ℹ️ This week on Sisters in Law, CAWLS lawyers Grace & Sarah, discuss police powers and your rights and responsibilities when engaging with members of the police force 🚔 The conversation includes… 🚨 which questions you must answer, 🚨 the purpose of a warrant and what police can do with or without one 🚨 what…
🔎 Three exciting opportunities exists to join the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service team. CAWLS are seeking a Social Worker and Solicitors (for both our Alice Springs & Tennant Creek offices) to work within our multi-disciplinary Community Legal Centre, which provides services for all women in Central Australia and the Barkly Region ⚖️ ✅ Attractive…
📌 In a display of solidarity, the Tennant Creek CAWLS team hosted a community morning tea at the office last week, to honour the ‘NT Day of Action against Family Domestic Violence’ 🙏 👥 Community members and service providers of the Barkly Region came together to discuss the ‘Day of Action’ demands, as well as…
‘uHaven’ was designed by young people in Central Australia, to help build healthier relationships and to stand up against domestic, family and sexual violence 🫶🙋 The young people driving uHaven wanted a strengths based platform that would help them talk to a trusted adult, connect with local services and provide them with tailored information 📲…
Late last month, we proudly launched ‘uHaven‘ 🙌 📲 ‘uHaven’ is a dedicated online resource aimed at helping young people in Central Australia and the Barkly Region, build healthier relationships and understand Domestic and Family Violence 💜 💻 To rewatch our launch webinar – or review our report on the human-centered design process underpinning the…
✍️Join us for a day of education and training, for all legal and non-legal service providers in Central Australia, at the ‘NT Community Legal Education Workshop’. This workshop is aimed at workers in the sector who engage with communities and/or deliver community legal education, and for those wanting to increase their skills in effective engagement…
Today was an important and special day. It was also one of great heartbreak 🙏 To recognize and remember the 83 women who have lost their lives to their partners, since 2000, standing hand in hand with fellow community members, was one of privilege and sorrow. 📣 Every day is a day to take action…
Tomorrow, CAWLS will stand with our community, in a day of action to show that we are united & committed to end domestic, family, sexual violence ✊ 🫂 Join us on the Court Lawns in Alice Springs, in our office in Tennant Creek or wherever you are across the Northern Territory – to show your…
📍 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service were pleased to have had the opportunity to travel and work with the Elliott Community recently 🚗💨 📚 CAWLS HJP Educator, Meg, along with our Barkly Team, Aline, Mollie & Deb, had the opportunity to provide a workshop on our ‘uHaven’ project – seeking important and constructive feedback…
📰 This week, the NT News reported on a video, currently circulating, of a child being put into the back of a paddywagon by Police in the NT 🚨 The report stated that three staff members from Territory Families, seen in the footage, appear to watch the Police action unfold. The footage was described as…
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