PRESENTED BY: Children by Choice Coordinator Amanda Bradley

Amanda is a public health leader who has worked across the not for profit and government sectors in both health and education. She has a passion for women’s health issues and a personal interest in mental well-being.

During this presentation, Amanda explores:

• The intersection between reproductive coercion and violence
• Violence and pregnancy: what are women’s options?
• Blueprint for Access : supporting women who choose termination of pregnancy
• Children by Choice support service

PRESENTED BY: Dr Nada Ibrahim, Senior Researcher, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research

Dr Ibrahim’s expertise is in intimate partner violence in the Australian Muslim community. Nada has worked with organisations such as the Islamic Women’s Association Qld and Islamic College of Brisbane to improve their responses to domestic violence and mental health.

Nada’s presentation covers:

• What is shariah?
• Islamic marriage etiquette: what is it?
• Domestic and family violence: Islamic legal considerations
• How do perpetrators misinterpret Islamic texts to justify abuse?
• Case study

PRESENTED BY: Gillian O’Brien, Community Education and Training Worker, WWILD