Gunditjmara, Bundjalung, Kirrae Whurrong, Yaegl woman Ebony Phillips highlights the need for systemic change that continues to impact First Peoples families today.
“Since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, the rate of Aboriginal deaths in custody has risen. As a mother, I am deeply troubled by the thought of my own children becoming part of these statistics. The fear is shared by many in our community.”
Gunditjmara, Bundjalung, Kirrae Whurrong, Yaegl woman Ebony Phillips highlights the need for systemic change that continues to impact First Peoples families today.
We can't change the truth of our past, but by accepting and understanding it, we can walk forward together to a better shared future. For First Peoples and all Victorians. First the talk. Now the walk.
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