Gemma Slack-Smith

Principal Solicitor - child protection / family law / human rights. #ChurchillFellow Views expressed own. RT not endorsement

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Tasmania set to be first jurisdiction to raise minimum age of children in youth detention - ABC News https://t.co/XPzbi2s2IC

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[Angela Barra🔊 @MareeAngeBarra]

Forced adoption: stolen babies, family secrets, unsolved mysteries https://t.co/AhuaKroKC8 via @ExaminerOnline

[Cindy Blackstock @cblackst]

February 23, 2019 marks the 12th anniversary of the filing of the human rights complaint v. Canada for discrimination against First Nations children & the case is ongoing. Think about it- a child who entered grade one that year is graduating now. Children only get one childhood.

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Kansas Is Sued Over Foster Care That’s Bounced Several Children Between 100 Homes https://t.co/Dsf4mrywYP

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Minnesota appeals court upholds family rights in foster care cases https://t.co/eDdUFGaMpJ

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[Cindy Blackstock @cblackst]

As an Elder told me "when you make a mistake, your first duty is not to apologize- it is to understand the harm from the perspective of those who were hurt & then demonstrate you have learned from your mistakes. Only after this should you apologize." Hope steps 1 and 2 were done.

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Victoria acts to remove criminal records of Stolen Generations | NITV https://t.co/VPQCNYGBt5 via @NITV

[Mark Speakman @MarkSpeakman]

⚖️ “My first item of business in 2019 is to condemn the ‘Ellis defence’ to the scrapheap and create a fairer civil litigation system for all child abuse survivors” https://t.co/1LjYssL488

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Sex abuse victims can finally sue churches in NSW as 'Ellis defence' abolished https://t.co/RgsMUEYcVK

[Angela Barra🔊 @MareeAngeBarra]

Dear #adoption, you split me; will I ever be whole?

I straddle three families. Rejected by one - I'm unable to conform to their expectations. I'm a thorn in their side. Interloper.

Loved by my adoptive family but their lineage is not mine.

#adoption, you're not my savior!

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Nowhere to call home: Thousands of foster children move so much they risk psychological harm https://t.co/vUUkfErLAx

[Kath McFarlane @DrKathMc]

I do hope this conference will tackle the elephant in the room: the fact that 60percent of homeless young people are or have been #kidsincare

[YNOT @YNOT_Tas]

Tickets on Sale!!

Tickets are now on sale for the National Youth Homelessness Conference. This will be the first homelessness conference focused on youth to be held in Australia in 20 years. Join us as we learn from the past, plan... https://t.co/LARZnRjfHV

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Fostering Media Connections Shines Spotlight, Moves Policy on Foster Care Housing Crisis https://t.co/C0Mtq2BUd2

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Want to Fix Foster Care? Ask Kids Who Have Been Through the System via @TheTyee https://t.co/hiCj1EykZe

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'I’ve been trying to learn a word or two and use it in a song': a musician's discovery of his language | NITV https://t.co/Zkfms0RAeC via @NITV