Last month during the renowned Desert Mob Festival, CAWLS worked with the Araluen Arts Centre to host a workshop for the arelhe (women) from the ‘Alternative to Custody’ Program, with the aim of empowering, connecting to culture and inspiring 🙏 The group was treated to a personal tour of the Desert Mob Exhibition by the…
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ℹ️ This week on ‘Sisters in Law’, CAWLS lawyer Sarah E, took to the airwaves to speak with Annie Taylor from NT Shelter about the Australian Government Productivity Commission’s report into the ‘National Housing and Homelessness Agreement’. The pair also discussed the recently announced increase in funding for housing in the Federal Budget 📢🏘️ 🗣️…
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💭 … why do we need women’s services? 💭 … why do we still have events to promote women in the workplace?The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service and Chamber of Commerce NT were delighted to host a conversation focused on these questions, earlier this year in August🗣️ Justice Chris Maxwell, Champion of Change, joined local experts…
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ℹ️ Last week on ‘Sisters in Law’, CAWLS welcomed ‘Youth & Family Services Manager’, Kyleen Randall, from Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, onto the airwaves 🎤 🗣️ Kyleen spoke about Congress’ targeted family support services and their child and family intensive support services available in the region. ⏯️📱 If you missed the episode, you can listen…
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🗣️ Last week, the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service joined representatives from across the country to work on setting the agenda for Women’s Legal Services Australia 📃 Over an intensive two days in the Nation’s capital, the group strategized, prioritised and consolidated WLSA’s processes for working together to achieve justice, safety and equality for all…
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📍 Our CAWLS Barkly lawyers, Anisha & Mollie, were back on the road earlier this month, assisting with the bush court circuit and to deliver a community legal education session for the women of Ali Curung 🚙💨 🗣️ Our team were grateful for the opportunity to share information about safe spaces across the Territory and…
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Earlier this month, we celebrated ‘Women’s Health Week’ – a time to boost the discussion about the health and wellbeing of women and gender-diverse people in our community 👭💪 To acknowledge this important occasion, the Tennant Creek community joined forces with local service providers, to host girls ‘Health & Wellbeing Day’ at the dam 🙌…
Read moreℹ️ Last week on ‘Sisters in Law’, CAWLS were pleased to welcome Chloe Fragos & Yasmin Erlandson from NPY Women’s Council. 🗣️ Chloe & Yasmin shared how the collaborative, Anangu-centred ways of delivering legal education and community development programs, are central to the work of the Domestic and Family Violence team at NPY Women’s Council…
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CAWLS were thrilled to join the line-up of over 40+ exhibitors at the 2022 Seniors Expo, presented by COTA NT 👋 🗣️ With hundreds of interested and engaged participants stopping by our stall, CAWLS were able to chat and share how our service can assist our senior Territorians with their legal questions & safety. 💭…
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❔ You don’t need to be an expert to ask someone if they “are ok” or reach out … just start by being a good friend, colleague, team mate or neighbour and listen… 🙏 Today may be the ‘national day of action’, dedicated to encouraging everyone to connect with people they care about, but EVERY…
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Tickets are selling FAST for our next ‘Identifying & Responding to Family Violence’ training … don’t miss out on your place to this crucial and worthwhile training for community & sector staff 📖💪 CAWLS, in collaboration with other local service provider, will be delivering an integrated training day where participants will 👇 📃 Gain insight…
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Earlier this month, CAWLS Barkly Lawyer, Anisha, attended the National Homelessness Conference held by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) and Homelessness Australia, along with other delegates from across the Northern Territory, sponsored by NT Shelter 🏘️ It was an invaluable opportunity to meet other people working in the sector and hear from…
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📍 Earlier this month, our Tennant Creek lawyers, Anisha and Mollie, headed up the highway for the Bush Court Circuit in Elliott ⚖️ Our Barkly team attend Elliott & Ali Curung regularly to provide a duty lawyer service for the local court sessions, as well as ongoing legal assistance to those community members in need.…
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CAWLS were excited to host their annual morning tea this morning, sharing in decadent pink berry muffins, all in support of Muffin Break’s Share the Dignity’s national fundraiser 🧁💕 🧑🤝🧑 Share the Dignity assist in collecting thousands of period products each year through collection drives and campaigns and distribute them directly to organisations and charities…
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All children deserve to thrive and fulfil their potential ❤️ National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day is a national day dedicated to celebrating the strengths and culture of all of our children. It is an opportunity for us to show our support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, as well as learn…
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📢 Our CAWLS offices in Alice Springs & Tennant Creek will be closed today, Friday 29 July for a staff training & development day. We will be reopening after the long weekend on Tuesday 2 August at 8:30am. ⚠️ If you require police assistance, contact Northern Territory Police via 131 444 or 000 in emergency…
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🎉 Last week, the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia NT (MIFANT) celebrated their 30th anniversary (after a 2 year delay, due to the global pandemic). CAWLS staff, Tania & Christine, attended the celebrations and were pleased to be a part of the festivities of MIFANT, who support good mental health practices for all Territorians. 🗣️…
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ℹ️ This week on ‘Sisters in Law’, we invited Jeanette Shepard, to join CAWLS hosts Sarah & Naya in the studio to discuss the Multicultural Community Services of Central Australia (MCSCA) organisation and multiculturalism across Alice Springs 🗺️ 🌏 MCSCA is a community based organisation, whose aims and objectives are to deliver quality confidential services…
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📍 This week, CAWLS staff Machiko, Jazz & student intern Naya, visited Ti Tree – a remote indigenous community, 194 km north of Alice Springs 🚙💨 🗣️ Presenting a training session alongside the Women’s Safety Services of Central Australia outreach team, our staff discussed how community staff can 👇 ▶️ identify family violence ▶️ legal…
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WHEN? 😡⁉️ WHEN will these needless tragedies end?! Our Territory women and children deserve BETTER ✊ 🔎 Read the full story via ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Oe5u6s
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⚠️⁉️ How many women & their children in the Northern Territory have to die before our community takes atrocities like this seriously? 🔎 Read the full story via ➡️ https://ab.co/3AZ7M6j
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ℹ️ Today on ‘Sisters in Law’, CAWLS Migration Lawyer, Meaghan, joined hosts Jazz and Naya, in the studio to discuss immigration law and the ‘CAWLS Migration Hub’. 🌏⚖️ The CAWLS Migration Hub is a service available for ANY woman in the Northern Territory, experiencing disadvantage, to receive timely and confidential migration advice (with priority given…
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📍 Earlier this month, CAWLS Barkly lawyers, Anisha & Mollie, travelled to deliver community legal education and say g’day to the women of Elliott 👋 Our team had a wonderful time with everyone in attendance and look forward to returning to Elliott next month 🧑🤝🧑 ⚖️ If you need legal assistance or advice across the…
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❄️ To say it has been cold lately, would be an understatement… now, think of those who have nothing to wrap around their shoulders, or children who don’t have a pair of warm socks to put on their feet… 😓 Heartbreakingly, this is the reality of many women and their children in our community… 💔…
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Today, our CAWLS Mparntwe (Alice Springs) Office started the morning as part of the NAIDOC Week March down Todd Street 🧑🤝🧑 Despite the extremely cold temperatures this week, it was inspiring to see so many friendly faces and organisations turn up in support of NAIDOC week ✊ The March was led by North Australian Aboriginal…
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ℹ️ This week on ‘Sisters in Law’, CAWLS invited Annie Taylor from NT Shelter and Frances Paterson-Fleider from ‘Community Housing Central Australia’, to discuss the issue of housing & homelessness across the Territory – and in particular, Central Australia and the Barkly 🏠 ❄️ Temperatures are dipping right down to freezing levels across the desert,…
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Our CAWLS Barkly team kicked off NAIDOC week on Monday with a march down the main street of Tennant Creek ✊ It was encouraging and powerful to see such a large crowd of community members and organisations attend in support 🙌 CAWLS stands in solidarity with all First Nation people of Australia. We look forward…
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📢 Join the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service and the Chamber of Commerce Northern Territory in conversation with Champion of Change, Justice Chris Maxwell, and a panel of diverse, inspiring & engaging Australians about what gender equity + gender equality means, looks like and how we get there ✊ The panel will feature discussions &…
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Our services at the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service are available to all persons who identify as women, non-binary and gender diverse, who have been adversely impacted by patriarchal structures and practices ✊⚖️ ☎️ Call our free call hotline on 1800 684 055 to make your free & confidential appointment with our team.
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🗣️ “The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a women’s life, to her well-being and dignity. It is a decision she must make for herself. When Government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices” – Ruth…
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