Today is Day #17 of the Royal Commission and the focus is on looking at diversity of experiences, community attitudes and structural impediments surrounding family violence. Of particular interest to MCWH is the examination of family violence and prevention within the…
Hear Our Voices Women's Gathering 2015: 'Stepping Out'
Our Senior Research and Policy Adviser Regina Quiazon was a guest speaker at the Hear Our Voices Gathering 2015. She spoke to over 100 migrant and refugee women at the annual event that encourages women to share stories, ideas and…
The WRAP #34: Caring, Contemplating the Commission and 60 seconds with Mi Nguyen
Time is truly whizzing by Wrappers. It’s July and as we see out the old financial year and welcome in the new, it’s hard not be preoccupied by budgets, balance sheets and generally asking ourselves how things are adding up.…
Caring for our unsung heroes
As the nomination period draws to a close for our next Australian of the Year, we at MCWH would like to acknowledge the great 2015 line-up. There have been multiple factors lifting the visibility of violence against women and children,…
Reflecting the past and the future
The middle of the year is always a good time to reflect. The weather’s icy, the open fire beckons and a big mug of something warm has to be the best thinking drink. But the cosiness melts away a little…
ReMINDer Resource Kit – A Handy Guide for International Students
MCWH were happy to be recent sponsors of Monash University’s Student Placement Program. We welcomed two international students, Tiffany and Yan, who were working on their 4th year project, “Mind your Mind”. As one of the project deliverables, Tiffany and…
The WRAP #33: Simplifying Complexity, Drama Queens, and 60 seconds with Natasha Jynel
June has certainly been a busy month! We celebrated World Refugee Day on June 20th– such an important day to MCWH as we experience the positive contribution immigrant and refugee women make to Australian society on a daily basis. Also…
Simplifying Complexity
Violence against women has been getting the attention it deserves lately. It is heartening to see that government, media, community organisations and the general public are getting behind the movement to eliminate violence against women and to create a more…
LGBTIQ Theatre and mental health: DRAMA queens
Creativity can help to broach those difficult conversations with our families or in our communities.
60 seconds with Natasha Jynel
Creative director and fashionista What are you enjoying doing at the moment? Everyone makes fun of me in Winter because I love drinking hot water “don’t you want a cup of tea…what about a bit of lemon and honey?” No thank…