Circle Green Community Legal

"An evening of art, storytelling and impact: The Gravedigger’s Wife – Exclusive Screening & Fundraiser.” - Humanitix. 🎞️ We are happy to promote the exclusive screening of The Gravedigger’s Wife which is a story of ‘love, sacrifice, and resilience set against a vivid, yet challenging Somali landscape’ and ‘[follows] the emotional journey of a gravedigger who goes to extraordinary lengths to secure a better future for his family in this award-winning film by director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed.” - Humanitix. This exclusive screening is also a fundraising event for the EQRA Centre for Training and Development in Somaliland, East Africa. 🎫 For more info and to book your ticket: https://lnkd.in/gGnZvgBk 🎬Watch the trailer: https://lnkd.in/gAbyJkgH

Interested in learning more about workplace sexual harassment? Keen to build the skills to step up as an active bystander in the workplace?    There are still places available for our upcoming Perth workshop in January! This session helps to empower WA workers across all industries to contribute to building safe, inclusive and respectful workplaces.    ⌚ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm  📅 Friday, January 31, 2025  📍 Level 6 – Walkington Room, 445 Hay Street, Perth, WA 💲 Free Places are limited and registrations are essential.   Learn more or register your place: https://lnkd.in/gdUSUheS.     #workplacerespect #workplacesexualharassment #respectatwork #disruptingsexualharassment #genderbasedviolence

We are pleased to share that Circle Green has been awarded a Lotterywest grant to improve our facilities. This investment is a significant step forward in enabling us to better meet the legal needs of vulnerable individuals and families in Western Australia. With these upgrades, we can expand our capacity and continue to deliver critical services that support fairness and equality in our community. We thank Lotterywest, Hon. John Quigley and the Cook Government for their invaluable support in helping us strengthen access to justice for those who need it most. Read the media statement here: https://ow.ly/mwHE50Uo3cY #AccessToJustice #CommunityImpact #LegalSupport

Today marks the final day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, and the last day of our Expect Respect campaign. Thank you to all of the cafés who participated in our Expect Respect campaign – you have made an incredible impact by bringing this important topic up in conversations across WA. Let’s keep the conversation going by continuing to call out the justifying, minimising and excusing we hear so often when we talk about workplace sexual harassment and other forms of gender-based violence. As a community, we can all support each other to create safe and respectful workplaces. #ExpectRespect #16DaysinWA #16Days #16DaysofActivism #NoExcuse #RespectAtWork #GenderEquality #SexualHarassment #GenderedViolence #WorkplaceCulture

Today, we celebrate the 76th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 31st Anniversary of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). 🌍✨ Since its inception, the UDHR has championed equality, freedom, and justice for everyone around the world. It calls on each of us to actively protect and uphold the rights of every person, every day. Our Humanitarian team’s vision is based on the UDHR. We believe in an inclusive community where people new to Australia from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds, understand their rights, can access justice and are treated with equality and dignity. We continue to advocate for vulnerable groups including humanitarian visa holders, asylum seekers, refugees and people who are otherwise disadvantaged. Our efforts focus on ensuring they can access legal advice and assistance, access a fair and informed legal process, and for that legal process to remain relevant and supportive of the UDHR and its mission. Our Humanitarian team remains dedicated to upholding and advancing the UDHR’s promise of freedom, equality and justice for every client and we celebrate today’s anniversaries in this spirit. 💚 Visit the UN website for more information: https://ow.ly/UOvb50UloMV #HumanRights #HumanRightsDay #UDHR #EqualityForAll #HumanitarianSupport

Masculine behaviour that emphasises aggression, dominance and control is a driver of gender-based violence. One way that this behaviour might present in the workplace is in locker-room talk, or in unwanted touching, hugging, kissing or sexual gestures. Male allyship can address this issue. It should focus on men modelling respectful and equitable behaviours in the workplace, and should promote such behaviour. Check out our training offerings to learn more: https://lnkd.in/g-rX_X8q #RespectAtWork #GenderEquality #SexualHarassment #GenderedViolence #WorkplaceCulture #ExpectRespect

Interested in picking up a book or starting a TV show related to gender-based violence or gender equality during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, but don’t know where to start? 📖📽️📺 To mark Day 12 of the global UN campaign against gender-based violence, we’re sharing 16 recommendations that Circle Green staff picked to celebrate the #16DaysofActivism. To Read • Girl, Woman, Other – Bernadine Evaristo • Abortion Care is Health Care – Barbara Baird • Eggshell Skull – Bri Lee • Women, Race and Class – Angela Davis • Fight Like a Girl – Clementine Ford • Talkin’ Up to the White Woman – Aileen Moreton-Robinson • It Ends With Us – Colleen Hoover • See What You Made Me Do – Jess Hill To Watch • The Handmaid’s Tale – TV show, 2017 • Woman of the Hour – Movie, 2023 • We Should All Be Feminists – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED talk, 2017 • She Said – Movie, 2022 • Julia Gillard’s speech on misogyny – House of Reps; 9 Oct 2012 • Nanette – Comedy special, 2018 • Promising Young Woman – Movie, 2020 • Maid – TV show, 2021 Comment your recommendations for what to watch or read to celebrate the 16 Days of Activism below. ⬇️ #16DaysOfActivism #16DaysinWA #16Days #GenderEquality #GenderedViolence

A new study by the ACOSS Australian Council of Social Service and the UNSW reveals what we’re all too aware of - a growing number of renters are struggling to meet basic needs and cannot afford inflated rental costs. With the consequences of potential homelessness, serious action is needed to address this crisis, particularly as the festive season approaches. #MakeRentingFairWA #RentersRights #AffordableHousing #TenantAdvocacy https://lnkd.in/gW2Dh3-a

In the workplace, rigid gender stereotyping might be making assumptions that certain types of work are better suited for women while others are better suited for men, or assumptions about caregiving roles which can impact access to parental leave. Promoting and supporting gender-equitable domestic and parenting practices through workplace initiatives challenges assumptions about caregiving roles. Check out our training on preventing workplace sexual harassment, to learn more about promoting a culture of equality and respect at work: https://lnkd.in/g-rX_X8q #RespectAtWork #ExpectRespect #GenderEquality #SexualHarassment #GenderedViolence #WorkplaceCulture

Over the past year we worked closely with artist Rosie Paine to develop an Acknowledgement of Country and artworks to represent Circle Green with a focus on our Workplace Respect project. Check out Rosie's designs in our 2023-24 annual report: https://lnkd.in/ekP2qMxC