Sammy Wyborn Aboriginal Art

03/09/2026

❗Sensitive issue❗

This Su***de Prevention Month, we acknowledge the devastating impact su***de continues to have on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families and communities—particularly our young people.

The ongoing effects of colonisation, intergenerational trauma, racism and disconnection from Country cannot be ignored.

We must also speak honestly about gatekeeping and lateral violence within our communities.

Excluding people, questioning their identity or deciding who belongs can deepen isolation and stop someone from reaching out.

Lateral violence is not our culture. Care, respect, connection and responsibility for one another are. Culture, Country, kinship, language and community can be powerful medicine.

Check in, listen without judgement and remind our people that asking for help is a sign of strength—not shame.

For culturally safe support, call **13YARN on 13 92 76** or **Lifeline on 13 11 14**. If someone is in immediate danger, call **000**.

13/08/2026

📢 HAVE YOUR SAY – VICTIMS & WITNESSES OF CRIME BILL

The NI Assembly’s Committee for Justice is asking for the public’s views on the Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill.

The Bill aims to improve support and protections for victims and witnesses of crime, including:

🔹 Creating a Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses of Crime
🔹 Publishing more statistics relating to victims
🔹 Better protecting complainants’ private information in serious sexual offence cases
🔹 Providing pre-trial legal representation in serious sexual offence cases
🔹 Extending special measures and protections for some witnesses, including in hate crime cases

💬 Why have your say?

Your views and experiences can help the Committee for Justice consider how these proposals could work and what impact they may have.

You don’t have to complete the whole survey, you can answer only the sections or questions that are relevant to you.

👉 If this is something you feel strongly about, consider taking a few minutes to share your views.

🔗 https://lk.cmte.fyi/vandwocbill

13/08/2026

If you are travelling the or planning for nxt year, be sure to hit these mob up, you will be supporting a small community in self determination and they are such lovely humans, trust me, you will love the experience:-)

Rezdy Online Booking

12/08/2026

So great to see local Kimberley mob take centre stage at such a big event (Renee Clifton Aboriginal Art) it’s not easy painting live🙌🏽

27/07/2026

I do not take lateral violence lightly and will always carry myself with integrity

I am choosing to name the pattern so my children do not inherit it without language.

I am choosing to document the cycle so others can recognise it when it happens to them.

I am choosing to speak because silence has already cost too much.

This is what survival looks like in real time.

Not only surviving what happened years ago.

But surviving the reactions that come when you finally say, “Enough.”

And still choosing to walk gently.

Still choosing not to become cruel.

Still choosing not to let the behaviour of others decide the kind of person I am.

The cycle did not begin with me.

But I am determined that it will not move through me unchanged.

12/07/2026

My reflection on 50yrs of Deadly through a daughter’s eyes.

This is my mother Yallaroo
She is Djugun
She is Yawuru
She is Bardi
She is Jawi

She taught me that being deadly isn’t measured by recognition.
It’s measured by resilience.
It’s measured at how I carry myself.
By standing tall through adversity.
By protecting family.
By carrying culture.
By ensuring the next generation knows where they come from and that they are proud of who they are!

I’ve walked a journey of advocacy, truth-telling and healing.

It hasn’t always been easy, but every step has been guided by the foundations my mother laid.

Her strength and courage were unmatched.

She wasn’t perfect.
She carried struggles with her mental health as life wasn’t always kind to her from birth to adulthood!

But she is my Mum.

Because of her, the work I do today has a purpose that runs far deeper than a job or a campaign. It is why I am so passionate about strengthening our communities, returning to respect, and creating safer futures for our children.

I know what pain can echo through generations.

I know what happens when trauma goes unspoken and healing is left undone.

This work is, in many ways, my way of honouring her.

I honour her, and all our mothers, grandmothers, aunties and Elders whose quiet courage became the legacy we now carry.

50 years of deadly.
A lifetime of legacy.

Always your daughter. Always carrying your strength. Always walking with pride.

(Artwork by myself, the Djugun serpent and Bardi Jawi journey lines)

11/07/2026

Good morning Everyone,

Sending you all so much positive energy, with heartfelt thanks for your support, kindness, beautiful words and thoughtful messages. It truly means more than you know. 💛

28/06/2026

Many years ago, I created this artwork as my interpretation of the impact of colonialism and how it tears at our people to the very soul.

It represented the pain of dispossession, forced separation, silence, and the intergenerational trauma left in its wake.

Today, I find myself creating a new piece.

Not about what was done to us, but about what is happening among us.

This next artwork will explore the impact of lateral violence—the hurt inflicted within our own communities through exclusion, gossip, jealousy, bullying, identity policing, intimidation, and shame.

It is a confronting subject, but one that can no longer remain hidden.

If we are serious about healing, we must be brave enough to acknowledge the wounds we carry from our past, while also confronting the wounds we continue to inflict on one another.

Art has always been my way of telling stories that are difficult to speak aloud.

This is the next chapter.

P.S- Pop the sound on when you watch the clip as it explains the story x

By the way, I have created another page solely dedicated to Lateral Violence, education and healing- this is not a page for disrespecting others, it’s a safe space for others to heal!

https://www.facebook.com/share/1EdSfvXHqM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

27/06/2026

Hello Friends
I have created this page dedicated solely to Lateral Violence education and I am calling for National Action 💪🏾

I was once shamed into silence. Not anymore. I have found my voice, and I will not surrender it. If speaking the truth makes people uncomfortable, then perhaps it’s time we ask why the truth has been so difficult to hear. I speak not to divide our people, but because I believe we deserve communities where respect, safety, and healing come before fear and silence.

https://www.instagram.com/returningtorespect?igsh=MWUzeGQ2ZWU5MzN6eg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

https://www.facebook.com/share/14dgQjg1Vj9/?mibextid=wwXIfr

26/06/2026

Hi everyone,

I’ve created a new page called: Returning to Respect,
End The Silence on Lateral Violence.

This page is about raising awareness, sharing truth, creating safer conversations and standing together against lateral violence in our families, communities and online spaces.

It is a space for education, healing, accountability and change — especially for our children and future generations.

Please follow the page, invite your family and friends, and share it with anyone who may need this message.

This is not about attacking people. It is about breaking harmful cycles and creating safer spaces for our mob to heal, grow and stand strong.

I would like to move to a National Priority Reform as it is a very dark manifestation that affects all our peoples across Australia!

I am openly drawing the line in the sand, enough is enough and it’s time to make very strong and clear changes especially for our next generations!

🧡Thank you for your support 🧡

This is restoring cultural values, respect and accountability against Lateral Violence!