The title of this recording is "Fiona McNamara (Sexual Abuse Prevention Network) - Out in the Park (2018)". It is described as: Fiona McNamara talks about the Sexual Abuse Prevention Network. It was recorded in Waitangi Park, Te Aro, Wellington on the 24th February 2018. Fiona McNamara is being interviewed by Gareth Watkins.  Their names are spelt correctly but may appear incorrectly spelt later in the document. The duration of the recording is 6 minutes. A list of correctly spelt content keywords and tags can be found at the end of this document. A brief description of the recording is: In this podcast Fiona McNamara talks about the Sexual Abuse Prevention Network. The content in the recording covers the 2010s decade. A brief summary of the recording is: This summary encapsulates the insights shared by Fiona McNamara of the Sexual Abuse Prevention Network during an interview recorded at the 2018 Out in the Park event in Waitangi Park, Wellington. In conversation with Gareth Watkins, the focus is laid on the collaborative efforts of the Sexual Abuse Prevention Network and Wellington Rape Crisis to combat sexual violence through education and support. McNamara underscores the essential work of delivering consent education in schools, fostering mindfulness regarding healthy and unhealthy relationships, recognizing abuse, and encouraging interventional and supportive responses to those affected by sexual violence. The dialogue particularly highlights the increased vulnerability of the Rainbow LGBTI communities to sexual violence, noting that these occurrences are substantially higher in these groups than in other demographics. While the precise reasons behind these elevated rates remain under-researched, there is a suggestion that the root of such abuse often lies in imbalanced power dynamics, especially impacting marginalized groups. The interview touches upon the necessity of more in-depth research and understanding of sexual violence dynamics within queer relationships and communities. This need for greater comprehension contrasts with the comparatively more extensive analysis of sexual violence in heterosexual contexts. McNamara also notes the importance of integrating education on gender and sexuality diversity into their programming, recognizing it as a critical component in the prevention of sexual violence and fostering a happier, healthier society. Ongoing and future collaborative projects amongst various organizations serving rainbow communities, such as Rainbow Youth and InsideOUT Kōaro, are crucial for outreach and providing specialized expertise within this sector. Against the disturbing backdrop of statistics indicating that in New Zealand, one in four women, one in six to ten men, and particularly alarmingly, one in two trans individuals may experience sexual abuse in their lifetime, McNamara asserts the indispensable role of visible community events like Out in the Park. Such occasions serve as platforms not only to raise awareness about the prevalence of sexual abuse across communities, including LGBTQI individuals but also to underscore the availability of support services for those who seek help. Moreover, they contribute to the broader goal of prevention through visibility, education, and the communal celebration of diverse genders and sexualities. In closing, McNamara shares a personal reflection, expressing a sense of fulfillment derived from participating in such an affirmative event, which counters the otherwise somber nature of the work against sexual violence. Moreover, the shared sentiment echoes the conviction that such community integration and celebration are vital to reducing marginalization and fostering an inclusive society where sexual violence is preventable. The full transcription of the recording begins:  So, um, I'm here with sexual abuse prevention network, and we're sharing a story with Wellington rape crisis. So we're two agencies that work collaboratively together. Um and, um, sexual abuse prevention network does work around preventing sexual violence. So we do a lot of consent education in schools, um, educating about healthy relationships and unhealthy relationship ships. And what abuse is what it looks like, How you can intervene, Um, and how you can support someone if they do experience sexual violence and Wellington rape crisis works with people who have experienced sexual abuse in their friends, family and whanau. Do you have any specific workshops or policies around Rainbow LGBTI communities? Yes. So at sexual abuse prevention network in our education programmes, we talk a lot about gender and sexuality diversity. So we see that as really important as part of the way to prevent sexual violence. Queer communities experience really high rates of sexual violence higher than other communities, and which is a really awful shocking thing. And, um so we see it as really important to educate people about diverse genders and sexualities, um, have a greater awareness and understanding. And, um yeah, and that's sort of part of that picture of preventing sexual violence and having a sort of happier, healthier society as a whole. Yeah. So you're saying that there are higher rates. Do you know why that is? I don't know why that is, um, specifically, but I sort of have some ideas around that, I guess I think that, um, sexual abuse is often about power. And so I think that people, if there are, um, minority groups that often people can take that opportunity to abuse someone by, um, if a group is already marginalised or, um, sort of seen, Yeah, is seen as other then that can lead to, um, the unhealthy power dynamics that can lead to unhealthy relationships and abuse. Um, yeah, I think also, there's been less sort of research and understanding around the dynamics of sexual violence within queer relationships and queer communities. And there's much more of an analysis and more research around, um, relationships where men abuse women. So, um, I think it's an area that definitely needs a lot more, um, research and understanding. Yeah. Are you aware of any, um, projects coming up that kind of will address that, um, there are there are bits and pieces of work happening. Um, I can't think of something off the top of my head. Um, but definitely a lot of the organisations that work in rainbow communities, um, like rainbow youth inside out. Um, and lots of com groups like that do do work aro around this area and collaborate with agencies like ours as well. I just find it amazing to think that what What would happen if some something like Rainbow Youth or inside out weren't there? Because, I mean, how how how would you get to those communities? I think, um, we do a lot of work like in schools. So we're working in mainstream communities and being really aware that there are, of course, LGBT Q I identifying people within those groups, um, and definitely like being able to talk to groups like inside out, um, Rainbow Youth and network with those groups is a really great way to be able to reach communities. Um, we have in the past run workshops specifically with those groups or collaborated with them, or they've helped bring people along. Um, and so that is yeah. I think those groups are, like, incredibly valuable in terms of, um, bringing communities together and people having a place to go and, you know, friends and people to talk to about shared experiences. Um, but also, yeah, so that there's They also hold a lot of expertise within those communities as well. So that's really valuable to feed into the work that we do. Yeah. Why is it important to to be out here today? Um, I think it's really important still to raise people's awareness of the issue of sexual abuse. Um, in all communities, Um, but including in LGBT Q I communities, I think, um, it's still quite poorly understood as an issue, and also, people often don't realise quite how widespread it is. So actually, we are still at a stage where we do need to increase the visibility of that issue, Um, and make people aware that it does actually happen and that it happens a lot. Um, I mean, the stats in New Zealand are really, really high. So, um, that some of the research we have shows that it's estimated one in four women, one in 6 to 10 men and one in two trans people will experience sexual abuse in their lifetime. Um, which is, of course, um really high, far too high in any of those stats, but particularly the Trans Stat is like, really shocking. Um, and so I think a lot of people aren't aware of that. So, actually, just sort of being out here and letting people know that, um, it's an issue of being able to talk about it and let people know that they can come and have a chat with us. Um, there are support services available. If if that's something that that's a road they want to go down. Um, and also that there is education, and there's hope for prevention because it is absolutely preventable. Yeah, that, um, transgender stat is shocking. Yeah, really Appallingly high stat. Um, yeah. I find that one incredibly shocking to hear. Yeah. Yeah. So on a personal note, what is it like for you being here today at out in the park? Um, I'm really enjoying it. It's really it's a really nice event. Um, I think something I really enjoy doing this work is like coming to events like this that are like a festival and a positive because, you know, it's easy to kind of feel really bad and down when you're working on a really serious and awful topic. Um, but coming here is great and seeing a celebration that is also a really important part of the prevention picture. Um, increasing visibility for LGBT Q I people and celebrating that is so important in terms of getting rid of those things I was talking about before with sort of marginalisation and, um, that kind of thing sort of normalising, diverse genders and sexualities Bringing them together and celebrating them is really important. Yeah, you home. The full transcription of the recording ends. A list of keywords/tags describing the recording follow. 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