Shirleen Campbell

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Shirleen Campbell (born 1981) is a Warlpiri, Anmatyerre, Luritja and Arrernte family and domestic violence activist from Mparntwe in the Northern Territory of Australia. [1]

Campbell was born in 1981 and is a third-generation resident of Lhenpe Artnwe. [2] [3] She lost her mother, aunt, and a close friend to domestic violence. [4]

She is the co-ordinator of the Tangentyere Women's Family Safety Group a family and anti-domestic violence organisation. She was part of a contingent that travelled to Parliament House in Canberra in 2018, to hold a 'sit-in, or sorry ceremony' in memory of the women who have been killed or injured due to family violence. [5] She also directed the three-part documentary Not Just Numbers. [1]

In 2021, Campbell was appointed on the 13-member Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council supporting the development of a National Plan to end family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia. [6]

Awards

Campbell the Northern Territory Local Hero in 2020 as part of the Australian of the Year awards. [7] [3]

Not Just Numbers also won Best Broadcast Documentary at the Capricornia Film awards in 2021. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Munro, Kate L (25 March 2021). "'Not just numbers': Indigenous women combat domestic violence in Birraranga Film Fest documentary". NITV. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Riminton, Hugh (24 November 2019). "The Year that Made Me: Shirleen Campbell, 2015". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Camps leader Shirleen Campbell, Local Hero". Alice Springs News. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Bhole, Aneeta (22 April 2021). "Women's support centres in the NT welcome budget promises but call for more local support". SBS News. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Brennan, Bridget (26 March 2018). "Indigenous women stage Canberra sit-in to put focus on family violence". ABC News. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council to inform next National Plan to end family, domestic and sexual violence". Mirage News. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Shirleen Campbell". Australian of the Year Awards. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Capricornia Film Awards Announce Award Winners". FilmInk. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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