VOICES for Change 3
VOICES for Change 3: Tiddas Day Event The V.O.I.C.E.S for Change #3 project worked alongside young Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women and community members to develop age appropriate and culturally relevant digital and print resources for the prevention of violence. Zig Zag’s Sexual Assault and Housing Support teams collaborated with Sister’s [...]
The QLRC Review of Consent Laws and the Excuse of Mistake of Fact Report 2020
Zig Zag Young Women’s Resource Centre Inc are deeply disappointed in the findings of the Queensland Law Reform Commission’s (QLRC) Review on the operation of Queensland’s laws regarding consent and the excuse of ‘mistake of fact’, and how it applies to rape and sexual assault in Criminal Justice Proceedings. The QLRC recommendations are [...]
VOICES for Change
VOICES for Change In 2018, Zig Zag Young Women’s Resource Centre Inc was a successful recipient of Sexual Violence Prevention grant funding from the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women. The two-day digital storytelling workshop directly benefited young women who are survivors of sexual violence by providing a safe and supported [...]
Zig Zag is part of the Brisbane Southwest Support Service
The Brisbane Southwest Support Service is a formal partnership between four specialist sexual assault support and prevention services to provide free, confidential, culturally appropriate services to women and young women who have experienced sexual violence, and their families in the Brisbane Southwest Region. The Brisbane Southwest Support Service provides the following support services: [...]
“Get a Yes!” before Sexual Activity
Sexual Violence Awareness Month - Audio Program Have you ever thought about how important it is that people have a choice about being involved in sexual activity? Have you ever wondered what Consent is and why it is so important? Women say: "Get a Yes!" before Sexual Activity In October 2016 as [...]
Young women speak out
Speak Up. Speak Out. Young women from the African continent wanted to speak up and speak out on social issues affecting their lives, inspire social change and start a conversation with other young women. In 2016-17, Zig Zag Young Women’s Resource Centre Inc was a successful recipient of grant funding from Brisbane [...]
