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Parents & Children Together (PACT)

PACT Group Banner After choosing a name for our group we collaborated with a local arts initiative to develop a banner, proclaiming our name and our group values loud and clear. The core message featured in our banner is "Love + Empowerment = Breaking the Cycle".
Banner headline Our group name PACT takes pride of place at the top of our banner.
Core message Our core message "Love + Empowerment = Breaking the Cycle" is added to the banner.
Home and family Our banner tells the story of belonging.
Many hands together Working together opens up all kinds of possibilities and opportunities.
Finishing touches Some final brush strokes and we had produced a banner we were all very proud of as a reflection of what we stand for.

Love + Empowerment = Breaking the Cycle

The Heart of the Matter

- an art installation

PACT Art Installation An art installation conveying the experiences of parents based on child protection systems and the community being judgemental and adversarial versus non-judgemental and supportive.
Making a start PACT Group members make a start on the art installation.
Having a voice This figure represents a parent feeling well supported. That is why this figure features a speech bubble, because this parent feels they have a voice.
Heart of the matter At the centre of each figure is a radiating heart with children at the centre. This represents the love, connection and care that is ever present even during separation.
Supportive input We named the speech bubbles at the edge of the figures "opinion bubbles" as they represent what the wider community, including the media, are saying to and about parents who are involved with child protection.
No voice This figure has many thought bubbles, representing confusion and chaos, but no speech bubble as they feel they have no voice.
Opinions and labels This figure is plagued by opinions and labels, such as "bad parent" and media headlines that promote judgement and punishment over understanding and empathy.
Finishing touches The final touches are made and this art installation is displayed at the Museum of Truth and Lies exhibition in Central Goldfields Shire and also displayed at the launch of the Family Inclusion Network Victoria Inc.

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