Expect Respect!

Expect Respect is an innovative early intervention project promoting safe and respectful relationships by raising awareness of sexual violence and the law, with a focus on the legal meaning of consent.

The project has been developed in collaboration with the youth-led Act Now Theatre for Social Change and with the assistance of funding from the Office for the Status of Women.

The project consists of workshops featuring roleplays of real life scenarios performed by young actors. The workshops are highly interactive and are facilitated by Commission staff experienced in providing legal education to young people.

The 1 hour workshops are suitable for young people from 15 years of age.

Benefits of the project

There are a number of enduring benefits resulting from Expect Respect including:

• An improved understanding of what constitutes rape, sexual assault and family violence,
  and that these offences can result in long term effects for victims and attract serious
  legal consequences for offenders.
• The strengthening of attitudes and behaviours that support respectful relationships.
• Increased awareness of relationship and gender violence among young people.
• Increased willingness to speak out, act on and report relationship and gender violence.
• The fostering of a culture that does not tolerate violence and supports victims.
• Increased ability to appropriately handle conflict and make positive choices.

For more information on the Expect Respect! program: 
contact George Hatzirodos on 8463 3519- or email  George.Hatzirodos@sa.gov.au