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SUMMARY:Women's Self Defence 6-Week Course
DESCRIPTION:During this 6-week course\, we will cover a range of techniques and more importantly develop a mindset to be able to identify\, avoid and escape threats or attacks. You will develop how to respond rather than react and how to be mindful\, focused and aware instead of being a victim. \nWhilst the focus is on avoidance or escape\, you must be able to escalate your physical response should the situation require it and do so aggressively. Your life may depend on it and we work on developing a survival mindset to do this. \nLearn practical\, effective and easily deployable techniques \nThese strategies will help you deal with a range of threats and attacks from the front\, the side or behind whether standing\, seated or on the ground against:\n• grabs and holds\, e.g. headlocks\, bear hugs\, hair\, hand\, arm\n• strikes e.g. kicks\, punches\n• chokes and strangles\n• edged weapons\, e.g. knives (realistic defence techniques aimed at minimising harm to you and focusing on escaping) \nSituational Awareness\nThis is observing and interpreting your surroundings and setting\, threat assessment\, and identifying potential assistance. e.g. improvised weapons\, escape routes \nAwareness & Mindset\n• Managing your body language and emotional response\n• Developing a survival mindset\n• Understanding behaviour of predator and victim\n• Psychological control and influence\n• DV awareness and support
URL:https://pridecentre.org.au/event/womens-self-defence-6-week-course-2/
LOCATION:3 Warrain Loop\,Elwood VIC 3184\, 3 Warrain Loop\, Elwood\, Victoria\, 3184\, Australia
CATEGORIES:crime & safety,Health & wellness
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SUMMARY:Autonomy of Flo(w)
DESCRIPTION:After experiencing sexual assault at her university campus\, Florence (Flo) struggles with the lasting impacts it has had on her life\, including her loved ones. Advocating for herself comes with significant challenges\, as her relationships with others have been irrevocably changed. \nThe cataclysm of sexual violence begins to unearth the unsettling prevalence of male violence in each character’s lives as they attempt to maintain a sense of normal\, unravelling in a surrealist setting. \nThe audience are placed within the world of the play\, creating a bystander effect. Forcing the audience to observe the dilemma of what happens next when we have been affected by male violence\, causing a ripple effect through our community. Audiences are voyeurs to the external and internal struggles of the characters. \nIn a reality where the number of women and gender-diverse people killed in so-called Australia goes up almost weekly\, experience the raw complexity of being human with Autonomy of Flo(w)’s World Premiere staging\, asking: Male violence – what happens after?
URL:https://pridecentre.org.au/event/autonomy-of-flow/2026-10-15/
LOCATION:The Motley Bauhaus\, 118 Elgin St\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Disability
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mik Manages":MAILTO:innes.mikaela@outlook.com
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SUMMARY:Big Diva Energy
DESCRIPTION:What Happens when a Mother manifests a gay son? A camp-AF musical cabaret. Big Vocals\, Bigger Confessions and the Biggest D…iva. If Shirley Bassey and Liza Minnelli gave birth to a bold\, brassy twink\, Will Skarpona would come tap dancing out of that womb. Big Diva Energy is an unapologetically camp\, delightfully authentic musical cabaret – a memoir of a 21-year old self-procclaimed diva\, featuring iconic hits from Madonna\, Tina Turner\, Chappell Roan and more. BDE explores what it means to live authentically in a world that demands conformity. Equal parts glitter and grit\, this is a celebration of resilience\, self-expression\, and owning your spotlight. Fresh from the Victorian College of the Arts with a Music Theatre degree and a Dobell Foundation Cabaret Award to his name\, Will Skarpona is ready to weaponise his BFA in his Melbourne Fringe debut. Expect belt-it-to-the-back-row vocals\, unhinged confessionals\, and more sequins than a Real Housewives reunion. Crack open the Grey Goose – you’re in for one very entertaining night. \nBig Diva Energy is part of Melbourne Fringe Festival 2026.
URL:https://pridecentre.org.au/event/big-diva-energy/2026-10-15/
LOCATION:Theatrette\, 79 - 81 Fitzroy St\, St Kilda\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3182\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Fringe 2026,Visual & performing arts,VPC Co-presents,VPC Presents
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