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#March4Justice will take place on March 15, 12pm at Parliament House in Canberra. The protesters will deliver a petition calling on the Prime Minister to act against gendered violence to female Members of Parliament. 1/23 #GraceTame #BrittanyHiggins #JusticeForKate #Auspol

“We are calling for 100,000 signatures on the March4Justice petition,” said founder and convenor Janine Hendry. The March4Justice petition has been organised in a wave of anger caused by the multiple allegations of rape, child rape, assault and harassment 2/23

Parliament House and the woeful Federal Government response including failure to report crimes to the police, cover-ups and harbouring of perpetrators in the Federal Governent. 3/23

Details of March4Justice event locations across the country and COVID safe procedures will be released via ​march4justice.com.au​ as permits are approved. Women and their allies will be wearing black, black masks and black headwear as they march. 4/23

Grass roots community led COVID safe Satellite March4Justice events are expected across Australia, in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Wollongong. These will also be at 12 noon local time on March 15. 5/23

“Our focus is safety. Safety for women from sexual assault, safety for survivors dealing with the incredibly triggering conversations dominating recent weeks, and safety for our participants and all Australians from COVID. 6/23

We have submitted the appropriate permits and are committed to working closely with authorities to organise a safe event,” says Hendry. Organisers and supporters of March4Justice are from a cross section of women diverse in age, professions and cultural backgrounds. 7/23

They come from all over Australia, and have supporters around the world. “I am furious that women are being treated so badly in 2021. I posted on Twitter and was inundated with responses, a huge groundswell of support. We wanted to act, and so did everyone I spoke to. 8/23

I kept hearing people saying let’s march on parliament, so that’s exactly what we are going to do. There are young women who face harassment every day, and older women who are tired and furious that we are still fighting this fight,” Hendry says. 9/23

“When bad things happen I will act. But I never thought I would be organising a march to Canberra. It was not on my bingo card!” 10/23

March4Justice is calling for:
1. Full independent investigations into all cases of gendered violence and misconduct by Members of Parliament and their staff and timely referrals to appropriate authorities. Full public transparency of findings. 11/23

2. No perpetrators as policy makers. Stand them down and create a safe and equal Australia, starting within our Houses of Parliament 3. An independent review of the prevalence of gendered violence in Parliament to be conducted by the Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner. 12/23

4. Strengthen the Sex Discrimination Act so that Parliamentarians and judges are no longer excluded from accountability 13/23

All Australians are invited to sign the March4Justice petition which will be delivered to the female members of parliament on March 15, 2021. To sign the petition visit march4justice.com.au. A full list of all demands is included in the petition. 14/23

March4Justice is a nationwide Australian women’s movement, demanding justice and action against gendered violence and widespread change in work places and in our political and criminal justice systems. The movement is apolitical, inclusive and respectful. 15/23

March4Justice strives to partner with first nations, immigrant and refugee communities, LGBTQI+, differently abled and participants of all ages. The focus of the organisation is survivors and those who support them.
There is a commitment to safe speaking, 16/23

trauma informed awareness and practises and safe procedures to protect mental health.
Facebook @march4justiceau Twitter @march4justiceau Instagram @march4justiceau #march4justice www.​march4justice.com.au [e-mail] 17/23

The conversation is deeply triggering. March4Justice encourages survivors to contact the following organisations:
1800 RESPECT 13 11 14 LIFELINE 18/23

About Janine Hendry
Janine Hendry is a mother, an academic, creator, strategist, philanthropist and entrepreneur. During a 25-year career as an academic Hendry worked in the areas of Consumer Psychology, Design Thinking and Marketing Strategy 19/23

across Monash University and the University of Sydney and maintains visiting Professorships at IESEG in Paris and at Boston University.
Following a mid life career segue to design Hendry completed a Bachelor of Design and a Master’s Degree in Architecture 20/23

before launching sustainable design consultancy firm A Mindful Home and purchasing the Guild of Objects, a Melbourne hub supporting creatives around the world, through workshops, consultancy, mentoring and inspiration travel tours. 21/23

Hendry is the Founder and Director of Bryn’s School, a registered charity that builds and runs schools for children across Asia and Africa. Bryn’s School currently runs nine schools and educates approximately 3,000 kids daily. 22/23

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