These women are running domestic and family violence early intervention programs in schools

A Townsville-based legal service is educating First Nations girls and women on the dangers of domestic and family violence. The First Nations Women's Legal Services Queensland are delivering workshops in schools on recognising early signs of potential violence, and empowering people with the tools to break out of a bad relationship. Paralegal Naomi Craigie says they have had positive responses from the young women so far.

She says the workshops are anchored in the historical context of the country's violent colonial foundations. To begin to understand the disproportionate figures of DFV in community, Aunty Florence says that unpacking the role of intergenerational trauma is key. "From the invasion to now ... over 200 years, we still suffer layer upon layer upon layer, generation to generation, of colonisation and systemic oppression," the Birri Gubba Bindal woman said.

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