23,000 Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander children in out of home care.

Grandmothers Against Removals is an organisation – actually started by Lidia Thorpe – that aims to end the removal of Aboriginal children, or at the very least, place them with family members.

GMAR Victoria was established in recognition of the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal children in out-of-home-care. They’re all volunteers. They’re all Aboriginal grandmothers. GMAR’s volunteers understand first hand the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal families and seeks to mitigate these in order to keep families together.

I had the opportunity to speak with one of the lead volunteers, Aunty Rieo Ellis.

https://www.mycause.com.au/charity/62924/GrandmothersAgainstRemovalsGMAR...