U Right Sis? is a primary prevention program aimed at empowering Aboriginal communities to identify and respond to technology-facilitated abuse (TFA).
We work with schools and communities across remote Central Australia to design, produce and share resources which increase digital literacy and support communities to identify and respond to different forms of TFA.
At the heart of U Right Sis? lies respect for Aboriginal people’s knowledge, traditions, and ways of doing, being, and knowing. We recognise that solutions to complex social issues must be rooted in the lived experiences and wisdom of the communities they aim to serve. Therefore, our program is guided by the principle of self-determination, empowering communities to take ownership of their messaging, resources, and initiatives to address TFA.
How did this all start?
The U Right Sis? program was developed as a key recommendation from the ‘Can I just share my story’ research: to build upon strengths and deliver primary prevention campaigns targeting TFA in remote communities.
U Right Sis has four main goals:
What is ‘jealousing’?
In the Northern Territory (NT), controlling behaviours are often referred to as jealousing. Jealousing is an action or series of actions often performed publicly to sanction real or imagined sexual misconduct. Jealousing is a form of coercive control and it's never okay.
U Right Sis? is delivered in a consortium of Her Story Mparntwe (Her Story), Kunga Stopping Violence Program (Kungas) and Women’s Safety Services of Central Australia (WoSSCA).
The U Right Sis? consortium acknowledge the rights of the creators and owners of pre-existing intellectual property which, with consent, has been utilised for the purposes of delivering the U Right Sis? project. We respect that Aboriginal people must retain intellectual property and control over their own stories and cultural knowledge.
About Her Story
Her Story aims to address and remove barriers to women, children and gender-diverse people's empowerment. To empower people and create change, discrimination and disadvantage must be addressed, and all forms of domestic, family, and sexual violence must be prevented.
Her Story provides consultancy services, research services and specialised events that build upon and celebrate the strengths of communities by supporting women, children and gender-diverse people in sports, arts, and through whole-of-community events and storytelling.
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About Kungas
Kunga Stopping Violence Program (Kungas) is based in Mpartnwe/Alice Springs and works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who have been incarcerated in Alice Springs Correctional Centre with a history of violent offending.
The program runs a 4-week course in prison twice a year on topics such as: trauma, grief, loss, violence and anger for the Kunga participants to build trust, gain personal insight, skills, and confidence. Graduates are then visited and supported by case managers and assisted to make plans for when they are released. Kungas is a voluntary program and seeks to help women break cycles of violence in their lives and to keep them out of prison.
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About WoSSCA
Women’s Safety Services of Central Australia (WoSSCA) works to respond to and prevent gendered violence in Central Australia by providing emergency accommodation and Outreach support services for women and children who are experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence.
Crisis accomodation service (24/7):
Call: (08) 8952 6075
Email: ws@wossca.org.au
Outreach team (available Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm):
Call: (08) 8953 7448
community development and training team:
Call: (08) 8953 5914
Email: cdt@wossca.org.au
