![]() ![]() On Monday the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Women’s Safety Policy Forum provided a dedicated space for First Nations women to speak on their own terms to government, policymakers and service providers about addressing violence in First Nations communities This week an important online gathering of First Nations women has called on governments across Australia to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women lead all future efforts to prevent violence against First Nations women and children. Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS) Thelma Schwartz #domesticviolence #domesticabuse #domesticabuseawareness #domesticabusesurvivor #abuse #abuseawareness #torresstraitislander #aboriginal #justicesystem #lawyer #enddv #emotionalabuse #mentalhealth #ptsd #ptsdawareness #healing #recovery #indigenous #abusesurvivor #toxicrelationships #narcissist #narcissisticabuse #women #womenssafety #legal #trauma It is my privilege and honour to welcome Thelma Schwartz to Open Stance. This is an intimate, powerful and informative conversation in which we learn how Thelma’s own trauma surviving childhood family violence makes her work a deeply personal and empowering experience. Thelma has over 23 years of legal experience delivering critical services to victims within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland and the Northern Territory. ![]() "is a Nonprofit organization providing free culturally appropriate Legal Service/ Supporting Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People to live free from family violence and sexual assault." Thelma is the Principal Legal Officer at the Queensland Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS) based in the Head office in Cairns Australia. □ In this episode, I have the privilege to speak with Thelma Schwartz. ![]() 18 Consists of a 5 part series on Domestic Violence. ![]()
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