A mass breakout at Westbrook Farm Home brought attention to the brutal conditions endured by the boys 60 years ago this May.
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Putting people in control of the narrative around their time in care with their own stories & in their own words.
Guest Post: “The colonial archive continues to have a disempowering impact on our people whose lives have been extensively documented and controlled for the purposes of surveillance and dispossession.”
While we’re still spending a lot of time at home and it’s getting colder outside, we’ve all got a good excuse to stay in with good book, watch a movie, or listen to a podcast.
LONG READ: Our submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
Research by the Find & Connect web resource has identified a cross over between historical children’s homes and new & existing aged care facilities
To mark the 10th Anniversary of the National Apology, Find & Connect services around the country are holding events, listed here
Record-holding organisations are encouraged to apply for funding in the new round of RAD grants to improve access to records for people who spent time in “care” between 1920 and 1989.
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“Following reports that every child in detention in the NT is Aboriginal, this is a reblog of a piece first published 2 years ago, after Four Corners first aired its investigation into Don Dale”
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In 2017, the University of Melbourne Archives (UMA) undertook a comprehensive program to improve access to records related to Care Leavers. This is how those records became more accessible.
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