising campaigns to address violence supportive attitudes and behaviours. This Pillar’s activities recognised that different sector campaigns and training programs would help to build awareness and ownership of positive behaviours, eliminating toxic and violence supportive cultures.
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