Melbourne-based family violence not-for-profit You Matter\u00a0has released tickets for the launch of its 2025\u00a0Stand Up in September campaign, taking place on\u00a0Thursday 28 August\u00a0at\u00a0Hotel Collingwood, a valued major sponsor of the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This powerful event invites men across Melbourne to be part of an urgent and ongoing conversation about preventing family violence.<\/p>\n
Headlining the evening is Tarang Chawla, an award-winning keynote speaker, writer, advocate and lawyer. Since the tragic murder of his sister Nikita in 2015, Tarang has become a national voice in the movement to end gender-based violence. He is the co-founder of\u00a0Not One More Niki, a grassroots organisation working to stop men\u2019s violence against women.<\/p>\n
Held in the lead-up to\u00a0AFL finals season, a period during which family violence reports have historically spiked, Stand Up in September\u00a0aims to spark conversations, encourage accountability, and inspire change. The campaign, running throughout September, centres around a simple but powerful message: Stand up and be part of the solution.<\/p>\n
You Matter recently announced a three year partnership with the Carlton Football Club\u00a0whose Carlton Respects initiative will play a key role in expanding the campaign\u2019s reach, connecting with sports fans and broader community audiences.<\/p>\n
You Matter provides support for women and children who have experienced family violence by creating\u00a0\u2018Havens of Hope\u2019 – fully furnished and fitted out accommodation to help families rebuild their lives in safety and with dignity. This service receives no government funding and plays a critical role in helping women and children transition from crisis to healing and recovery.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s launch event, headlined by Phil Cleary, was attended by 80 people and raised almost $30,000. This year, You Matter is aiming to exceed $35,000 with\u00a0every dollar helping to provide essential support to families experiencing family violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Melbourne-based family violence not-for-profit You Matter\u00a0has released tickets for the launch of its 2025\u00a0Stand Up in September campaign,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-96362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}