Shirleen Campbell

Shirleen Campbell (born 1981) is a Warlpiri, Anmatyerre, Luritja and Arrernte family and domestic violence activist from Mparntwe in the Northern Territory of Australia.[1]

Campbell was born in 1981 and is a third-generation resident of Lhenpe Artnwe.[2][3] She lost her mother, aunt, and a close friend to domestic violence.[4]

She is the co-ordinator of the Tangentyere Women's Family Safety Group a family and anti-domestic violence organisation. She was part of a contingent that travelled to Parliament House in Canberra in 2018, to hold a 'sit-in, or sorry ceremony' in memory of the women who have been killed or injured due to family violence.[5] She also directed the three-part documentary Not Just Numbers.[1]

In 2021, Campbell was appointed on the 13-member Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council supporting the development of a National Plan to end family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia.[6]

Awards

Campbell the Northern Territory Local Hero in 2020 as part of the Australian of the Year awards.[7][3]

Not Just Numbers also won Best Broadcast Documentary at the Capricornia Film awards in 2021.[8]

References
  1. Munro, Kate L (25 March 2021). "'Not just numbers': Indigenous women combat domestic violence in Birraranga Film Fest documentary". NITV. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. Riminton, Hugh (24 November 2019). "The Year that Made Me: Shirleen Campbell, 2015". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. "Camps leader Shirleen Campbell, Local Hero". Alice Springs News. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. Bhole, Aneeta (22 April 2021). "Women's support centres in the NT welcome budget promises but call for more local support". SBS News. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. Brennan, Bridget (26 March 2018). "Indigenous women stage Canberra sit-in to put focus on family violence". ABC News. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council to inform next National Plan to end family, domestic and sexual violence". Mirage News. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. "Shirleen Campbell". Australian of the Year Awards. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. "Capricornia Film Awards Announce Award Winners". FilmInk. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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