12C. IUSTI: Social Research, Community Engagement and Policy- How are attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights impacting comprehensive sexuality education
Tracks
Track 3
| Wednesday, September 18, 2024 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
| C4.6 |
Details
Chairs:
Sheena Callaghan, True Relationships & Reproductive Health
Kath Albury, Swinburne University of Technology
Recent years have seen an increase in attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights in countries around the world, including the rights and bodily autonomy of women and LGBTQIA+ people. In these politically challenging environments, what does it mean to advocate for and deliver comprehensive sexuality education? What strategies can we use to advocate for these essential programs and interventions?
Learning Objectives
1. Increased awareness and knowledge of attacks comprehensive sexuality education, including access to relevant clinical services for sexual and reproductive health.
2. Increased awareness and knowledge on clinical, educational, and community responses to attacks on comprehensive sexuality education and access to clinically and culturally competent care.
3. Increased understanding on the importance of clinician and research allyship and support for comprehensive sexuality education and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Sheena Callaghan, True Relationships & Reproductive Health
Kath Albury, Swinburne University of Technology
Recent years have seen an increase in attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights in countries around the world, including the rights and bodily autonomy of women and LGBTQIA+ people. In these politically challenging environments, what does it mean to advocate for and deliver comprehensive sexuality education? What strategies can we use to advocate for these essential programs and interventions?
Learning Objectives
1. Increased awareness and knowledge of attacks comprehensive sexuality education, including access to relevant clinical services for sexual and reproductive health.
2. Increased awareness and knowledge on clinical, educational, and community responses to attacks on comprehensive sexuality education and access to clinically and culturally competent care.
3. Increased understanding on the importance of clinician and research allyship and support for comprehensive sexuality education and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Speaker
Ms Holley Skene
CEO
SHINE SA
Attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights and their impacts on comprehensive sexuality education
4:00 PM - 4:15 PMBiography
Holley Skene is a passionate leader in sexual and reproductive health in South Australia with qualifications in psychology and public health, working in both government and non-government sexual health roles for over 15 years. As CEO of SHINE SA, Holley advocates for evidence-based, LGBTIQA+ inclusive comprehensive relationships and sexual health education.
Jackie Turner
Trans Justice Project
Understanding the impacts of anti-trans hate on the SRHR of trans, gender diverse, and nonbinary communities
4:15 PM - 4:30 PMBiography
Jackie Turner (she/her) has more than 10 years experience as an organiser and campaigner. She is passionate about community power, developing the leadership of trans and gender diverse people, and building movements that can win. Her work on movement building, messaging, and combating anti-trans disinformation has been instrumental in pushing back against the attacks of the anti-trans lobby in Australia.
Mr. Jessy Dame
Director, Two-Spirit Health
CBRC
Two-Spirit Resurgence and LGBTQQIA+ Indigenous Community Building in the Context of Rising Hate
4:30 PM - 4:45 PMBiography
Jessy Dame is a very proud Two-Spirit, Métis, Certified Registered Nurse. Jessy’s family is from Treaty 1 and 2 territory, which is known today as Winnipeg and St Rose-du-lac. Jessy has worked within Neonatal/Postnatal health. He currently works casually within a queer sexual health clinic in downtown Vancouver. Jessy is Director of Two-Spirit Health with the Community Based Research Centre.
Ms Amy Tong
Research, Advocacy And Policy Officer
Multicultural Centre For Women's Health
Human Rights and Sexuality Education Advocacy
4:45 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
Amy is passionate about migrant and refugee women’s health issues and how research can be used to inform policy. She is currently working on various health equity projects relating to mental health, violence against women, and sexual and reproductive health of migrant and refugee women in Australia.
IUSTI World Congress
Questions & Discussion
5:00 PM - 5:30 PMBiography
Chair
Kath Albury
Professor of Media and Communication
Swinburne University of Technology
Sheena Callaghan
Education Lead
True Relationships & Reproductive Health
