Julia Yorkston
Project Officer
Lena Passi Women’s Shelter
Julia is a proud Torres Strait Islander who has lived and worked in her own community for 20+ years, working in both sectors of Non-Government and Government organisations. Her work experiences, past and current, demonstrate a sustained passion for social justice issues.
Julia is dedicated to ensuring communities are safe and to build capacity in supporting families to maintain an equality of lifestyle for the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area regions regardless of the remoteness of these communities. Julia is also determined to ensure all voices are heard especially where system improvements for women and children escaping domestic and family violence are needed and when gaps have been identified.
She has been an active member of many organisations and networks within her community and has also sat on numerous Boards, advisory committees and reference groups representing social issues particularly Torres Strait Islanders on local, state and national levels.
12.40
Yarning Circles
A: Community legal education that speaks to community: Join NAAFLS CLE team as they explore how they built community legal education strategies that reflect the communication styles of the remote communities they serve. Through engagement and community-led consultation, they have developed a program that aims to address the drivers of family violence and increase access to justice outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in remote communities.
Iesha Poyner-Gambley, Community Education and Engagement Officer, North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)
Mollie Middleton, Community Legal Education Manager, North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)
B: Yarning for Change: Indigenous trauma informed responses to violence: This culturally safe session is designed to empower and strengthen responses to domestic, family & sexual violence through, culturally safe, Indigenous trauma-informed training, community-centered approaches to supporting survivors and practical skills to enhance workforce capacity.
Marnie Davis, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learning and Development Lead, Women up North Housing
C: Coercive control in a cultural context: Join this yarn to hear how Lena Passi Women's Shelter and WorkUP Queensland are working together with community to develop resources for safer communities in t he Torres Strait.
Rona Scherer, Senior Lead, Mamu – Kuku Yalanji, WorkUP Queensland
Theresa Kellett, Senior Project Officer, WorkUP Queensland
Georgina Binjuda, Manager, Lena Passi Women’s Shelter
Julia Yorkston, Project Officer, Lena Passi Women’s Shelter
D: Weaving session: Join this weaving session to connect with culture and one another as you explore a traditional practice that also serves as a mode of informal counselling.
11.50
Yarning Circles
A: Community legal education that speaks to community: Join NAAFLS CLE team as they explore how they built community legal education strategies that reflect the communication styles of the remote communities they serve. Through engagement and community-led consultation, they have developed a program that aims to address the drivers of family violence and increase access to justice outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in remote communities.
Iesha Poyner-Gambley, Community Education and Engagement Officer, North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)
Mollie Middleton, Community Legal Education Manager, North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)
B: Yarning for change: Indigenous trauma informed responses to violence: This culturally safe session is designed to empower and strengthen responses to domestic, family & sexual violence through, culturally safe, Indigenous trauma-informed training, community-centered approaches to supporting survivors and practical skills to enhance workforce capacity.
Marnie Davis, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learning and Development Lead, Women up North Housing
C: Coercive control in a cultural context: Join this yarn to hear how Lena Passi Women's Shelter and WorkUP Queensland are working together with community to develop resources for safer communities in the Torres Strait.
Rona Scherer, Senior Lead, Mamu – Kuku Yalanji, WorkUP Queensland
Theresa Kellett, Senior Project Officer, WorkUP Queensland
Georgina Binjuda, Manager, Lena Passi Women’s Shelter
Julia Yorkston, Project Officer, Lena Passi Women’s Shelter
D: Weaving session: Join this weaving session to connect with culture and one another as you explore a traditional practice that also serves as a way of informal counselling.