Respectful Relationships News
Everyone in our community deserves to be respected, valued and treated equally. We know that changes in attitudes and behaviours can be achieved when positive attitudes, behaviours and equality are embedded in our education settings.
Respectful Relationships is about embedding a culture of respect and equality across our entire community, from our classrooms to staffrooms, sporting fields, fetes and social events. This approach leads to positive impacts on students' academic outcomes, their mental health, classroom behaviour, and relationships between teachers and students.
Together, we can lead the way in saying yes to respect and equality, and creating genuine and lasting change so that every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
The EDSC Respectful Relationships Pledge:
"All members of our school community have a responsibility to stand up against family violence and the misuse of gender power and control. We foster relationships that are respectful, caring and fair."
If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic violence the following services are available
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger call 000 and ask for the police.
For non-urgent help, please contact:
- 1800RESPECT: The national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. Phone and online services available 24/7.
- Doncare: (03) 9856 1500
- Eastern Domestic Violence Service (EDVOS): (03) 9259 4200
- Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre: 1800 015 188
- Thorne Harbour Health support for the LGBTIQA+ community: (03) 9865 6700
- Migrant Information Centre support for people from diverse cultural backgrounds: (03) 9285 4888
- inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence at (03) 9413 6500
- Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491
- Eastern Community Legal Centre: 1300 325 200
More resources/agencies can be found on our Wellbeing, Engagement and Positive Futures page of the East Doncaster Secondary College website
https://www.eastdonsc.vic.edu.au/wellbeing-engagement-positive-futures
Diversity and RRRR Calendar dates
Term 2
May – Mental Health Awareness Month
17th May - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia & Transphobia (IDAHOBiT)
26th May – National Sorry Day
June- Pride Month
20th June- World Refugee Day
IDAHOBiT Day
International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), is held annually on the May 17. IDAHOBIT was started on May 17, 1990, when the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.
Events on this day help to educate people and raise awareness for the work still needed to combat discrimination.
City of Boroondara Activities – IDAHOBIT Day
Skittles Program
Open to young people aged 13 to 18 that identify from the LGBQTIA+ community, this support group will run term 2 and 4 for a fun, relaxed and supportive group which will include activities, workshops and group discussion.
For more information including how to join, see our Join a youth program page.
Rainbow Storytime sessions
As part of IDAHOBIT week, our usual Storytime sessions at the Kew, Ashburton and Camberwell Libraries will be reading stories that celebrate LGBTIQ+ communities and characters.
These sessions will take place on the following days:
- Rainbow Storytime, 11am to 11:45am, Monday 16 May, Kew Library
- Rainbow Storytime, 11am to 11:45am, Thursday 19 May, Ashburton Library
- Rainbow Storytime, 11am to 11:45am, Friday 20 May, Camberwell Library
LGBTQIA+ Resources/Events
Minus18
ENTER THE CHAT: Queers in Conversation with Minus18
Join your Minus18 LGBTQIA+ youth community at a very special digital event in honour of IDAHOBIT – Enter the Chat: Queers in Conversation!
This event will see a panel of incredible young LGBTQIA+ icons discuss topics chosen by none other than YOU, our LGBTQIA+ youth community. Topics will range all the way from affirming stories to eye-opening realisations – and of course, it's an opportunity to celebrate your identity with your Minus18 community!
Alongside this panel of extremely special guests there will also be some prideful prize giveaways!
KEY INFO
- DATE: Thursday 11 May
- TIME: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
- LOCATION: Zoom Webinar (12-19 only) and Facebook Live
- COST: FREE!
- AGE: 12 - 19
✨ PANELLISTS ✨
We'll be joined by three queer ICONS for a facilitated panel discussion centring on queer joy and euphoria!
- El Chaston (they/them) – Athlete and Collingwood AFLW player
- Tallulah Brown (they/she/he) – Gomeroi and South West Asian artist and content creator
- Dominic Thattil (he/him) – Diversity and inclusion advocate, writer, speaker and actor
Link to tickets:
It's IDAHOBIT season, so let's hang out!
Every year on May 17, we celebrate IDAHOBIT, the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination. It's a chance for the whole community to build LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and to stand out against discrimination.
It's also a chance for us to bring our LGBTQIA+ community together and host a hang out!
Join us at the Victorian Pride Centre for an afternoon of activities, music, new friends, and pride fun times. Our Minus18 Young Leaders will be designing all the activities at this event, so you know it's going to be EPIC.
KEY INFO
- Saturday 13 May 2023
- 2pm to 4:30pm
- Victorian Pride Centre, St Kilda
- Ages 12 to 19 only
- Tickets are FREE - registrations essential!
✨ ACTIVITIES ✨
- LGBTree – An affirmation wall where you can write a positive note for you or your community and share it with pride!
- Build a badge – Make your own badge to wear on the day and take home with you. The badge could show your pronouns, your favourite saying, or even your own drawing!
- Craft Photobooth – Make your own props with the largest selection of craft materials you've ever seen. Then, gather your pals (old and new) and strike a pose in front of the backdrop with your new creations!
ACCESS
- Wheelchair accessible
- Youth workers on-site
- Quiet space available
- All gender & accessible bathrooms
- Alcohol, drug, vape and smoke-free event
Tickets available through this link:
For more events please visit
https://www.minus18.org.au/events
Manningham Council Events
IDAHOBIT Day Celebration
Wednesday, 17 May 202310.00 to 11.00 am
699 Doncaster Road Doncaster VIC 3108
Join us this IDAHOBIT as we take a stand against LGBTQIA+ discrimination.
Hear from a panel of community members and Manningham staff as they discuss what we can all do to support LGBTQIA+ people to feel safe, engaged and empowered.
The panel discussion will be followed by a flag raising in front of the Civic Centre.
Light refreshments will be provided. Bookings not required.
Manningham Civic Awards
Time to recognise a local star in our community
Do you know someone in our community working to make Manningham a better place?
Whether it’s the parent who comes to help out at the footy on the weekends or a local committee member, we want to hear the stories of those working to improve our local community.
You can nominate in five categories:
- Citizen of the Year
- Young Citizen of the Year
- Doreen Stoves Volunteer of the Year
- Sports Volunteer of the Year
- Community Organisation of the Year.
Nominations for the 2023 Manningham Civic Awards are open until Monday 10 July
Unfinished Business exhibition
Manningham Art Gallery commencing Wednesday 24 May
The Unfinished Business exhibition reveals the stories of 30 First Nations people with disability.
Their deeply personal stories are complex and intertwined with Australia’s political and social history, which has resulted in today’s unacceptably high rates of disability in Australia’s First Nations communities. This was a collaborative project between participants and Artist and Social Documentarian, Belinda Mason Knierim OAM.
With thanks to Australian Museum for loaning Unfinished Business to Manningham.
Warning: First Nations Peoples should be aware that this exhibition contains images, voices, or names of deceased persons.
Inclusive International Day of Families
An inclusive performance of dance and music to celebrate the unique and amazing talent of people with disabilities and diverse needs
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/inclusive-international-day-of-families-tickets-609036032167
FREE EVENT Date: 20 May, 2023 Saturday
Time: 3 pm onwards
Venue: Performance Centre, Doncaster Secondary College, 123 Church Road, Doncaster 3108.
We are celebrating Inclusive International Day of Families with a Difference!
Join us for an afternoon of music and dance, primarily led and performed by people with disabilities and those with diverse needs; help us in removing barriers for social inclusion and celebrate the diversity within and among families.
This free event will be a showcase of talents of e.motion21 dancers (Inclusion Foundation for people with Down Syndrome), para dancing by Dance & Roll (Winner of Darebin Community Award), Keys of Life (Sharing instrumental music socially), High St Bells Choir (Singing for Joy), Bollywood dance troupe of SESTAA and REAL Inc. participants and many more talented performers.
The venue is fully accessible and Auslan interpreter will be available.
SESTAA (www.sestaa.org) is a local community organisation based in Bulleen, Victoria.
This event is supported by Manningham Council.
RR Book of the Week
This mischievous Malaysian-set novel is an adventure featuring family, ghosts and local gods - from Hugo Award winning novelist Zen Cho.
Her grandmother may be dead, but she's not done with life . . . yet.
As Jessamyn packs for Malaysia, it’s not a good time to start hearing a bossy voice in her head. Broke, jobless and just graduated, she’s abandoning America to return ‘home’. But she last saw Malaysia as a toddler – and is completely unprepared for its ghosts, gods and her eccentric family’s shenanigans.
Jess soon learns her ‘voice’ belongs to Ah Ma, her late grandmother. She worshipped the Black Water Sister, a local deity. And when a business magnate dared to offend her goddess, Ah Ma swore revenge. Now she’s decided Jess will help, whether she wants to or not.
As Ah Ma blackmails Jess into compliance, Jess fights to retain control. But her irrepressible relative isn’t going to let a little thing like death stop her, when she can simply borrow Jess’s body to make mischief. As Jess is drawn ever deeper into a world of peril and family secrets, getting a job becomes the least of her worries.
‘This may be Zen Cho's best work yet’ – Karen Lord, author of The Best of All Possible Worlds‘
A compelling and deftly written ghost story' – Kate Elliott, author of Cold Magic
Rebecca James
Respectful Relationships Coordinator