Our Stories, Our Voices
In March 1982, 300 women gathered in Sydney to speak out publicly on the issues affecting women of non-English speaking backgrounds. This led to the establishment of the Immigrant Women’s SpeakOut Association of NSW (SpeakOut) in 1985 and its incorporation in 1987.
These strong, visionary women realised, more than 40 years ago, that migrant women have specific needs and requirements. They need empathy, support and specialised organisations that understand their issues and provide assistance in a culturally appropriate manner.
SpeakOut continues to have the same vision and is following the footsteps of these visionary women. SpeakOut is managed by migrant women for migrant women. Since then, SpeakOut has focused on the following key areas:
- Domestic violence
- Homelessness
- Immigration
- Employment and training
- Housing pathways
- Health
- Anti-discrimination
- Education
- Access and equity
SpeakOut’s 40th anniversary book: forty women’s stories of struggle, survival, empowerment.
SpeakOut Radio explores forced marriage and domestic violence in migrant communities in nine languages.