Respect Week: March 24-28

Respect Week is a joint initiative of Victorian universities and TAFEs, working together to promote respect, equality, and inclusion—on campus and online. Preventing gender-based violence starts with a culture of respect, now and always.

Join us for a week of events and activities

What's on:

  • Art Competition – Open now! Get creative and bring the respect conversation to life. Win a $250 voucher.
  • Respect Week lunchtime fun & games - Mt Helen, Berwick, Gippsland campuses, Monday 24 March.
  • Free Fries! Learn about consent and enjoy free potato chips. All campuses, Monday 24 March.
  • Bystander Conversation Forum – Mt Helen Campus, Tuesday 25 March, 12:30 PM.
  • Coffee Scrolls, Not Gender Roles – Morning tea conversations at SMB and Gillies St.
  • Speed Friending – Meet new friends in record time! Berwick, Gippsland & Mt Helen campuses, Wednesday 26 March, 12:30 PM.
  • Soar High: Paper Plane Challenge – Mt Helen, Berwick, Melbourne City and Gippsland campuses. Your chance to win a $50 voucher!
  • Movie Screening on Res – The Feminist in Cell Block Y, FedLiving.
  • Respect@Fed: Our Communities Complete the online training module by 28 March and score a chance to win 1 of 2 $100 vouchers
  • Staff Resources – Tools for responding to student disclosures and making appropriate referrals.

Join the conversation and help create a culture of respect at Federation.

Find out what's on at your campus

If you have any disability access or support requirements for these activities, please let us know via equity@federation.edu.au or (03) 5327 8516.

For a full list of Respect Week events, go to our Events webpage.

Respect Week: Coffee scrolls, not gendered roles - SMB Campus

25 Mar 2025, 10:00am
SMB

Join us for morning tea and a great chat about how we can all help create safer communities. Share ideas, learn something...

Respect Week: Coffee scrolls, not gendered roles - Gillies St Campus

25 Mar 2025, 12:00pm
Gillies St

Join us for a cuppa and a great chat about how we can all help create safer communities. Share ideas, learn something...

Respect Week: Active Bystander Conversations Panel - Berwick

25 Mar 2025, 12:30pm
Berwick

The importance of being an Active Bystander Join us for an engaging discussion on how we all play a role in Fostering...

Respect Week: Active Bystander Conversations Panel - Gippsland

25 Mar 2025, 12:30pm
Gippsland

The importance of being an Active Bystander Join us for an engaging discussion on how we all play a role in Fostering...

Respect Week: Active Bystander Conversations Panel - Mt Helen

25 Mar 2025, 12:30pm
Mt Helen

The importance of being an Active Bystander Join us for an engaging discussion on how we all play a role in Fostering...

Respect Week: Active Bystander Conversations Panel - Online

25 Mar 2025, 12:30pm
Online

The importance of being an Active Bystander Join us for an engaging discussion on how we all play a role in Fostering...

Respect Week: Active Bystander Conversations Panel - SMB

25 Mar 2025, 12:30pm
SMB

The importance of being an Active Bystander Join us for an engaging discussion on how we all play a role in Fostering...

Respect Week: Active Bystander Conversations Panel - Wimmera

25 Mar 2025, 12:30pm
Wimmera

The importance of being an Active Bystander Join us for an engaging discussion on how we all play a role in Fostering...

Art Competition

Express your thoughts on Respect through art – Win $250!

Choose your medium—poster, poem, photography, sculpture, metalwork, woodwork, digital, painting, or drawing with the theme: "What does respect mean to you?"

How to Enter:

  1. Submit a photograph of your original artwork to equity@federation.edu.au
  2. Include a description (max. 200 words) explaining how it connects to the theme.

Winner receives a $250 Prezzee voucher!

Entries close: 11:59 PM, 27 March 2025
Winner announced on 28 March 2025.

[Terms and conditions apply]

How much do you know about respect?

Whatever your background, age, ability, gender or relationship status – whoever you are – you belong at Federation University. We value diversity, and that’s why we’ve designed the Respect@Fed: Our Communities training module.

It is an expectation that all Fed students completes this online course each year.

Complete by 28 March and go in the draw to win 1 of 2 $100 vouchers!