Support is coming in strong! More than 40 organisations have now co-signed Djirra’s statement demanding urgent action to save Aboriginal women’s lives, following the tragic and preventable death of Jayda Allen – a 21-year-old Yagera woman from Carlton who lost her life to male violence.

Respected advocates Dr Marcia Langton AO, Rosie Batty AO and Tarang Chawla have co-signed, with more individuals and organisations continuing to support our call to action.

This past weekend, hundreds of people stood in solidarity with Jayda’s family at a Smoking Ceremony and walk to Parliament House to honour her life and demand justice for all Aboriginal women affected by violence.

With gendered violence at crisis levels in Victoria, Aboriginal women are 25 times more likely to die from violence than other women.

We cannot stand by and let the circumstances of Jayda’s death pass by without accountability. Urgent action is needed to address the widespread systems failure that led to this tragedy.

To add your organisation’s support to this statement, send your logo to comms@djirra.org.au.

To read and download our full statement, visit the link in our bio. Thank you to the following people and organisations who have already shown their support:

@vaccho_org @vahs_health_service @vicaboriginallegalservice @dardimunwurro Aboriginal Justice Caucus Dr Marcia Langton AO @communitylawvic @womenslegalvic @intouchmcafv @asrc1 @youthlaw.vic @westjusticeclc @easternclc @southeast.monash.legal.service @barwon_cls
@arc_justice_ Disability Discrimination Legal Service Law & Advocacy Centre for Women @safe_and_equal @safestepsfv @couragecollective_ @drummond_street_services Free From Family Violence @wirevictoria
@flatout.inc @thesafvcentre @wellspringsforwomen @karafamilyviolenceservice @projectrespectaus @villamantadrls @refugevictoriaorg Rosie Batty AO @tarangchawla @aboriginalhousingvictoria @alliedjustice @fitzroylegal @innermelbcl @refugeelegal @switchboard_victoria @youngworkersvic @justiceconnect @project.herself @emergesupport @sherelemoodyfemicidewatch @amwchr @court_compass

#DemandChangeNow #JusticeForJayda #AboriginalWomensLivesMatter

UPDATE: We now have 40 organisations and 3 individuals who have co-signed our statement with more coming.

Djirra stands strong with Jayda Allen’s family.

Today we have made a statement demanding urgent action to save Aboriginal women’s lives. We make this statement with the full support of Jayda’s family.

We’ve also reached out to our sector peers who have signed our statement with more support to come.

Victoria’s crisis of gendered violence is a catastrophe for Aboriginal women and girls, who are 25 times more likely to die from violence than any other woman.

Jayda’s life mattered. The lives of all Aboriginal women affected by violence matter. We cannot stand by and let the circumstances of Jayda’s death pass by without accountability.

Djirra will be strong in numbers at the Smoking Ceremony and walk to Parliament House in a voice for Jayda. We hope to see you there.
Date: Saturday 17 October 2026
Time: 5pm
Location: 495 Cardigan Street, Carlton

To download our statement head to the link in our bio. With thanks to the following organisations for their support: @vaccho_org @vahs_health_service @vicaboriginallegalservice @dardimunwurro Aboriginal Justice Caucus Dr Marcia Langton AO @communitylawvic @womenslegalvic @intouchmcafv @asrc1 @youthlaw.vic @westjusticeclc @easternclc @southeast.monash.legal.service @barwon_cls
@arc_justice_ Disability Discrimination Legal Service Law & Advocacy Centre for Women @safe_and_equal @safestepsfv @couragecollective_ @drummond_street_services Free From Family Violence @wirevictoria
@flatout.inc @thesafvcentre @wellspringsforwomen @karafamilyviolenceservice @projectrespectaus @villamantadrls @refugevictoriaorg Rosie Batty AO @tarangchawla @aboriginalhousingvictoria @alliedjustice @fitzroylegal @innermelbcl @refugeelegal @switchboard_victoria @youngworkersvic @justiceconnect @project.herself @emergesupport

#DemandChangeNow #JusticeForJayda #AboriginalWomensLivesMatter @antoinette_braybrook

Last week, members of Djirra’s Senior Executive Team, Jaynaya Williams, Jo Kakafikas and Maree Overall, attended the 2026 Julia Gillard Next Generation Internship Breakfast.

This year’s intern, Alex Cowen, presented her research, Press, Posts and Polka-Dots: Evaluating the Impact of Media on Women’s Political Pursuits in Australia.

Her report explores how racism and gendered stereotypes in media coverage can undermine Aboriginal women’s political leadership. It highlights the importance of challenging these barriers and ensuring Aboriginal women are fairly represented and have the opportunity to exercise their leadership in public life.

Special guest, the Hon @juliagillard AC, Australia’s former Prime Minister, spoke of the “hope from the young people who are claiming their leadership.”

Djirra is an Aboriginal women-led organisation, committed to our right to self-determination. For more than two decades, we have demonstrated that Aboriginal women have the knowledge, power and solutions to transform our own lives and the lives of our children and families.

Aboriginal women have always led, and we will continue to lead. It is our right to exercise our leadership, and what is needed is genuine investment in Aboriginal women and our solutions.

Head to the link in our bio to read Alex Cowen’s report. @antoinette_braybrook

Three years on, it’s still yes. It will always be yes.

Djirra remains committed to the @ulurustatement from the Heart. Our voices remain strong, our resolve unwavering, and our calls for action as urgent as ever.

As Djirra CEO @antoinette_braybrook AM says: “Our right to self-determination was never theirs to give, and it was never theirs to take away. Three years on, Aboriginal women are still leading the way. Keep your YES alive. Stand with us. Raise your voice. Demand action.”

Don’t let your YES end at the ballot box. Back Aboriginal women and Djirra’s calls for:

🖤 $16M for Djirra’s Aboriginal Women’s Centre
💛 Equitable regional access to Djirra’s full suite of life-saving services
❤️ Establishment and funding of Djirra’s Child Protection Notification and Referral System

Ahead of the Victorian election, find out how you can take one minute to make your voice count and turn your yes into action. Head to the link in our bio.

Stand with us. Demand change NOW!

#VoiceTreatyTruth #DemandChangeNow #AboriginalWomenHaveTheSolutions