This event is co-hosted by Legal Aid ACT and Bluestar Intercultural Centre.
Join us on the 30th July 2019, to hear from Amani Haydar.
Amani Haydar is a lawyer, artist, mum and advocate for women’s health and safety. Amani serves om the board at Bankstown Women's Health Centre and is dedicated to raising awareness about gender-based violence, law, policy and the effects of structural inequality on women. Amani’s writing and illustrations have been published in ABC News Online and SBS Life and she was a finalist in the 2018 Archibald. She is a contributing writer in the upcoming Arab Australian Other anthology and is in the process of preparing her next solo exhibition.
Amani will discuss:
- What family violence is and what it can look like;
- Her experience in engaging with services including the legal system, Centrelink, counselling services, housing and financial assistance;
- Barriers facing women, particularly Muslim women; and
- How to encourage and support women, particularly Migrant and Refugee women, experiencing violence.
This seminar is free.
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