👩🎓 We were privileged to welcome Tonkya Jamieson at CAWLS for a two-week student placement through the Community Legal Centres NSW First Nations Scholarship Program, earlier this month. This placement was made possible through a collaboration between CAWLS and the ‘McDonald Property Street Syndicate’ from Alice Springs 🙏 📖 The First Nations Cadetship Program, currently…
📣 Today, we acknowledge LGBTQIA+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day – a day to take a stand against Domestic and Family Violence in LGBTQIA+ communities 🤍 Everyone deserves to live without fear of violence and abuse 🙌 CAWLS acknowledges that intersectionality is a critical principle that influences barriers and risks that victim-survivors may face. All of…
Today is the start of ‘National Reconciliation Week 2022‘ – a time for ALL Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures & achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia 🌏💙 The 2022 theme of ‘Be Brave – Make Change‘ is a challenge to us all to…
📍 Last week, our Tennant Creek lawyers headed out to Ali Curung for bush court 👩⚖️ ⚖️ Anisha & Mollie provided a duty lawyer service at the court and helped the women of Ali Curung with their DV matters 🙏 Our dynamic Barkly duo also picked up a few new clients from the community, who…
On Wednesday 4 May 2022, people across Australia will light a candle to remember those who have been killed by domestic & family violence 🙏 By joining this evening of reflection & remembrance, we honour their memories and help bring light to our national crisis…💜 You can participate in three ways 👇 🕯️ Watch the…
🥶 Centralian nights can get unbearably cold… now, imagine, you have nothing to wrap around your shoulders, or your baby doesn’t have a blanket to drape around them… ❄️ Sadly, this is the reality of many women in our community… 😓📣 Our CAWLS team are calling on anyone with the capacity to provide some warmth…
Earlier this month, CAWLS was delighted to host an afternoon tea at our Tennant Creek office to introduce local service providers to our ‘Migration Hub’ 🌏⚖️ 🤔 Did you know… CAWLS offers FREE + confidential migration advice to ALL women in Central Australia and the Barkly Region 🙌 We can assist women with migration advice,…
CAWLS Community Training for 2022 is underway, with our first ‘Identifying and Responding to Family Violence’ session, delivered late last month 💪📖 👏 Our team would like to extend a massive thanks to the following organisations, who contributed to an informed and insightful training 👇 💬 Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group 💬 Women’s Safety Services…
⚠️ Trigger Warning : Abuse ⚠️ A sadistic domestic abuser, whose vile history of ‘extreme’ abuse against his teenage partner, left her ‘covered in blood’, has been handed a two decade domestic violence order…📰 Read the full story from The NT News here ➡️ https://bit.ly/ntnews_twodecadeDVO ☎️ For legal assistance & support with domestic and family…
🥚 Don’t be walking on eggshells this Easter … domestic violence & abuse is NEVER okay ❌ CAWLS will be closed for the Easter Long Weekend.⚠️ Should you have an emergency, contact NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services – Alice Springs and Southern on 131 444 or the Women’s Safety Services of Central Australia on…
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