Timeline - Ethnic communities
Let's Talk videos providing information in many languages (Arabic, Cantonese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malayalam, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Sinhala, Spanish/Español, Tagalog, Tamil and Vietnamese) for people in New Zealand about how to prevent and respond to sexual violence launched by Shama Ethnic Women's Trust
Ethnic Communities Network launched
Family Violence (Amendments) Act 2018 passed. Part 1 (amendments to Bail Act 2000), Part 3 (amendments to Crimes Act 1961) and Part 5 (amendments to the Evidence Act 2006) in force on 3 December 2018. The parts in force on 3 December 2018 introduce the new offences of strangulation or suffocation, coerced marriage or civil union, and assault on family member, and prioritise victim safety in bail decisions and enable video evidence. Other parts of the act come into force on 1 July 2019
Minors (Court Consent to Relationships) Legislation Act 2018 passed, requiring 16 and 17 year olds to apply to the Family Court for approval to marry or enter a civil union. Commenced 14 August 2018
ACC invests $1.3m funding over 3 years in Gandhi Nivas to support counselling expertise in working with men who are perpetrators of family violence
'Break Free' handbook (Shakti Youth, 2017) for migrant and refugee youth experiencing family violence published
Culture: No excuse for abuse booklet published by Shakti and It's not OK Campaign
- Breaking the silence but keeping secrets: what young people want to address sexual violence (Woodley, Davis & Metzger. Auckland Sexual Abuse HELP Foundation in partnership with Tu Wahine Trust, 2013) published
- Shakti Migrant & Refugee Women’s Support Group established in Melbourne, Australia
- Multi-agency statement on a collaborative responce to actual and potential forced marriage signed
Purple dandelion: a Muslim woman's struggle against violence and oppression (Sultana & Nair. Exisle, 2011) published. Documents the history of Shakti
- Research (bibliography and case studies) on family violence prevention and intervention with migrant and refugee communities (Levine et al. MSD & MWA, 2011 and Levine & Benkert. MSD & MWA, 2011) pubiished
- Changes to improve access to the Victims of Domestic Violence (VDV) immigration policy announced by Department of Labour
- Shakti opens Wellington office
Victims of Domestic Violence immigration policy first implemented by Department of Labour. Criteria enhanced in 2009
First refuge/safehouse for Asian/ethnic minority women in NZ established by Shakti Asian Women’s Support Group