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Immigrant Women’s Speakout has launched our newest resource:

Radio Plays about Domestic Violence in 9 Languages

Funded by the Law and Justice Foundation, these three plays aim to provide information about domestic/family violence in a format that is easily understood for women who may not be literate in their own language. These plays will be broadcast over SBS language radio programs and community radio stations, reaching women who may not be able to read. They cover the following issues:

• Domestic Violence – What You Can Do About It
  • This play focuses on outlining what Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs) are and the court support services that a woman can access when she applies for an AVO.
• What are the ‘Family Violence Provisions’ (FVP)?
  • The FVP play illustrates how women who have been sponsored to come to Australia by a spouse do not need to remain in a violent relationship with their sponsor for fear of their visa status. The play summarises the role of FVP and who can apply.
• What is the ‘Staying Home Leaving Violence’ (SHLV) program?
  • This play begins by outlining the concerns of a mother who is worried about the impact leaving home has had on her two small children. The SHLV play then aims to inform women experiencing DV/FV about the choice to stay in their own home and the comprehensive support available to do so safely.

 Community workers throughout NSW have reviewed the scripts to ensure that the language used is culturally and linguistically appropriate, easy to understand and natural sounding. Through role-playing and multiple layers of editing, we hope that these plays can be well-understood by a greater audience of women. Women who speak Arabic, Dari, Dinka, Khmer, Krio, Mandarin, Somali, Sudanese Arabic and Vietnamese will be able to access information about what DV/FV is, how they can get help, support available to them and numbers to call. Voice actors at SBS are currently have recorded these plays and they were launched on 1st December 2010.