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16 Days of ACTIVEism Walk Against Gender Based Violence - With Djirra
November 25, 2025
Standing Together for Safety, Justice and Visibility
Who We Are
Founded in 2017 and officially launched in 2021, Sisters in Spirit Aboriginal Corporation (SISAC) works to uphold and affirm the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in the ACT and surrounds.
Our Vision & Purpose
SISAC’s vision is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to be safe, strong, successful, and driving national change. At SISAC, we embrace our cultural responsibilities to elevate the voices of our women, to keep us safe, disrupt colonial systems, deliver holistic social justice services, and determine our own futures.
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Our Values
At SISAC, our values are centred around Respect, Rights and Recognition.
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Respect
Everything we do is rooted in mutual respect and relationality for all others, our people, our families, our communities, our land, our waters and upholds both our individual and collective rights to self-determination.
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Rights
Our work is underpinned by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). We also take into account the culturally relevant inclusions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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Recognition
We take time to remember those who have come before us, build on their insights and champion our joint recognition by speaking truth to power and elevating the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
OUR People
Our Team
OUR People
Our Board
5
Staff
A team of five staff from diverse First Nations backgrounds, bringing a range of lived experiences and expertise
15
Members
A growing membership of 15 Aboriginal women living in or maintaining connections to the ACT
100+
Women
Sisters in Spirit supported and empowered over 100 women in 2024 - 2025
65,000+
Years
65,000+ years of Aboriginal women’s matriarchal knowledge and leadership
WHO WE ARE
Our Guiding Principles
Centering Our Truth
Prioritising and amplifying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s voices, truth and experience.
Self-Determination
Building and strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s ability to thrive and drive solutions that matter to us.
Cultural Leadership
Leading transformative change through embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing.
OUR RESOURCES
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Other Publications
SISAC Executive Director, Rachelle Kelly-Church graduates with Bachelor of Laws
May 6, 2025
Congratulations to our Executive Director for graduating from the University of Canberra.
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News/Media
Response to ACT Government Statement: National Cabinet on Gender-Based Violence
May 2, 2024
Failure to invest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander female-led organisations and solutions will only sustain the systemic discrimination and violence we face everyday
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