Australian churches can protect against harm, national gender violence conference told
[The Melbourne Anglican] Churches in Australia were told they have the tools to stop men’s violence against women at the first of a two-day national conference.
About 200 people from a range of denominations gathered at the Anglican Church’s Ten Commitments conference Sept. 2-3 to discuss faith community efforts and responsibilities in violence prevention. Speakers included Our Watch chief executive Patty Kinnersley, and Queensland University Technology School of Justice professor Michael Flood.
Flood urged participants to reframe the issue of domestic and family violence so that the perpetrators were far more visible and accountable, and doing so enabled the formation of data about gendered violence, who perpetrated it and why they did it.
Attendee and Ridley college associate lecturer the Rev. Hannah Craven said it was heartening to see collaboration between churches, faith-based organizations and other community groups, working together for the same goal.
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