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25.01.2022 Day 3 of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence: We say STOP locking up Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and instead, INVEST in self-determined solutions and culturally safe services such as our Family Violence and Preventional Legal Services. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are overwhelmingly imprisoned for non-violent offences related to homelessness and poverty, often due to family violence. In solidarity with the National Family Violenc...e Prevention Legal Services, every day for 16 days, NAAFLS will be posting a square with a new action, calling on State, Territory and Commonwealth governments to take action to end the national emergency of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year's theme is ORANGE THE WORLD: Fund Prevent, Respond, Collect! Please share and spread the word. #16DaysOfActivism #OrangeTheWorld #FVPLS #NoMoreAU

25.01.2022 VENUE UPDATE! Please note this event venue has been updated: Hilton Hotel, 32 Mitchell Street, Darwin. If you know someone attending, please let them know.

24.01.2022 We would like to thank everyone who attended our Ochre Ribbon breakfast this morning at the Hilton. What a great turnout and such a successful event. We would especially like to thank Leanne Liddle, Director of the Aboriginal Justice Unit for her powerful and insightful speech about the NT Aboriginal Justice Agreement, and how it aims to reduce the rates of domestic and family violence in Aboriginal communities throughout the Northern Territory. #OchreRibbonWeek #DontSilenceTheViolence

24.01.2022 The NT Government is about to introduce some of the harshest youth justice laws in the country. As a trauma informed Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention Legal Service, NAAFLS believes the Chief Minister should implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission in to Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, tabled 30 years ago. NAAFLS attended the Darwin protest this morning in support of the community seeking to stop the law reforms.

23.01.2022 Thank you to North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service for organising the Ochre Ribbon Week Breakfast today, and to Leanne Liddle for a powerful presenta...tion on the priorities and implementation of the NT Aboriginal Justice Agreement. #OchreRibbonWeek is dedicated to ending domestic and family violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children. Here in the Territory, too many children are victims of domestic and family violence and experience the ongoing impact of trauma as a result. We join with local communities in calling on all levels of governments to invest in culturally appropriate, trauma-informed services to support and assist communities, victims and perpetrators of domestic and family violence.

22.01.2022 We had a wonderful morning joining in the Katherine NAIDOC march #NAIDOC2020 #alwayswasalwayswillbe

17.01.2022 In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women we have worked with the Banatjarl Strongbala Wimun Grup and Wurli-Wurlinjang Aboriginal Health Service to organise a morning event on 3 December 2020 in Katherine, see below for more information #OrangeTheWorld

16.01.2022 Day 6 of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence: We call on governments to FUND safe housing, specialist homelessness services, financial assistance and access to affordable housing. Family violence is the LEADING CAUSE of homelessness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. The public housing waitlists are TOO LONG. Investment is NEEDED. In solidarity with the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services, every day for 16 days, NAAFLS will be post...ing a square with a new action, calling on State, Territory and Commonwealth governments to take action to end the national emergency of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year's theme is ORANGE THE WORLD: Fund Prevent, Respond, Collect! Please share and spread the word. #16DaysOfActivism #OrangeTheWorld #FVPLS #NoMoreAU

16.01.2022 We had a lot of fun yesterday at the Kalano Family Fun Day for NAIDOC 2020. It was a great chance to catch up with some of the people and organisations around Katherine #NAIDOC2020

15.01.2022 Thank you to North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service for hosting today’s #OchreRibbonWeek breakfast. Leanne Liddle, Director of the Aboriginal Justic...e Unit, delivered the powerful Ochre Ribbon Week speech about the NT Aboriginal Justice Agreement. This week raises awareness of the impacts of domestic and family violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

15.01.2022 Some of our Katherine staff had a great time last weekend at the Kriol Awareness Course in Ngukurr. Thank you to the Ngukurr Language Centre for running such an important and interesting course.

15.01.2022 NAAFLS want to thank the Kalano CDP workers for coming down to our community BBQ in Rockhole today. We had a good feed and learnt about the development of children’s brains from the Australian Childhood Foundation. Also good to have Wurli-Wurlinjang Aboriginal Health Service’s Social and Emotional Wellbeing Team there with goodie bags.

14.01.2022 Please be aware that, due to construction, the Katherine office will be closed to the public from 12 October 2020 until further notice. Please call our Darwin office on 1800 041 998 if you want to speak to our staff. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

14.01.2022 Our Katherine team recognised Ochre Ribbon Week with a craft, pampering day and morning tea at KWCC today. We received some positive feedback, and are looking forward to visiting again soon! Take a look at some of the projects the women started! Thank you to our Katherine team and KWCC for their efforts today. #OchreRibbonWeek #DontSilenceTheViolence

11.01.2022 Day 4 of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence: We call on governments to STOP taking our children. Our children must be given every chance to grow up strong in culture and identity! Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children represent 5.5% of the national population BUT almost 37% of children in out of home care. In solidarity with the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services, every day for 16 days, NAAFLS will be posting a square with a new acti...on, calling on State, Territory and Commonwealth governments to take action to end the national emergency of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year's theme is ORANGE THE WORLD: Fund Prevent, Respond, Collect! Please share and spread the word. #16DaysOfActivism #OrangeTheWorld #FVPLS #NoMoreAU

10.01.2022 Thank you to the Borroloola Safe House for hosting our Community Legal Education session yesterday. We had a great yarn with some of the ladies in town about Domestic Violence Orders We all appreciated the great food!

07.01.2022 We had a wonderful time this morning yarning with the Banatjarl Strongbala Wimun Grup to learn about bush medijin and weaving

06.01.2022 This week is Ochre Ribbon Week. This campaign aims to raise awareness of the devastating impacts of family violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It is also a time to call for action to end the violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Ochre Ribbon Week is an Indigenous led campaign and is supported by the National Indigenous Australians Agency and the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services. This year NAAFLS calls on al...l governments to INVEST MORE in culturally appropriate, trauma informed services to support and assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities, victims and perpetrators of domestic and family violence. To learn more about the Ochre Ribbon week campaign, click here: https://www.afls.org.au/ochre-ribbon-campaign/ #EndTheViolence #OchreRibbonWeek

04.01.2022 NAAFLS Katherine office collaborated with Wurli-Wurlinjang Aboriginal Health Service and Banatjarl Strongbala Wimun Grup today to deliver some important community legal and mental health education to the Kalano and Rockhole communities. Ladies participated in weaving activities and discussions around family counselling, domestic violence and the impact of alcohol and other drugs. We are looking forward to seeing the ladies' finished weaving pieces after our next session! Thank you for coming along. #NAAFLS #CommunityLegalEducation

04.01.2022 Free desks! We have 3 office desks to give away. If you are interested call our office on 8923 8200 during working hours. Desks are 1.5m x 1.5m

03.01.2022 Day 2 of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence: We call for strong, ambitious, numerical reduction targets to end family violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly for our women and children. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 10 TIMES more likely to die from family and domestic violence, than other women. In solidarity with the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services, every day for 16 days, NAAFLS will be p...osting a square with a new action, calling on State, Territory and Commonwealth governments to take action to end the national emergency of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year's theme is ORANGE THE WORLD: Fund Prevent, Respond, Collect! Please share and spread the word. #16DaysOfActivism #OrangeTheWorld #FVPLS #NoMoreAU

02.01.2022 Day 5 of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence: We call on governments to urgently INCREASE FUNDING for our Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLS) so we can continue to provide holistic, specialist, culturally safe support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing or at risk of family violence. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 34 times MORE LIKELY to be hospitalised due to family violence compared to non-Indigenous wom...en. In solidarity with the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services, every day for 16 days, NAAFLS will be posting a square with a new action, calling on State, Territory and Commonwealth governments to take action to end the national emergency of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year's theme is ORANGE THE WORLD: Fund Prevent, Respond, Collect! Please share and spread the word. #16DaysOfActivism #OrangeTheWorld #FVPLS #NoMoreAU

02.01.2022 NAAFLS staff are off to Wurruwi and Minjilang today!

02.01.2022 Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. In solidarity with the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (NFVPLS), every day for the next 16 Days, NAAFLS will be posting a square with a new action, calling on State, Territory and Commonwealth governments to take action to end the national emergency of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wome...n. This year's theme is ORANGE THE WORLD: Fund, Prevent, Respond, Collect! Please share and spread the word. #16DaysOfActivism #OrangeTheWorld #FVPLS #NoMoreAU

02.01.2022 Day 7 of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence: We call on governments to invest in PREVENTION. Funding is needed for culturally appropriate and community-controlled services that address family violence, drug and alcohol issues and mental health. In solidarity with the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services, every day for 16 days, NAAFLS will be posting a square with a new action, calling on State, Territory and Commonwealth governments to take action... to end the national emergency of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year's theme is ORANGE THE WORLD: Fund Prevent, Respond, Collect! Please share and spread the word. #16DaysOfActivism #OrangeTheWorld #FVPLS #NoMoreAU

01.01.2022 NAAFLS Katherine Office is pleased to host a morning tea in recognition of Ochre Ribbon Week, this Friday at the Katherine Womens Crisis Centre. There will also be fun activities and kids crafts! #OchreRibbonWeek