Shirleen Campbell (born 1981) is a Warlpiri,

Anmatyerre The Anmatyerr (also spelt Anmatyerre, Anmatjera, Anmatjirra, Amatjere and other variations) are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory, who speak one of the Upper Arrernte languages. Language Anmatyerr is divided into Eas ...

Luritja The Luritja or Loritja people, also known as Kukatja or Kukatja-Luritja, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory. Their traditional lands are immediately west of the Derwent River, that forms a frontier with the Arrernte p ...

and

Arrernte Arrernte (also spelt Aranda, etc.) is a descriptor related to a group of Aboriginal Australian peoples from Central Australia. It may refer to: * Arrernte (area), land controlled by the Arrernte Council (?) * Arrernte people, Aboriginal Australi ...

family and domestic violence activist from

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in the Northern Territory of Australia. Campbell was born in 1981 and is a third-generation resident of Lhenpe Artnwe. She lost her mother, aunt, and a close friend to domestic violence. 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. She also directed the three-part documentary ''Not Just Numbers.'' 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.

Awards

* Campbell the Northern Territory Local Hero in 2020 as part of the Australian of the Year awards. * ''Not Just Numbers'' also won Best Broadcast Documentary at the Capricornia Film awards in 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Shirleen Anti-domestic violence activists People from Alice Springs Living people 1981 births