National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Men's Network
About the Network
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Men’s Network is open to all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander men who work in the national community legal sector.
It is a non-carceral First Nations justice network that prioritises:
- safety for victims of violence;
- healing & restoration for all;
- keeping our kids safe, well, and supported;
- justice, needs and rights in 4R areas, and;
- the expansion and use of Alternative First Responders.
Get involved
The Network meets every XXXXX, via Teams. The next meeting will be XXXX
Our work
We provided input to the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ahead of his country visit to Australia later this year, outlining several pressing human rights and justice barriers experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia:
- The mass incarceration of First Nations children and young people
- Australia’s regression against several Closing the Gap targets including rates of children in out of home care, adult incarceration, and suicide
- The need for Alternative First Responders
- Geographic discrimination and geographic inequity experienced by First Nations communities
- Democratic participation for First Nations people.
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Men’s Network is planning to provide input to the federal parliamentary inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.