Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre in Marrickville, New South Wales | Non-profit organisation

Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre

Locality: Marrickville, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 9569 3847

Address: Building 13, 142 Addison Road 2204 Marrickville, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.wirringabaiya.org.au

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25.01.2022 The 25th of November marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It also represents the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. During these 16 days, we ask everyone, both male and female, to unite in addressing the pandemic of violence against women. As Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, we are 32 x more likely to be hospitalised as a result of domestic-family violence than non-Indigenous women. We experience v...iolence at 3.1 x the rate of non-Indigenous women, and we are 11 x more likely to die from a violent assault than non-Indigenous women. Approximately 90% of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women is NOT reported. As a country and society, we need to come together to address this global pandemic that affects not only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women but all women #AboriginalWomensLivesMatter #16DaysOfActivism #OrangeTheWorld #EndViolenceAgainstWomen Photo courtesy of UN Women

23.01.2022 COVID-19 NSW Hotspot update

20.01.2022 Burrundi Theatre for Performing Arts Ltd and Stomping Ground are inviting inner Sydney Aboriginal children and young people between the ages of 10 and 18, who love to dance, to send in a 1 minute audition video clip of their deadliest hip hop dance moves! We are proud to partner and support this project that celebrates and showcases our children and young people's deadly talents. The successful children and young people will have the opportunity to participate in 2 days of ...hip hop workshops on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th November, plus participate in a hip hop video production on Sunday 8th November. Please email your audition video to [email protected] Applications close this Friday night (30th October 2020). The final dance videos will be launched on Wednesday 11th November during NAIDOC Week. Good Luck!! Always Was Always Will Be. https://www.dropbox.com/s/kud9hx5m0tii3lu/PROMO%20VIDEO.MOV

19.01.2022 Check out below last nights episode of the 'The Point' on NITV which had a focus on domestic and family violence and the impact COVID-19 has had on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women across Australia. Our Family Violence Support Worker, Charmaigne talks about some of the impact COVID-19 has had on our clients and Aboriginal victims-survivors of domestic and family violence within NSW.

19.01.2022 The increased numbers of domestic and family violence incidents during COVID is now well documented. Specialist women's legal services are often at capacity and can't meet the demand with the current funding amounts. Specialist women's legal services in NSW and Victoria are urgently seeking an extra $5.7 million a year in next Tuesday's federal budget ahead of an expected wave of domestic violence cases. Additional funding would allow the state Women's Legal Services and Wir...ringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre to hire 13 more lawyers, two social workers, a financial counsellor and five more client support staff. The federal government gave $20 million in May to frontline legal services. But in a letter to Attorney-General Christian Porter, the heads of the Women's legal services said when the states and territories divided this money up, specialist services for women didn't receive an appropriate portion. "Significant funds were directed to services that provide representation to predominantly male offenders, perpetrators and respondents in domestic violence related matters". The support the specialist services provide goes far beyond free legal assistance. https://www.smh.com.au//worst-is-yet-to-come-legal-service

19.01.2022 Thank you to Jarrah House for the invitation to attend their NAIDOC event today. What a deadly day it was filled with performances, arts, crafts & culture. We were mesmerised by their beautiful healing weaving piece which was done by the women. Happy NAIDOC Week #alwayswasalwayswillbe

18.01.2022 Redfern Legal Centre and Slater and Gordon are looking at running class actions on behalf of people who have been strip searched unlawfully in NSW in the last 6 years. Strip searches can be anything from police making you take all your clothes off, to police looking inside your bra or pants. If you've been unlawfully stripped searched, they would like to hear from you. ... For more information or to register, please click the link below.

18.01.2022 Congratulations to Yuin woman Sonja Stewart who has been appointed the new CEO position at the Law Society of NSW. The Law Society of NSW is the peak body for over 35,000 solicitors across the state.

16.01.2022 To register, please click the link below

15.01.2022 Updated COVID-19 fact sheets as of 2 November 2020.

12.01.2022 FYI, free belly casting for pregnant Aboriginal mums

09.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC Week Let's celebrate our achievements, history and culture! #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

08.01.2022 Please see below our COVID-19 (Coronavirus) service update.

08.01.2022 We would like to congratulate our Governing Committee member Helen Brown on her recent achievement of being named the 2020 NSW Volunteer of the Year and Senior Volunteer of the Year for the Upper North Coast region. For those of you who don't know Helen, she is one of those instrumental Elders in our community who goes above and beyond to help where she can and has dedicated her life to making positive change for Aboriginal people. We have been very privileged to have this p...assionate, inspirational and all round phenomenal woman involved in our Centre for many years. We are very proud of your achievement and are pleased your hard work, dedication and commitment has been recognised in the wider community. You are too deadly!

08.01.2022 The LECC has handed down findings from Strike Force Blackford investigating police strip searches of five young people between 2018 and 2019, concluding there w...as no lawful basis for any of these searches. Despite this evidence of wrongdoing, and a recommendation of an apology to one young woman, NSW Police indicate that current strip search practices will continue. RLC firmly believes that the updating of internal police policies and education materials is not sufficient. We need legislative change, along with compensation for the harm caused by this invasive and unlawful practice. If you have been subjected to a strip search within the past 6 years, we want to hear your story. Register here for our class actions investigation with Slater and Gordon Lawyers: bit.ly/ssclassaction Together we can change this unlawful practice.

08.01.2022 Today is Indigenous Literacy Day. Join in the online celebrations at the Youtube event at 12:30 AEST!

07.01.2022 Check out Edition 27 of our Wirringa Baiya - Women Speak Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/255714bdadae/edition27womenspeak-1625606

06.01.2022 CONTENT WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this post contains images and refers to deceased persons. It also contains reference to child sexual abuse and suicide. We are deeply sadden to hear of the sudden passing of 11 year old Annaliesse Ugle. Annaliesse was sexually abused for 6 years and took her own life this week after her abuser was let free on bail. Once again, another victim of violence and abuse has been let down by the Australia... justice system, the same system that is designed to serve and protect it's citizens. Everyone has a right to be and feel safe and to live a life free of violence and abuse. It's about time our laws reflected this and stopped protecting these abusers. We send our deepest condolences to Annaliese's family and community

06.01.2022 The National Redress Scheme (for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse) is now open until 30 June 2027. We strongly urge eligible applicants to get legal advice about their legal options before making an application for redress. If you are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander woman living in NSW, we may be able to give you free legal advice and help with your application. ... If you are unsure whether you are eligible, please give us a call. Our contact numbers are (02) 9569 3847 or 1800 686 587 (free call). If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander man or a non-Aboriginal person, you can contact knowmore (a free legal service for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse) on 1800 605 762. #nationalredressscheme

05.01.2022 IBobbly Social and Emotional Wellbeing app is for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over. Completely private and confidential, it helps by showing you ways to manage your thoughts and feelings, as well as how to decide what is important in your life. Ensuring that iBobbly is culturally informed and safe, everything that is seen, heard and experienced in the app is shaped by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members.... Developed in partnership between Black Dog Institute and ALIVE & Kicking Goals!, iBobbly was first tested with young people in the Kimberley’s. Positively, they said they felt much better after using the app. So, if you’re not feeling your best, give iBobbly a try, it might just be the support you need to get yourself feeling deadly again. To download the app, please visit https://apps.apple.com/au/app/ibobbly/id1478592523 For more information, you can visit www.blackdoginstitute.com.au

05.01.2022 Congratulations to all these talented young people on their deadly NAIDOC Always Was, Always Will Be production! Such an amazing outcome for such a short project. Well done to all involved. #NAIDOC2020

03.01.2022 Just a reminder that our monthly legal outreach is this Wednesday, 2 September from 10am - 12pm at Mudgin-Gal. Due to COVID-19, we will not be providing a face-to-face service. However, clients will be able to speak to our solicitor over the phone in a private space. To make an appointment, please call us on 1800 686 587 or just turn up on the day.

01.01.2022 The community vigil will be streamed live tomorrow on the Domestic Violence NSW Facebook page from 4 - 5pm.