This piece is dedicated to my Aboriginal sisters and brothers who have to use the court system when experiencing family violence. Sometimes we have no choice and the challenge of this is not acknowledged or spoken about enough. This is also for those who are supporting mob experiencing this. I know that reading a piece […]
Author: Eileen Sis Austin
I am a 24 Year Old Gunditjmara woman.
Starting this blog is a step in my healing journey.
I enjoy to write, and I hope that through writing about my journey, I will find my voice and have my story heard.
This blog is based on but not limited to, my recent/ongoing experience of family violence. Currently I am experiencing a lot of 'this time last year' moments, so a lot of my pieces will be reflections of events that occurred last year. I found that I was very silenced and crippled last year, but am now feeling as though I have voice and journey that needs to be heard.
Hope you enjoy :)
Elijah Our Dreaming Child
Elijah Doughty a child of the dreaming, born 14 years ago. Elijah Doughty a child of the dreaming, born as an Aboriginal child; where your people and culture are the oldestcontinuing culture in human history. The birth of a child is special, but the birth of an Aboriginal child even more so. Not only will […]
Things I Wish Someone Had of Told Me
There are a lot of things I wish someone had of told me, this piece outlines only some of them, I could write a book about all of them, but that is crazy. I need to say that I encourage any person who is experiencing anything I talk about to seek help, my piece is […]
Daylesford – The Place NOT to Be
10 reasons why Daylesford is not the place to be I feel a great need to reveal the intense racism and oppression that is currently thriving within the Hepburn Shire. It is simply unacceptable and I acknowledge that there are hundreds of country towns across this country that are breeding grounds for racism – like […]
The Draining Bath
In April 2017 I sat at my house on Dja Dja Wurrung Country (Hepburn Springs) and felt the need to write about everything I was experiencing at the time. A few months after I wrote the piece below my laptop was stolen in one of the house robberies, (they) went through my laptop and sent this piece of writing around […]
