GCA-DV hosts its first ever National Domestic Violence Conference in Auckland, New Zealand on 1st - 3rd of September 2011

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 19, 2011 --

The 1st New Zealand National Domestic Violence Conference is scheduled to be held in Auckland on the 1st - 3rd of Septyember, 2011. The event is the first national conference ever hosted by the Global Coalition Against Domestic Violence in New Zealand. It's designed to be the largest national gathering of community based groups, government and non-government agencies who are all devoted to highlighting and showcasing successful programs in the area of domestic violence, with the united goal of eradicating domestic violence in society through the empowerment of people and workers in the field of Domestic Violence. The conference will focus on increasing awareness of programs being delivered throughout New Zealand and some parts of the world. Among the featured speakers are experts from Australia, Thailand, Philippines, UK as well as many national identities. Ms. Brenda Campbell, Manager of Napier Women's Refuge, Inc who will be one of the featured local speaker at the conference stated that, ' One in three women in New Zealand are, at some point in their lifetime, became victims of domestic violence in the home whether it be emotional, verbal, physical or psychological abuse'.

Although New Zealand had a representative during the 2010 Global DV Conference, there was no presentation on current, ongoing domestic violence programs that exist in New Zealand at this global event. At the culmination of the 2010 Global Domestic Violence Conference in Kuala Lumpur, it was decided that national conferences will be established in different countries. It was decided that the network needs to share with New Zealanders and others, the information that has been collected over the years. Hence, it has been agreed to develop a national conference in Auckland which will encompass international and local speakers, on issues and successful programs in the field of domestic violence.

One of the speakers who will be presenting at the conference will be Mr. Hughie Pepper, an Indigenous Australian whom co-presented a keynote with Dr. Chris Laming of Monash University on 'Engaging Australian Indigenous Men to Stop Violence at the global conference last November 2010. Hughie Pepper is an Aboriginal man of the Gunnai Kurnai people of Gippsland. By developing programs in conjunction with others whilst taking a holistic approach to combating domestic violence within his community, Mr. Pepper outlined his work that bridges and links two worlds, the Koorie and non-aboriginal people in his area. Moreover the Global Coalition against Domestic Violence (GCA-DV) chairperson, Ms. Maria Liza Edubas from the Philippines is also one of the featured guest speaker, taking into account the increasing number of migrant Filipino women in the country.

We also encourage grassroots communities to participate and present their existing, successful programs during the event. Papers are now being called for with the first closing date on the 25th of February 2011. To further ensure the continuous success of the conference, a local working group is being established to advise the coalition on correct adherence to cultural equilibrium. Furthermore, one (1) New Zealand applicant is being sought for to form an international working group for the staging of the 2013 global conference. At this point in time, no country has been chosen for this event yet and as such the working group would be responsible for nominating and choosing the next host country for the global conference.

This event will spotlight many of this country's most successful programs which will provide a unique opportunity to see the power of people networking together in one place, at one time with similar goals. In creating new strategies or programs it usually takes time, manpower and yes, that thing called money. Because of our limited networking opportunities, more than likely your idea has been tried and implemented somewhere in the world and either has been adopted or discarded.

The conference may or may not save you or your organization time, money and manpower however, one thing the event guarantees is the opportunity to enlarge your network and information base thus empowering the delegates to make greater informed decisions. Furthermore it has been proven time and time again that events such as this empowers and reinvigorates workers with new ideas and with enthusiasm, with a greater feeling of support and contacts that may be utilised for the betterment of their own or local community. With the invention of the internet, affordability and comfort in international travel has brought the world closer to everybody's doorstep and afforded networking opportunities like this to take place. With all this in mind, we invite you to not only join the network but to actively participate in the event.

For more information, please visit http://ica-dv.webs.com or send us an e-mail at liza@sosmedicaltourism.com

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