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VicAVP Admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:32:00 +0000

VicAVP (Anti-Violence Project of Victoria Inc.)
By Greg Adkins | View on Facebook

The Anti-Violence Project of Victoria Inc. (VicAVP) is the peak GLBT community organisation in Victoria leading discussion on violence and its impacts within and against the community state-wide. We’re volunteer based and not-for-profit and reach our 15th year of operation on January 20th, 2012. AVP is endorsed by the Australian Tax Office for Charity Tax Concession and classed as a Charitable Organisation.
Three great projects underway:-
(1) Violence reporting through our website http://anti... See full description

Pink Dot 18 June 2011

VicAVP Admin — Tue, 17 May 2011 06:01:49 +0000

Emma Thompson ‘Imagine’ – Endangered Species

VicAVP Admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:51:16 +0000

Emma show us how to care for people she has never met and who’s lives she will never experience. So many of us only think about ourselves. let’s follow her example and show others that we care about them and lead the change that will have them caring about others in return.

A message on homophobia

VicAVP Admin — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:59:02 +0000

A positive message about homophobia produced by Ernest South Africa.

“True Colours” – Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles

VicAVP Admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:20:17 +0000

Teen suicide tragedy worldwide

VicAVP Admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:22:09 +0000

Challenging homophobia from inside!

VicAVP Admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:00:19 +0000

UK guide for victims of hate-crime

VicAVP Admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:07:40 +0000

UK charity, Stonewall has launched its new plain English guide for victims of anti-gay hate crime. “Blow the Whistle on Gay Hate” explains what homophobic hate crime is, why hate crime should be reported and what to say when reporting it. Check-out the guide here!

The AVP will review this important guide with a view to contextualise it for the community here in Victoria. If you want to be part of the review process contact the AVP by clicking here or call 0407664442.

International Day Against Homophobia is coming

VicAVP Admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:45:41 +0000

Today around 80 countries in the world still criminalise homosexuality and condemn consensual same-sex acts with imprisonment. Of these, nine (Afghanistan, Iran, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates and Yemen) still have the death penalty. Discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation and gender identity is still not recognised formally by the member states of the United Nations (even though human rights mechanisms such as the Human Rights Committee have repeatedly condemned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity). This video comes care of ILGA.

How Hate Crime targets people.

VicAVP Admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:11:53 +0000

Hate Crime is not just a random even - its the deliberate targeting of an individual or a group of people because of who they are. Documenting this fact is this report of a New Year's Day hate crime attack against a lesbian in Buffalo, USA. Action against Hate Crime unites the GLBT community with other communities of multicultural origin or various faiths who also experience crime rooted in a hatred for their sexuality, religious beliefs or multicultural backgrounds.