Safe Schools are Effective Schools
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Safe Schools are Effective Schools is a resource published by the Victorian Department of Education in 2006. The resource gives advice on how to develop safe and effective learning environments, free from bullying and harassment. It also includes case studies from schools who have developed good practice.
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Ausgender - Trans* Support Group and Website
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Ausgender is a new community based support and social group for the Transgendered and Transsexual community. It aims to offer support, information and a safe social environment for members to interact. Based in Melbourne, but services and support structures extend to all other states within Australia (and overseas).
The new website is open to the Trans community and the broader community in general. It contains useful resources, advice and guidance.
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Stories of people living with HIV/AIDS
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A fantastic new resource produced by People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) Victoria. ‘Changing Voices’ is a book and a DVD produced to tell the stories of HIV Positive people. You can view the stories online too.
You can see the stories at the PLWHA website and the book will be available soon.
It’s an incredible achievement for all involved, both for PLWHA Vic and for the HIV positive speakers who have the courage to step up, speak out and challenge the shame and stigma around HIV.
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Well Proud
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Well Proud draws on national and international research on the health and wellbeing of GLBTI people and on guidelines for GLBTI-sensitive practice and service delivery that have been developed here and overseas. The guide provides evidence-based recommendations aimed at supporting services to be more responsive to issues related to sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex conditions. It includes additional recommendations for specific health care settings, and for subgroups within the GLBTI population that have specific health and wellbeing needs.
Download pdf below or email r.ward@latrobe.edu.au for a hard copy.
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Pride 2010
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Rainbow Network Victoria was proud to march with students from schools across Victoria at Pride 2010 here in Melbourne. We were particularly pleased to be joined by boys in uniform from Melbourne High School, together with their school banner and principal!
Other schools represented by either students or teachers were Croydon Secondary College, Mac.Robertson Girls High School, Northcote High School, Methodist Ladies College and Princes Hill Secondary College. Thanks for coming, and thanks to all the people who cheered us on!
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