Ask. Listen. Believe.

Next date: Thursday, 09 May 2024 | 07:30 PM to 08:30 PM

Unpacking coercive control with Jess Hill.

Ending family violence is everyone's business.

Family violence doesn't always involve physical or sexual abuse. People use a wide range of abusive behaviours to maintain power and control in relationships. 

The session will be opened by Tania Farha, CEO of Safe and Equal. You will then hear a keynote address from renowned journalist, author, and educator Jess Hill, followed by a Q&A.  

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Session details 

• Date: Thursday 9th May 2024 
• Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm 
• Venue: Online 
• Cost: Free
• Bookings required

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This event is a part of the Are You Safe At Home? Campaign - a national initiative designed to break down the fear and stigma associated with talking about family violence.

This session is hosted by Maroondah City Council in partnership with City of Monash and Knox City Council.

About the presenters

Tania Farha  

Tania Farha is the CEO of Safe and Equal. Safe and Equal is a merged identity of two organisations: the Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV) and Domestic Violence Victoria (DV Vic).

Safe and Equal is the peak body for specialist family violence services that provide support to victim survivors in Victoria. They are an independent, non-government organisation that leads, organises, advocates for, and acts on behalf of their members - with a focus across the continuum from primary prevention through to response and recovery.

Previously, Tania has held executive positions across the Victorian Departments of Justice and Community Safety and Premier and Cabinet, including as CEO of the former Office of Prevention and Women’s Equality. Tania worked at UN Women for over four years as a policy specialist in the Ending Violence Against Women Section and worked for Victoria Police for over nine years to improve its responses to family violence, sexual assault and child abuse. 

Jess Hill 

Named Marie Claire’s 2023 Changemaker of the Year, Jess Hill is a journalist, author and educator who has achieved global renown for her groundbreaking work on gendered violence. Her journalism in this area has won two Walkley awards, an Amnesty International award and three Our Watch awards.

Jess' first book See what you made me do became a bestseller and was awarded the 2020 Stella Prize and the ABA Booksellers Choice non-fiction book of the year (and was shortlisted for several other awards, including the Walkley Book Award and the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards). It has been translated into five languages and is ranked the highest-rated book by any Australian author by readers on Goodreads.

In 2021, Jess presented a three-part television series adaptation of the book for SBS, which became the highest-rating factual program in the network’s history. Since then, she has written a Quarterly Essay on how #MeToo is changing Australia, produced a podcast series on coercive control titled The Trap, and has produced and presented a three-part series on Consent, titled Asking For It.

In her work as an advocate against gendered violence, Jess has made hundreds of media appearances (including several on Q&A, The Drum, The Project, Sky News and ABC radio), and has fronted more than 350 events across the country, addressing community audiences as well as educating magistrates, police, health and family law professionals on coercive control.  

Jess Hill appears by arrangement with Saxton Speakers Bureau.

For more information 

For more information please contact Annette Degenhardt, Project Officer - Free From Violence, on 9298 4332 or email annette.degenhardt@maroondah.vic.gov.au.

If you or someone you know is impacted by family violence you can call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 (24 hours), the national counselling service for specialist support and advice.

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Location

Online