Member since: 2019
About us: Aboriginal Family Legal Service (AFLS) is a not-for-profit Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation providing legal assistance and social support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing, or at risk of, family and domestic violence.
How AFLS plays their part in preventing violence against women: While a lot of our work is supporting and responding to members of our community who have been impacted by family and domestic violence, we recognise the importance of doing what we can to stop it happening in the first place – and that means working with our community to build a culture of respect and equality.
Back in 2025, we joined together with another CRE member – Health Communication Resources (HCR) – to record a group of Aboriginal Matriarchs sharing their reflections on the role we all play in preventing family violence. This turned into a series of stories broadcast on Radio MAMA, as well as series of artworks. The Museum of Geraldton (also a CRE member) then came on board, and hosted a community dinner with us to honour the women who had shared their stories. The museum also exhibited the artworks as part of the 16 Days in WA campaign.
Aside from that, we have become active members of the CRE Communications Working Group. This has helped guide us in our conversations with community, and led us to develop an awesome campaign in partnership with other CRE members featuring some our deadly Dads, and the important role that fathers and father-figures play in role modelling and building respect for our culture and each other.
We have also developed healthy relationships sessions that we deliver with Aboriginal boys, alongside our “Strong Sisters, Strong Futures” program for our girls – both focusing on respectful relationships and the prevention of violence against women and girls.
You will often see us at events throughout the year, where we like to have a yarn with anybody and everybody about our services, and about what each of us can do to help prevent violence against our women. We also host events as part of 16 Days in WA, Ochre Ribbon Day, Reconciliation Day and NAIDOC week.