Eurydice Dixon Gender Equality Champions Award
The Good People Act Now (GPAN) Youth Action Group (YAG) established the Eurydice Dixon Gender Equality Champions in 2018, in memory of 22-year-old Melbourne woman, Eurydice Dixon, who was tragically raped and murdered whilst returning home from a comedy night in which she had performed in June 2018.
This award aims to recognise young peoples’ commitment to promoting gender equality and respectful relationships in their communities. Two scholarships of $500 are available to young people living, studying, volunteering or working in Hume.
Early each year, we invite young people between 15-25 years old to apply or to be nominated.
APPLICTIONS FOR 2023 ARE OPEN NOW
Applications close Friday, June 23rd 2023 5.00pm
For all the details, please see the forms below or contact Georgia Ransome (georgia.r@banksiagardens.org.au) for more information
2018 recipients of the Eurydice Dixon Gender Equality Champions Award, Bree Dodd and Kaitlyn Childers
2022 recipients of the Eurydice Dixon Gender Equality Champions Award, Maryam Hanani and Halima Fiqi
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2019 recipients of the Eurydice Dixon Gender Equality Champions Award, Aria Nanai and Aj Brennan
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Good People Act Now (GPAN) Project?
The Good People Act Now project is a youth led action group based in Broadmeadows, who are working to promote gender equality and the prevention of violence against women in Hume.
The Good People Act Now project is a youth led action group based in Broadmeadows, who are working to promote gender equality and the prevention of violence against women in Hume.
Why was the Eurydice Dixon Gender Equality Champions Award (EDGECA) created?
The award has been established in memory of 22 year old Melbourne woman, Eurydice Dixon, who was tragically raped and murdered whilst returning home from a comedy night in which she had performed in June 2018.
This award is based on the proven understanding that gender inequality is the cause of violence against women. The award aims to celebrate local young people who are taking action on this isssue.
The award has been established in memory of 22 year old Melbourne woman, Eurydice Dixon, who was tragically raped and murdered whilst returning home from a comedy night in which she had performed in June 2018.
This award is based on the proven understanding that gender inequality is the cause of violence against women. The award aims to celebrate local young people who are taking action on this isssue.
What is a gender equality champion?
A gender equality champion is someone who is demonstrating a commitment to gender equality in their own lives and in their communities. This may be through raising awareness about the issue, creating opportunities for other young people or through leading by example.
A gender equality champion is someone who is demonstrating a commitment to gender equality in their own lives and in their communities. This may be through raising awareness about the issue, creating opportunities for other young people or through leading by example.
How old do I have to be to apply for the award?
Applicants must be between 15-25 years old to apply for the Eurydice Dixon Gender Equality Champions Award.
Applicants must be between 15-25 years old to apply for the Eurydice Dixon Gender Equality Champions Award.
What kinds of things can the scholarship money be used for ?
The winner must use the award to further their personal or professional development. For example:
- Support for personal and/or professional development
- Education costs
- Equipment (e.g. sports equipment, a computer or software)
- Travel to attend a conference (and conference fees)
- For clarification on any of these, please contact Georgia, details below
The winner must use the award to further their personal or professional development. For example:
- Support for personal and/or professional development
- Education costs
- Equipment (e.g. sports equipment, a computer or software)
- Travel to attend a conference (and conference fees)
- For clarification on any of these, please contact Georgia, details below
How can I submit an application and when is it due?
Use the link above to apply.
Applications will close on Friday, June 16th 2023
Use the link above to apply.
Applications will close on Friday, June 16th 2023
What have previous recipients of the EDGECA used the scholarship for?
Previous winners of the EDGECA have used the scholarship to further their professional development in areas of music, art and academics.
Prior recipients have used the funds to purchase the following:
- Musical instruments
- Recording equipment
- Filming equipment
- Personal computer
- Attendance to Girls Rock Camp
- Attendance to an International Dance Academy conference
- Enrolment in online medical classes hosted by Harvard University
Previous winners of the EDGECA have used the scholarship to further their professional development in areas of music, art and academics.
Prior recipients have used the funds to purchase the following:
- Musical instruments
- Recording equipment
- Filming equipment
- Personal computer
- Attendance to Girls Rock Camp
- Attendance to an International Dance Academy conference
- Enrolment in online medical classes hosted by Harvard University
Why do the applicants have to be available to attend GPAN's annual trivia night on May 27th 2022?
Applicants must be available to attend GPAN's annual trivia night as the two successful recipients will be announced and awarded during that event.
The trivia night is hosted by the GPAN Youth Action Group each year to raise money for the Eurydice Dixon Gender Equality Champions Award scholarships.
Applicants must be available to attend GPAN's annual trivia night as the two successful recipients will be announced and awarded during that event.
The trivia night is hosted by the GPAN Youth Action Group each year to raise money for the Eurydice Dixon Gender Equality Champions Award scholarships.
How can I get more information?
To get more info about the award or talk about your application, please contact GPAN Coordinator, Georgia Ransome, georgia.r@banksiagardens.org.au
To get more info about the award or talk about your application, please contact GPAN Coordinator, Georgia Ransome, georgia.r@banksiagardens.org.au
The GPAN Project's response to Eurydice Dixon’s rape and murder, and Jaymes Todd’s admission as perpetrator.
June 20, 2018
The news of Eurydice Dixon’s death has been very hard for the Good People Act Now project team. Along with her Melbourne community, those that knew her and those that didn’t, we have been mourning. Digesting this horrible news and trying to understand. Gathering ourselves.
This action of collective mourning isn’t new to the team. Each week we mourn the loss of another innocent Australian woman’s life, regularly lighting a candle in vigil for women who are victims of violence. Most often we don’t hear about the murders on our televisions or read about them on our Facebook feeds. These deaths happen without publicity, behind closed doors, very often in a woman’s home, and most often at the hands of someone she knows intimately. By the time news of these regular deaths reach us they are a statistic. We mourn them, as we are also mourning 28 year old Qi Yu, whose 19 year old male killer has been arrested in Sydney this week, while police continue the search for her body.
Eurydice’s death has not been that. Stalked, raped and killed by a stranger in a public place, her death has become very, very visible. It is shocking, we are outraged, and for GPAN, it feels particularly close. There are some among us who hang out in the same places that Eurydice did, or went to neighbouring schools to hers, or grew up in circles close by. But what has been perhaps even more shocking, even more saddening, what makes her death even more difficult to process, is that her killer, Jaymes Todd, is a 19 year old man from here in Broadmeadows, the GPAN Project’s local community. We are deeply saddened that a local young person could commit this hideous act. Mourning that both Eurydice, Qi Yu and their killers were young people, like us. Deeply frustrated that our work in the prevention of violence against women did not reach these young men soon enough.
We are so sorry that this happened to you Eurydice, and mortified that Jaymes, you are responsible. We wish that you didn’t do it. That you had been brought up in a generation where crimes like these were unthinkable. Where rapes and murders like the one you have admitted to were not recreated in fiction for you to devour each night on the television screen. Not something for your mates to play out in the world of video games. Not something that you very likely witnessed versions of in the relationships and people around you. We wish that this violence wasn’t normalised, desensitised, already familiar. We wish that you were raised in a community, a city, a world, that taught its young men that violence is never, ever ok and that women are to be cherished and respected and never harmed. That you were educated to understand the connection between disrespectful behaviour: those sexist jokes, calling your mates ‘a girl’ as an insult; and murder. We wish that you knew, without question or doubt, that girls and boys, women and men, are equal and always worthy of respect.
We are sorry, so sorry that it is too late for you Eurydice, and for you Jaymes. May it not be too late for the young men and women around you. May this be the very public outrage that means your friend’s children will never know this violence. May this all not be in vain.
Soon the Good People Act Now project will be leading a public response to Eurydice’s death, and the ongoing deaths of the women we mourn for week to week.
We will be calling for your support.
Please watch this space.
June 20, 2018
The news of Eurydice Dixon’s death has been very hard for the Good People Act Now project team. Along with her Melbourne community, those that knew her and those that didn’t, we have been mourning. Digesting this horrible news and trying to understand. Gathering ourselves.
This action of collective mourning isn’t new to the team. Each week we mourn the loss of another innocent Australian woman’s life, regularly lighting a candle in vigil for women who are victims of violence. Most often we don’t hear about the murders on our televisions or read about them on our Facebook feeds. These deaths happen without publicity, behind closed doors, very often in a woman’s home, and most often at the hands of someone she knows intimately. By the time news of these regular deaths reach us they are a statistic. We mourn them, as we are also mourning 28 year old Qi Yu, whose 19 year old male killer has been arrested in Sydney this week, while police continue the search for her body.
Eurydice’s death has not been that. Stalked, raped and killed by a stranger in a public place, her death has become very, very visible. It is shocking, we are outraged, and for GPAN, it feels particularly close. There are some among us who hang out in the same places that Eurydice did, or went to neighbouring schools to hers, or grew up in circles close by. But what has been perhaps even more shocking, even more saddening, what makes her death even more difficult to process, is that her killer, Jaymes Todd, is a 19 year old man from here in Broadmeadows, the GPAN Project’s local community. We are deeply saddened that a local young person could commit this hideous act. Mourning that both Eurydice, Qi Yu and their killers were young people, like us. Deeply frustrated that our work in the prevention of violence against women did not reach these young men soon enough.
We are so sorry that this happened to you Eurydice, and mortified that Jaymes, you are responsible. We wish that you didn’t do it. That you had been brought up in a generation where crimes like these were unthinkable. Where rapes and murders like the one you have admitted to were not recreated in fiction for you to devour each night on the television screen. Not something for your mates to play out in the world of video games. Not something that you very likely witnessed versions of in the relationships and people around you. We wish that this violence wasn’t normalised, desensitised, already familiar. We wish that you were raised in a community, a city, a world, that taught its young men that violence is never, ever ok and that women are to be cherished and respected and never harmed. That you were educated to understand the connection between disrespectful behaviour: those sexist jokes, calling your mates ‘a girl’ as an insult; and murder. We wish that you knew, without question or doubt, that girls and boys, women and men, are equal and always worthy of respect.
We are sorry, so sorry that it is too late for you Eurydice, and for you Jaymes. May it not be too late for the young men and women around you. May this be the very public outrage that means your friend’s children will never know this violence. May this all not be in vain.
Soon the Good People Act Now project will be leading a public response to Eurydice’s death, and the ongoing deaths of the women we mourn for week to week.
We will be calling for your support.
Please watch this space.
