2018 Plenary session: Conceptualisations of violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

The panellists will discuss conceptualisations of violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, including how and why the drivers and manifestations of violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are different from the primary drivers and manifestations of violence against women in general. Panellists will discuss the implications of these differences for strategies under several outcomes of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022.

Panellists

Edward Mosby Wakai Waian Healing; ANROWS Board Director

Dr Jackie Huggins AM FAHA National Congress of Australia’s First People’s

Emma Partridge Our Watch

Corina Martin Family Violence Legal Service, WA

Wayne Muir Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service

Facilitated by Dorinda Cox Inspire Change Consulting Group