Costa is one of Australia’s oldest fruit and vegetable companies, with their history stretching back to the early 19th century, when Sicilian migrant and winemaker, Francesco Costa, arrived in Australia for work. Subsequent family migration resulted in the establishment of…
The WRAP #66: June 2018
Supporting migrant families, bringing culture to the clinic and then and now with Tamara Kwarteng June has been marked by grief for many of us. Grief for women like Eurydice Dixon and Qi Yu, murdered by violent men. Grief for…
Hidden barriers to happy families
Image of Bernadette Romulo and her son from her current petition to stay in Australia. Migrants and refugees are often associated with families: large, cohesive, argumentative, meddling families, with children at the centre of the action. And yet, migrants…
Taking the harm out of harmony
Last week Australia celebrated Harmony Week, and more specifically Harmony Day on March 21st. It’s an occasion each year to celebrate cultural diversity, inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Events are held across the country to celebrate the rich…
The WRAP #61: Our end of the year edition full of giving, love and Hope!
It is time for us to wrap 2017 in a bright shiny bow and send it on its way. There have been ups, there have been downs, there have been very sad and significant losses as well as some heartfelt…
The gifts that love won for 2018
With the recognition of same sex marriage, we’re so happy to see that as we farewell 2017 we are leaving behind a significant form of discrimination against LGBTIQ people.
Self-care during the silly season
It’s that time of year when we wish many of our friends, family and colleagues a safe and happy summer break. Often the safety risks we have in mind are about taking care travelling or not running around the swimming…
60 seconds with Hope Mathumbu
New motorist, twitter enthusiast and MCWH Project Officer What are you enjoying doing at the moment? I am enjoying a series of free exercise classes being offered by the Maribyrnong City Council’s Spring into Summer series. I decided to challenge…
The WRAP #60: Getting a head start on prevention, Beyond the baby blues and 60 seconds with Rani Pramesti
The global and important 16 Days of Activism campaign has come around again – a time to raise our voices against violence against women and girls in all its forms. It’s Day 3 already and we are going orange with…
Getting a head start on prevention
Preventing violence against women is a long-term endeavour. It requires deep cultural change in the way that we, as a community, practice our gendered interpersonal, family, workplace and social relationships. Alongside that cultural change, it means building women’s equality into…