MISSION STATEMENT

The Anti-Violence Project of Victoria's mission is the prevention and elimination of violence and hate speech against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people and their communities. 
 

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

1. Identification of the nature, causes and extent of violence and hate speech against the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities.

2.Develop, prioritise and evaluate strategies to prevent, minimise and ultimately eliminate such violence and hate speech.

3. Engage with the wider community to effect social, cultural and institutional change.

4. The mobilisation and empowerment of the GLBT communities to counter violence and hate speech and to assert and defend their right to safety.

5. Implementation and evaluation of programs, strategies and campaigns to promote community safety, raise awareness of and counter violence and hate speech against the GLBT communities.

6. Monitoring violence against the GLBT communities and providing information, advocacy and referral services to survivors of violence.

7. Identification of the nature, causes and extent of violence within the GLBT communities and strategies to prevent, minimise and ultimately eliminate it.

8. Raise money, employ staff and enter into other financial arrangements as may be appropriate.