Nessa Turnbull-Roberts
@TurnbullVanessa
Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People. Author, Advocate, Lawyer. Fulbright scholar. Here for a better world❤️✊🏾
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“Aboriginal women and families continue to be subject to the most horrific forms of violence. And when reaching out for support and safety, they risk having their children removed by the state.” Via Nessa Turnbull-Roberts theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
'As a survivor of forcible removal, the disproportionate rate of violence against First Nations women shatters my whole being.
We must look at the role the state plays in furthering violence for First Nations victims,' Nessa Turnbull-Roberts writes.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
“Aboriginal women and families continue to be subject to the most horrific forms of violence. And when reaching out for support and safety, they risk having their children removed by the state.”
Important piece by Nessa Turnbull-Roberts
#HowManyMoreWomen
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
.Nessa Turnbull-Roberts on the links between state violence, gender-based violence and forced removal of First Nations children, and her agenda for change theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
We are in the The Sydney Morning Herald today calling for Australia to do everything in its power to stop Israel committing genocide.
“We say this as part of a growing number of Jews saying that Israel’s actions are completely incompatible with our Jewish values”
smh.com.au/national/austr…