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Watching this homophobic motion at the City of Casey with interest. We at the AVP believe any government funding to local government should be contingent on policies and practices free of discrimination based on race, religion, sexuality or gender. Period.

Want to voice your opinion?
Cr Mick Morland (Mayor) mmorland@casey.vic.gov.au
Cr Geoff Abblett gablett@casey.vic.gov.au
Cr Susan Serey sserey@casey.vic.gov.au
Cr Rafal Kaplon rkaplon@casey.vic.gov.au
Cr Gary Rowe growe@casey.vic.gov.au
Cr Amanda Stapledon astapledon@casey.vic.gov.au
Cr Damien Rosario drosario@casey.vic.gov.au
Cr Wayne Smith wsmith@casey.vic.gov.au
Cr Sam Aziz saziz@casey.vic.gov.au
Cr Louise Berkelmans (Deputy Mayor) lberkelmans@casey.vic.gov.au
and the proposer of the motion…
Cr Rosalie Crestani rcrestani@casey.vic.gov.au

Please cc the Anti-Violence Project of Victoria (vicavp@antiviolence.info) into your emails and forward any response received.

Liberal candidate Aaron Lane’s offensive tweets lead to the Anti-Violence Project calling for a generational bipartisan state wide policy response from the Victorian government to prejudice in all its forms.

// August 1st, 2014 // No Comments » // Media discussion, Within Australia, Within Victoria

We look forward to a response to this individual alongside a policy commitment to deliver a generational bipartisan state wide policy response to prejudice in all its forms.

http://m.theage.com.au/victoria/liberal-candidate-aaron-lane-summoned-to-explain-offensive-tweets-20140801-zz90v.html

Being Gay In Australia: Are We Really OK With It? | newmatilda.com

// July 17th, 2014 // No Comments » // Media discussion, Within Australia, Within Victoria

Joseph Scales unpacks the progress our society has made on homophobia, in the light of Ian Thorpe’s coming out. The result is a reality check.
https://newmatilda.com/2014/07/17/being-gay-australia-are-we-really-ok-it

Miranda Devine’s Latest Column Is Titled ‘NRL Bosses Are Totally Gay’. It Doesn’t Get Much Better From There. | Junkee

// May 9th, 2014 // No Comments » // Media discussion, Sport, Within Victoria

Ben Jenkins unpacks Miranda Devine’s Latest Column entitled ‘NRL Bosses Are Totally Gay’. It doesn’t get much better from there, he says and we agree.

http://junkee.com/miranda-devines-latest-column-is-titled-nrl-bosses-are-totally-gay-it-doesnt-get-much-better-from-there/33817

AFL spreads word on homophobic vilification | theage.com.au

// January 19th, 2014 // No Comments » // Media discussion, Sport, Within Australia, Within Victoria

http://m.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-spreads-word-on-homophobic-vilification-20140118-311rh.html

White Ribbon Day today!

// November 25th, 2013 // No Comments » // Media discussion, Within Australia, Within Victoria

White Ribbon Day today. Join us at the march in Melbourne today!

http://www.whiteribbon.org.au/about

Tim Hunter writes about homophobic experiences at a Prahran hotel – TheVine

// September 28th, 2013 // No Comments » // Incidents, Media discussion, Within Victoria

Tim Hunter writes about homophobic experiences at a Prahran hotel. Has change arrived or is our response more immediate and coordinated – Read Tim’s views in TheVine
http://m.thevine.com.au/#article/265970

An innocent woman slain. Where’s the public outcry? | theage.com.au

// July 27th, 2013 // No Comments » // Media discussion, Within Australia, Within Victoria

Just as The Age newspaper is right to claim “An innocent woman slain. Where’s the public outcry?”, homophobic violence and prejudice motivated crime, too, remains free of broad public discourse and reflection.

http://m.theage.com.au/national/an-innocent-woman-slain-wheres-the-public-outcry-20130726-2qpw7.html

While racist taunts shame our police force according to the Herald Sun, cultural change in gay community relations has progressed well.

// July 27th, 2013 // No Comments » // Media discussion, Within Victoria

While racist taunts shame our police force, according to the Herald Sun, cultural change in gay community relations has progressed well. What is there to learn from new policing around LGBTI community and can this be rejected into the issues raised by the Herald Sun?

http://m.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/racist-taunts-shame-our-police-force/story-fni0ffsx-1226686574313

Savage attack, robbery in Wellington St Collingwood

// June 28th, 2013 // No Comments » // Incidents, Media discussion, Within Victoria

Police appeal for witnesses of this assault to come forward.

http://m.theage.com.au/victoria/theft-not-the-motive-in-savage-attack-20130627-2oyc8.html

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City of Casey councillor Rosalie Crestani defends proposal to ban LGBTI promotion : Star Observer