Sentences with phrase «with lateral violence»

While we continue to harm each other with lateral violence and while governments and industry operate in a way that fosters lateral violence, there will be little progress in improving the indicators that measure the gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader Australian community.

Finally, I encourage all governments to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities deal with lateral violence by ensuring that all legislation, policy and programs developed for communities are developed and implemented in accordance with the Declaration.

We will see that there are already great projects underway that provide a strong sense of hope and purpose in dealing with lateral violence.

This case study is particularly relevant because the families involved were struggling with lateral violence within their communities as a result of historical negotiations with the mining company.

There seems to be a considerable appetite within our communities to confront and deal with lateral violence.

Organisations beset with lateral violence are riddled with cliques and underhanded deals.

There seems to be considerable agreement within our communities to confront and deal with lateral violence.

[19] The exercise is an «interview» with lateral violence, with a person playing the personification of lateral violence.

While we continue to harm each other with lateral violence and while governments and industry operate within the native title system in a way that creates environments that foster lateral violence, there will be little progress in improving the indicators necessary to close the gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader Australian community.

The practice of narrative therapy takes this one step further, using a culturally secure model of counselling and community work that empowers participants to deal with lateral violence.

But we can not do this if we continue to harm each other with lateral violence.

I argue that by applying these human rights standards, the problems associated with lateral violence can be tackled through an «assertion of Indigenous agency and responsibility».

Not exact matches

This gives you a general section with a domestic violence «red flag»; a cross reference to possible visa issues for non-nationals (excellent lateral thinking); a link to a script on mediation and two drop down choices depending on whether you think you can agree matters with your partner or not.

To comply with the Native Title Act, the claim group requires legal assistance and the approval of the Federal Court — this provides a forum for us to enact lateral violence in an «official» legal environment and defer the mediation of our native title claim.

Lateral violence is created by experiences of powerlessness, which results in people within an oppressed group expressing their frustration and anger through engaging in conflict with each other.

That means that not only are we dealing with the harm that lateral violence causes individuals, we are also dealing with the destruction that it causes to the traditional structure and roles in our societies.

This pressure of community and statutory demands on PBCs that operate with limited capacity and resources produces an opportunity for lateral violence within our families, communities and organisations.

The difficulties of mediating our native title with different interest groups in an unfamiliar process inevitably contribute to positions of power and questions about identity that then fuels lateral violence in our communities.

In Chapter 2 I start a conversation about lateral violence in the native title system and the ways that we, as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, can create the foundations for strong relationships with each other.

Vic DOJ has now partnered with FaHCSIA and entered into a further agreement with VACCHO, to utilise the DVD in a Lateral Violence Community Education Project.

I consider how the Declaration can build legislative and policy frameworks such as native title to ensure that they comply with international human rights standards and principles and as a result, empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to reach their full potential and to respond to lateral violence when it occurs.

In this section I will look at how governments, NGOs and industry can undertake their work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in a culturally secure manner to prevent lateral violence.

Identity and spirituality were seen by many to be central in dealing with contemporary issues, such as lateral violence, facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

These options aim to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities with some ideas about how to address lateral violence through the establishment of strong structural foundations and principles.

The CRCAH developed a close relationship with NCSA and they have jointly presented on lateral violence on several occasions in Australia.

Effective engagement is one of the key areas where governments must develop their competency if they are to work with us as enablers to address lateral violence.

Legislative and policy review and reform can assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to address lateral violence by creating structures that promote healthy relationships both within our communities and with external stakeholders.

There is a real need to build on the theoretical underpinnings of lateral violence and the supporting anecdotal evidence with action research.

The Reports also start a conversation about lateral violence in our communities and the ways that we, as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, can create the foundations for strong relationships with each other.

An AIATSIS Research Discussion paper by Scott Gorringe, Joe Ross and Cressida Fforde based on a workshop with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants elaborates on the link between lateral violence and identity, with one participant stating:

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In the midst of this crisis mobile phones were used by young women to perpetrate lateral violence through Telstra BigPond's Diva Chat, with emotionally charged messages flying between the camps.

That all governments, working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, conduct education and awareness - raising sessions on lateral violence for both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous staff.

Equipped with this new power, the police and community were able to develop a reporting system that would help stop the lateral violence which continued to fracture the community.

However, I believe that it is important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to name this behaviour themselves and then to be supported to address the issues that generate lateral violence and to deal with the repercussions of lateral violence.

However, as Commissioner I am committed to working with our communities to address lateral violence.

The Native Title Report 2011, in conjunction with the Social Justice Report 2011, will start a conversation about lateral violence and the ways that we, as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, can create the foundations for strong relationships with each other.

The Vic DOJ has partnered with the Commonwealth Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) to provide further funding to VACCHO, to utilise the DVD in a Lateral Violence Community Education Project.

This process of healing, self - reflection and understanding is a powerful tool in combating lateral violence as it empowers participants to deal with life's challenges, manage family conflict [60] and identify the strength and resourcefulness they have as individuals and as a community.

In Chapter 3 I have looked at the big picture, with the human rights framework as our overarching response to lateral violence.

The notion of «lateral violence» - the name given to behaviours such as harassment, bullying and intimidation of those who may disagree with a particular stance or position someone else may be taking - says that this is often the result of disadvantage, discrimination and oppression and that it arises from working within a society that is not designed for our way of doing things.

Establishing governance frameworks early in the process can also assist in avoiding conflict and lateral violence associated with the perceived issue of nepotism.

As I travel around the country talking to people I am often given anecdotal evidence that suggests a link between lateral violence and involvement with the criminal justice system.

Like social and emotional wellbeing impacts, the research around lateral violence leading to involvement with the criminal justice system is still embryonic.

Lateral violence occurs across all of the issues we face on a daily basis, whether it is health, education and / or housing; and it also exists in our political dealings and in our daily interactions with each other.

It is often the tension between those charged with addressing the above issues on the Island, such as the Palm Island Shire Council, and those who are struggling with the ongoing effects of the trauma associated with colonisation that result in lateral violence in the community.

This will require the space and time to deal with these issues and the development of appropriate tools to facilitate solutions in the native title process and to manage future issues that may lead to lateral violence.

In successful processes that do not create lateral violence, conflict is transformed to something that both parties can live with.

Again, I think it is probably a mistake to reduce the complexity of involvement with the criminal justice system, in particular, violent offending, down to the single cause of lateral violence.

Without these frameworks in place, NTRBs and NTSPs that have a legal responsibility to represent native title holders as well as to manage the conflicting interests of «aspiring claimants» may unintentionally incite lateral violence both within the communities they are working with and also within their organisations.