Welcome to the Daa'ring Yarning Podcast
The 'Daa'ring Yarning - Voices from the Frontline' podcast is a safe gathering place for sharing stories of strength, culture, and connection from First Nations communities. With this platform, we plan to shine a light on ideas and programs that contribute to reducing violence against women and children, and healing practices for all who have been affected by family violence.
The podcast acknowledges that our communities are diverse, with different ways of doing things, and now more than ever, we need safe spaces to listen, learn, reflect, and grow together.
Daa’ring (pronounced taa’ring) is a Kabi Kabi word that translates to “strong”. It carries the sense of resilience, inner strength, and the ability to stand firm, even through hardship. In the context of the podcast, Daa’ring is a bold and simple name that reflects the strength of women, children, and families in overcoming the impacts of violence, while also symbolising the collective strength of the community coming together to support safety and healing.
Come with us on this journey as we explore how culture, law, community programs, and collective healing intersect to support safer, stronger futures.
FNAAFV works with its FVPLS members, communities, governments and other partners to raise awareness about family violence effecting First Nations people, and to advocate for culturally safe legal and other holistic responses to this issue. The organisation provides a unified voice for its FVPLS members in areas of national policy, planning and law reform, and being a member of the national Coalition of Peaks, FNAAFV is committed to the national Closing the Gap targets, including Target 13:
- “Target 13: By 2031, the rate of all forms of family violence and abuse against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children is reduced at least by 50%, as progress towards zero.”
- Read more about the Closing The Gap Targets and the Priority Reforms of the National Agreement. The Government's response to Target 13 can be found here.
Rates of violence against First Nations women are 34 times higher than other women in Australia, and up to 80 times in the worst areas of the country
The scale of the problem is much greater than this, however, because it is known that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are less likely than other women to report family violence or to seek support because of judgment, discrimination, shame or fear. The health and wellbeing of First Nations children depends upon the safety and resilience of First Nations women and families, so addressing family violence is a central priority in eliminating inter-generational disadvantage and discrimination against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia.
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FNAAFV acknowledges and respects the traditional custodians whose lands we are fortunate to live and work on and we pay our respects to all Elders past and present.
