“I hear politicians making noble and well-meaning requests for cultural change, but … Cultural change might take decades: now is the time to act; now is the time to stop this terrible cycle of violence; now is the time to impose change.”

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For more on this, have a look at ‘Rethinking Primary Prevention’, a white paper Michael Salter and I developed over the past year. It doesn’t hold all the answers, but it’s a start. We need to shake things up and think big. jesshill.substack.com/p/rethinking-p…

Excellent work from Jess Hill here: jesshill.substack.com/p/rethinking-p…

No words.

When victim survivors ask for a response from the State they deserve an adequate one.

Waving a piece of paper and asking a highly dangerous perpetrator not to harm you is not adequate.

How many times will a woman be murdered and we hear:
She had an IVO
He was out on bail

Accountability IS prevention.

It cannot just be about teaching a new generation different values and *hope* we get it right.

Accountability falls to the legal system and to values of society. This can change now.
#ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls

So this is interesting for anyone working in prevention. Michael Salter and Jess Hill on the problems with focusing too narrowly on changing gender norms as the the key to ending violence against women. Recommend a read jesshill.substack.com/p/rethinking-p…

🧵Here's why this matters - a lot: victims of rape and sexual assault consistently tell us that in the aftermath of assault, they need support. They need to be believed. They often want and need justice - through accountability for the perpetrator.

Thanks Mon!

On asking more from industry: 'The notion that 13- and 14-year-old boys should change their ways ...but those sitting in corporate suites with huge sums flowing into their personal bank account have no responsibility, seems deeply inequitable.' (4)

On taking on industry & asking more of them: 'Violence prevention frameworks ....have been reluctant to tackle wealthy industries that are profiting from violence against women, such as pornography and the multi-billion dollar alcohol and gambling industries.' (3)

On advocacy, or the lack thereof, from our prevention sector: 'Where is the broader prevention focus on changing bad laws, and fighting for policy changes that will have a material impact on the lives of families and individuals most at risk?' (2)

Insights from Jess Hill & Michael Salter paper on so called 'primary prevention' of #VAW . 'We believe it is time for well-funded & generously staffed prevention agencies to expand their approach to prevention, and work more closely with the frontline.' (1) jesshill.substack.com/p/rethinking-p…

The girl behind the photo. A reminder that Palestinians killed by Israel are not just numbers or white shrouds. They were once smiling 5 year olds who once hoped for peace. ✌🏽 💔😞