Hala is the CEO and Founder of the Institute of non-violence, a service that was established to support family violence response across Australia. The Institute offers advanced family violence training programs, clinical supervision and therapeutic services to clients who are using or experiencing violence. It also works to eradicate systemic racism and misogyny. She has delivered numerous Men’s Behaviour Change programs, and specialises in working with shame and trauma, intersectionality, cultural safety and group facilitation skills. Hala has spoken at various local, national, and international conferences, and has featured on several podcasts, ABC and SBS news radio and TV. Key topics she presents on and is passionate about include: - The intersections between gender and race - Feminist leadership - Workplace equity and inclusion - Gender-based violence - The nuances of perpetrating family, domestic and sexual violence - Cultural safety in family violence response - The interconnectedness between family violence and other forms of social violence and inequities. Hala lives and works on the lands of the Dharawal people and acknowledges their elders as continuous traditional custodians of the lands, species and waterways.