Stop cuts to survivor safety phone program

Stop cuts to survivor safe phones program

A new phone can be a lifeline when a woman is escaping an abuser. It can help her stay safe, stay connected to support systems and service, and prevent further abuse.

Yet the Morrison Government is set to cut funding for the WESNET program that distributes smartphones to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in June. If this decision stands - 600 domestic violence survivors each month will miss out on a new 'safe' phone.

There's still a chance to keep this important program going -- sign the petition to join the campaign to save the safe phones program, and create a wave of backlash Minister Ruston and the Morrison Government can't ignore.

Help us get to 2,000 signatures

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Sign the petition:

To Social Services Minister Ruston and the Morrison Government,

Domestic violence is a national crisis, and our governments should be ensuring all the services that can help women and their children get safe are funded to meet demand.

We urge you to reinstate funding to the Safe Technology for Women program, to ensure they can continue providing safe devices to women escaping and recovering from violence.

Signed,

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Alan , 2541  /  signed 2019-12-18 17:35:42 +1100
"This funding is essential to assure survivors of domestic abuse they are considered worthy of support and allow them to continue a life as trouble free as possible"
Peter , 2066  /  signed 2019-12-18 17:32:51 +1100
"Safety is essential, and abused need privacy and in effect secrecy is essential"
Jan , 6101  /  signed 2019-12-18 17:27:58 +1100
"I believe that women who are escaping DV and abuse need to have adequate support systems."
Frank , 4573  /  signed 2019-12-18 17:22:18 +1100
Fleur , 2911  /  signed 2019-12-18 17:21:23 +1100
"Domestic terrorism needs to STOP. If these women were being killed by terrorists who did not know them, you’d be bending over backwards and paying tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to stop it. Domestic terrorism costs the economy – you claim to be such great managers of the economy, so do something about it!"
Johanna , 4102  /  signed 2019-12-18 17:18:27 +1100
Diana , 3927  /  signed 2019-12-18 17:16:25 +1100
"Diana Langmead"
Steve , 2784  /  signed 2019-12-18 17:16:13 +1100
"I can’t believe that in 2019, and given the recent alarming publicity regarding domestic violence statistics in Australia, that the government is considering de-funding this critically important initiative upon which lives depend."
Lindy , 4500  /  signed 2019-12-18 17:14:45 +1100
"I’m a DV survivor and we need all the support we can get. But I guess it’s still a man’s world."
julie , 6009  /  signed 2019-12-18 17:07:10 +1100
"It is essential that these vulnerable survivors have access to a safe phone to keep them connected to support systems & help prevent further abuse."
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