Violence in the home, particularly violence against women, affects households across Australia. Women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities are less likely to report this violence. To break down these barriers, Reeta is working with two local councils to develop programs that engage with Indian families to open a dialogue on family violence. The program aims to nurture and support women to break the silence of loneliness, connecting them with other community...

Sutapa Howlader (Community Development) talks about at her projects in Fiji, Palestine, impoverished boroughs of London and closer to home in the Northern Territory to examine what worked and why? Can they be recreated, and how can community planning and development really reflect community needs? This lecture is presented as part of the Arts and Planning Forum 2013. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Refugees have a huge cultural distance to cover on arrival in Australia – a transition that generates a demand for knowledge of information that we take for granted. Offering peer support training and free call mobile phones to small groups of refugee women is lowering communication barriers and strengthening communities. Dr Dennis Wollersheim is from the Department of Health Information Management at La Trobe University. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for...

Jemima Richards (a founder of Kinglake Firefox) tells her story of surviving the 2009 Black Saturday fires in Victoria, and the relief and recovery efforts of her organisation. Recorded on 25th July, 2010. The address was the 2010 Kerferd Oration. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Rev Tim Costello (CEO of World Vision Australia) talks about placing global poverty on the national agenda. The global financial crisis, terrorism, conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan and parts of Africa, climate change and extreme poverty, demand our attention. This address was given as the 2009 Kerferd Oration, at the Beechworth Campus of La Trobe University. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Rt Hon Mike Moore (Former Prime Minister of New Zealand) discusses the way to reduce world poverty, and how the business sector can contribute significantly to ending world poverty. Mike Moore was Director General of the World Trade Organisation from September 1999 until August 2002, and was Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1990. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of La Trobe University. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.