On 22 November, RLC's financial abuse team leader appeared on a panel alongside other subject matter experts to discuss responses to financial abuse.
This event was organised by Centre for Women’s Economic Safety, who is also coordinating Australias inaugural Economic Abuse Awareness Day.
Economic abuse, like other forms of coercive control, can look quite different from person to person as individual, social and cultural meanings change the context of money and relationships. Understanding these differences is key to designing flexible responses to economic abuse that can support the needs of diverse range of victim-survivors.
This session unpacked some of these differences and shared some of Australia’s most promising responses to economic abuse.
Panallests:
- Dr Supriya Singh - Author, Domestic Economic Abuse and Honorary Professor, RMIT
- Cathy Oddie - Lived experienced advocate
- Dr Roslyn Russell - Director of Research, Advocacy and Service Impact, Good Shepherd
- Dacia Abela - Program Manager Financial Services, WEstJustice • Tasnia Alam Hannan - Co-founder, Arise Foundation
- Laura Bianchi - Team Leader, Redfern Legal Centre’s Financial Abuse Service NSW
The online panel discussion was held on Monday 22 November from 12pm - 1.30pm.
Savvy Finance webinar: Supporting women's freedom from Financial Abuse
Can you confidently identify Financial Abuse in another person's relationship? How about your own? Join Marrickville Legal Centre for the launch of Savvy Finance, a free e-learning resource for women at risk of financial abuse.
This 30-minute lunchtime webinar hosted by Marrickville Legal Centre, who helped create Savvy Finance, explored the symptoms and impacts of financial abuse, particularly as it relates to women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and why it can often be difficult to identify.
RLC's financial abuse team leader is on the steering committee of the project, and RLC's financial abuse solicitor, Jasmine Opdam, was a speaker at the event.
Panallests included:
- Jasmine Opdam – Financial Abuse Service NSW, Redfern Legal Centre
- Jane Lu Chinese – Australian Services Society (CASS)
- Rachael Natoli – Lokahi Foundation
This free webinar was held Tuesday 23 November from 1-1.30pm. Registrations have closed.
