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 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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Munro, Kate L (2021-03-25). "'Not just numbers': Indigenous women combat domestic violence in Birraranga Film Fest documentary". NITV. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  2. ^ Riminton, Hugh (2019-11-24). "The Year that Made Me: Shirleen Campbell, 2015". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  3. ^ a b "Camps leader Shirleen Campbell, Local Hero". Alice Springs News. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  4. ^ Bhole, Aneeta (2021-04-22). "Women's support centres in the NT welcome budget promises but call for more local support". SBS News. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  5. ^ Brennan, Bridget (2018-03-26). "Indigenous women stage Canberra sit-in to put focus on family violence". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  6. ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council to inform next National Plan to end family, domestic and sexual violence". Mirage News. 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  7. ^ "Shirleen Campbell". Australian of the Year Awards. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  8. ^ "Capricornia Film Awards Announce Award Winners". FilmInk. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
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