Violent lives and silenced voices
As White Ribbon Day approaches, Australia listens as women are given a voice to speak out against domestic and sexual violence. The voices of women in prison are rarely heard, and yet up to 98% are survivors of intimate and systemic violence. Often, this violence against them, leads them to a recurring cycle of crime, prison and recidivism as their self-worth and identities are diminished. Traditional prisons are based on a patriarchal system which is centuries old and – by its very nature – maintains the cycle of abuse and the silence.
Prominent barrister, Heather Stokes, has represented many women in the criminal justice system. Join Heather; women with lived criminal experience and prominent panellists including: Anna Kemp, Katrina Power, Bernie McGinnes, and well-known Women’s prison activist, Debbie Kilroy, as they give this disempowered group in Australian society a fair hearing.
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This event is co-presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and Seeds of Affinity, and sponsored by the Adelaide White Ribbon Day Breakfast Committee.
FREE registration, Violent lives and silenced voices: criminalised women speak
20 November, 6pm
Allan Scott Auditorium, University of South Australia
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