Speak up against the defunding of First Nations' survivor peak body

The Morrison government is planning to defund FVPLS, the peak body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander survivors of family violence.

FVPLS ensures the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children who experience family violence are heard and their experiences are visible.

If this disgraceful decision stands - it will effectively remove the voices of those survivors from the national conversation about how we respond to the family violence epidemic.

FVPLS’s leaders have just launched a campaign to save their national voice. Can you help amplify their call? Take 2 minutes to help ensure Indigenous Affairs Minister ...

The Morrison government is planning to defund FVPLS, the peak body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander survivors of family violence.

FVPLS ensures the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children who experience family violence are heard and their experiences are visible.

If this disgraceful decision stands - it will effectively remove the voices of those survivors from the national conversation about how we respond to the family violence epidemic.

FVPLS’s leaders have just launched a campaign to save their national voice. Can you help amplify their call? Take 2 minutes to help ensure Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt receives a flood of emails calling on him to reverse this decision, and protect this First Nations’ survivor peak body.

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Dear Minister Wyatt,

I am writing because I am extremely disturbed by the government’s decision to remove funding for the FVPLS Forum - the peak body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family violence survivors.

We’re currently in the midst of a family violence crisis in this country, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 34 times more likely to be hospitalised as a result of this type of violence.

If the federal government is going to effectively develop policies to prevent and respond to family violence, I believe the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women must be centred in the conversation.

I’m aware that FVPLS is the only national organisation that represents Indigenous survivors of family violence, and removing their ability to effectively work with and educate policy makers - and to contribute to national policy forums, would be devastating. And that it would make the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children who experience family violence invisible.

I’m also aware that nearly 50 Indigenous peak bodies have already called on you to reverse this decision. I urge you to respond to their call and immediately reinstate funding for FVPLS.

Regards,

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