2024 Conference Papers
Keynote 1: Patty Kinnersley, CEO, Our Watch
Keynote 3: Dr Leisa Aitken
Keynote 5: Alex Dentener The Men’s Project – an initiative of Jesuit Social Services
Man-Box-fact-sheet_The-Man-Box-and-violence-against-women.pdf
Violence-supportive-attitudes-and-viewing-violent-pornography.pdf
Understanding-intimate-partner-violence-and-sexual-harrassment.pdf
How-have-social-pressure-and-personal-beliefs-about-masculinity-changed.pdf
What-messages-do-Australian-men-perceive-about-masculinity-and-which-messages-do-they-agree.pdf
“If we do not put perpetrators in the picture, we miss the opportunity to describe what is taking place, hold perpetrators accountable, examine the social conditions that make that use of violence possible and address these conditions.”
— Flood & Dembele: Putting perpetrators in the picture
“There are numerous stories of rape and sexual violence in the Bible. ..Scholar Phyllis Trible called these “texts of terror”. While they need to be handled with great care, they can provide powerful examples of male abuse of power holding up a mirror to our own culture and society.”
— Robyn Whitaker
“At the heart of our team’s work is the belief that Christ died for all and, in reconciling things all to Himself, we have a role to play in His Kingdom being recognisable, experienced, and lived on earth as in Heaven.”