Patricia Giles Centre for Non-Violence

Happy Pride Month 🌈

Pride is a time to celebrate the strength, diversity, and resilience of LGBTQIA+ communities, and to honour the ongoing journey toward equality, safety, and inclusion.

It’s also a reminder that visibility matters. Everyone deserves to be seen, respected, and able to live freely as their authentic selves.

Pride is both celebration and reflection, recognising progress while continuing to build communities where everyone belongs.



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Security comes in many forms. Sometimes it's the protection provided by trusted security professionals. Sometimes it's the warmth of a hand-knitted jumper made with love.

Thanks to Kay, the mum of a Crown Security team member, children supported by our services will be wrapped in warmth this winter. Kay has lovingly knitted and donated a collection of beautiful jumpers, with each stitch reflecting her kindness and generosity. It's a wonderful extension of the support we receive from Crown Security, whose ongoing partnership helps create safe environments for the families we serve.

For children and families experiencing difficult circumstances, small acts of kindness can have a lasting impact. These beautiful jumpers will provide not only warmth during the colder months, but also a reminder that their community cares.

We're incredibly grateful to Kay for sharing her time and talent, and to Crown Security for their continued support of our organisation and the people we support.

Thank you for helping wrap our community in both safety and care.

Every victim-survivor's experience of family and domestic violence is unique. For LGBTIQA+ communities, those experiences can be shaped by additional barriers, misconceptions and stigma.

The Pride in Respect Campaign has launched a powerful new podcast and video series that amplifies the voices of LGBTIQA+ victim-survivors and sector specialists. Through honest conversations and lived experience stories, the series challenges stigma, exposes realities, shares insights and helps build a safer, more informed community.

The Pride in Respect Campaign is a partnership between Living Proud, GRAI, TransFolk WA and WAAC, working together to strengthen support for LGBTIQA+ communities across Western Australia.

🎧 Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

AusAlert, Australia’s new emergency warning system, will be tested in June and July. During the test, phones and tablets will vibrate and make a loud siren‑like sound, even if they’re on silent.

If you use a hidden or safety device, please know there are simple steps you can take to stay safe.

Swipe through to learn:
▪ when the tests will happen
▪ what to do with a hidden device before and after the alert

Testing dates:
📍19 June 2026: Goomalling, WA (12pm)
📍27 July 2026: National test — all phones in Australia will get the alert at 12pm (WA time) - this includes those living in the community of Goomalling

If you’d like support preparing for the test, the team at Patricia Giles Centre for Non‑Violence is here to help you plan what feels safest. Call us on 9300 0340.

You can also contact 1800RESPECT or 13YARN for additional support.

Your safety and wellbeing are our priority.

For more information about the AusAlert test, visit: ausalert.gov.au

If you are in immediate danger, call 000.

Please share this post to help keep others safe.

Today we honour LGBTQI Domestic Violence Awareness Day.

The statistics in Australia are deeply concerning:
▪ 61% of LGBTQI people have experienced intimate partner violence
▪ Nearly half (49%) have experienced sexual assault
▪ LGBTQI people with disability experience even higher rates, with 81% reporting family violence

These numbers reflect the impact of stigma, discrimination, inequality, and prejudice - forces that should never shape someone’s safety or relationships.

To every LGBTQI person who has experienced family or domestic violence:
You are seen. You are believed. What happened to you is not your fault.
Your identity is valid, and your safety matters.

At the Patricia Giles Centre for Non‑Violence, we stand with survivors and commit to building communities where:
💜Affirmation replaces stigma
💜Equity replaces discrimination
💜Support replaces silence
💜Violence has no place

Everyone deserves to live free from fear.
Every LGBTQI person deserves safety, dignity, and love - every day.

📩 Stay connected with the latest in inclusive, accessible practice

Want to keep up to date with resources, training opportunities and insights on supporting people with disability experiencing family and domestic violence?

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Patricia Giles Centre for Non‑Violence acknowledges the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, and we recognise the enduring strength, culture, and wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

This National Reconciliation Week, we are All In.

We reaffirm our commitment to walking alongside First Nations communities -listening, learning, and taking meaningful action. Our work to create safety, dignity, and healing is inseparable from the pursuit of justice and cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, children, families, and communities.

Reconciliation takes all of us - every day.
And we remain committed to doing the work, together.

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Today, on National Sorry Day, we honour the strength and resilience of the Stolen Generations and acknowledge the deep and ongoing harm caused by the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

This year’s theme, From Sorry to Action, reminds us that words alone are not enough; we must be committed to taking action that shows respect, actively contributes to healing, and helps us move forward together.

Words matter but actions create change.
By working together, we move from apology to accountability, from recognition to real progress.

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The Modified Service Delivery workshop dates for June 2026 are available! Whether you work in the FDV or Disability sector, these sessions will help you build your skills to support people with disability by improving accessibility and having the tools to recognise and respond to FDV.

Don’t miss out— register today:
- For Disability Workers: https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-for-disability-workers-disability-and-family-and-domestic-violence-l89pegq6
- For FDV Workers: https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-for-fdv-workers-family-and-domestic-violence-and-disability-q9y46bqq

We’re excited to be part of SECCA’s upcoming Open Day as a guest speaker 💙

SECCA does incredible work supporting people with disability to build knowledge, confidence and autonomy in relationships, sexuality and wellbeing.

We’re looking forward to sharing insights from our Modified Service Delivery project and contributing to conversations about accessibility, inclusion and responding to experiences of violence for people with disability.

If you’re a professional, carer or service provider, this is a fantastic opportunity to connect, learn and explore practical approaches to inclusive practice.

We hope to see you there!