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Sep 21 – Mar 22 WWDA News

March 28, 2022

Purple background with white text: WWDA Newsletter
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Violence and Safety
Disability Royal Commission public hearing 17 (part 2) starts on Monday 28th March.

March 26, 2022

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CSW 66 International Disability Alliance-led Joint Statement

March 24, 2022

An image of the International Disability Alliance logo. On a white background, blue text reads "IDA International Disability Alliance." An illustration of multiple blue ovals in different shades is next to the text.
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Register now for our First Nations Women & Gender Diverse People With Disabilities Yarning Circle!

March 21, 2022

On a lilac background, an illustration of a young Blackfulla with red Afro-textured hair is wearing a yellow shirt, purple shorts and white sneakers. They are holding a phone and spinning an orange basketball on one finger. Black text reads "aye cuz! whatchu doin'? wanna come to this deadly yarn? here's the info!" In a red bubble, white text reads "Come yarn with WWDA, FPDN and NATSIWA about what's important to you and what needs to change as First Nations women and gender diverse people with disabilities! Our yarn will help us set up a First Nations Advisory Group at WWDA. Join us on Zoom Friday April 8 2022. NSW/ACT/VIC/QLD/TAS: 6:30-8:30pm. NT/SA: 6-8pm. WA: 4:30-6:30pm." Below in Black text reads "See you there!" The WWDA, NATSIWA and FPDN logos are at the bottom.
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WWDA Youth Podcast with Ana Pike, Tasmanian Disability Advocate – Now available!

March 21, 2022

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Human Rights
MEDIA RELEASE: Four Corners Guardianship Expose Reveals the Stark Reality of Many Women With Disabilities

March 15, 2022

On a dark purple background, a lilac heading reads "Abolish Violent Guardianship Law." Beneath this heading in smaller font is text that reads "Guardianship law enables disability-specific lawful violence against women with disabilities." At the bottom of the image, on top of a lilac semi-circle, is the illustration of a disabled woman using a red wheelchair and protesting. She has Brown skin, shoulder-length navy hair, and is wearing a yellow shirt with blue waves, a red skirts with yellow waves, and yellow shoes. She is holding a red megaphone with one hand and raising her first with the other. In the bottom left-hand corner of the image is the purple WWDA logo.
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Leadership and Participation
WWDA NGO CSW Presentation on Our Site Recording Now Available!

March 15, 2022

Light purple background, dark green UN Women logo, with the text 14-25 March 2022, CSW66, Commission on the status of women. Purple text underneath reads Our Site: Empowering women and girls with disability through co-design. Date 15th march 2022, Time: 3pm AEST, 12pm EST.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Gender and climate change: Australian NGOs stand up for greater support and role for women facing environmental risks

March 14, 2022

On a dark green background, the hashtag #CSW66 is written in white text on a light green rectangle.
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Leadership and Participation
Leadership Statement Launch Webinar – Recording Now Available!

March 11, 2022

Background with pastel blue, purple and pinks. In the top left is the WWDA LEAD Project Logo: which is pale purple circle with text "LEAD" and the WWDA logo. Around the logo are two women representing diversity and different disabilities in colourful clothes. Main text reads: ‘WWDA LEAD. Leadership Statement Launch. International Women’s Day. Tuesday 8 March 2022.’
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Leadership and Participation
MEDIA RELEASE: Women with Disabilities Australia launches Leadership Statement to challenge ideas and definitions of ‘leadership’.

March 7, 2022

Background with pastel blue, purple and pinks. In the top left is the WWDA LEAD Project Logo: which is pale purple circle with text "LEAD" and the WWDA logo. Around the logo are two women representing diversity and different disabilities in colourful clothes. Main text reads: ‘WWDA LEAD. Leadership Statement Launch. International Women’s Day. Tuesday 8 March 2022.’
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Violence and Safety
Change starts with your story

March 3, 2022

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Leadership and Participation
WWDA is presenting at the NGO CSW Forum on Our Site and co-design

March 2, 2022

Light purple background, dark green UN Women logo, with the text 14-25 March 2022, CSW66, Commission on the status of women. Purple text underneath reads Our Site: Empowering women and girls with disability through co-design. Date 15th march 2022, Time: 3pm AEST, 12pm EST.
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Government Laws, Policy and Advocacy
Key disability advocacy groups join with ACOSS to urge the Government to act on the DSP Senate Inquiry Report

February 24, 2022

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Join our WWDA LEAD Peer Networking-Impacts of Covid-19, March 16

February 23, 2022

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Leadership and Participation
Meet the new WWDA President – Jess White! 

February 23, 2022

Black and white photo of Jess White.
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Violence and Safety
Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence Webinar – Recording Now Available

February 21, 2022

On a light purple background, dark purple text reads "Young Women and Non-Binary People's Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia." In a purple box above the text is the date in white font, reading 17.02.2022, and in another purple box below the main text is white font that reads "Hosted by AWAVA, WWDA, NATSIWA, and WESNET." The logos for each organisation is in the top left of the image.
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Meet WWDA’s National Alliance Policy Advisory Group (PAG) Members!

February 18, 2022

A collage of headshots of 11 WWDA PAG members, as well as the WWDA logo and white text that reads "WWDA's National PAG". Individual image descriptions for each headshot are available on the webpage.
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Violence and Safety
WWDA collaborates with AWAVA and NATSIWA to launch Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia

February 17, 2022

Purple background with the text ‘Report Launch: Young Women & Non-Binary People’s Experiences of GBV across Australia. Thursday 17 February 1pm AEDT’. A light green flower on the right with a purple text inside saying “Save the date”. An purple image of people at the bottom with the logos of AWAVA, WWDA, NATSIWA and WESTNET
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Leadership and Participation
WWDA presents at the Global Disability Summit on Our Site website and co-design

February 16, 2022

Global Disability Summit logo.
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Employment and Education
Leadership and Participation
WWDA LEAD Scholarships NOW OPEN!

February 16, 2022

[Image: Pink square tile background. In the middle is the WWDA LEAD Scholarships logo with an illustration of two women wearing graduation gowns and hats on either side, representing disability and diversity. Text reads: 'LEAD Scholarship Open', "Learn, Share, Lead".]
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