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A violence-free Victoria.

It all starts with respect.

If you are experiencing family violence, concerned for your safety, or in an emergency situation please call Victoria Police on 000 or see our list of crisis and support organisations.

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Three men sit in conversation for the What Kind of Man Do You Want to Be? campaign.

3 June 2025

New campaign asks: ‘What kind of man do you want to be?’ to prevent gendered violence

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A new campaign from Respect Victoria is speaking directly to men about masculinity, what it can mean to be a man, and how men can prevent gendered violence.

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12 May 2025

How all of us can support safe and healthy relationships between men and trans women

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In partnership with Zoe Belle Gender Collective

23 April 2025

Eroticising violence: how pornography is creating dangerous sexual scripts

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And how we can talk with young people about it

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Three men sit in conversation for the What Kind of Man Do You Want to Be? campaign.

There are a lot of ‘rules’ out there telling men how to be. What would happen if those rules didn’t exist? What would that mean for your partner, your family, and your community? What would it mean for you? 

Join the campaign now!

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Our vision is a Victorian community where all people are safe, equal and respected, and live free from family violence and violence against women.

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