“Most people don’t want you to solve the problem for them, they just want you to be there, to hold the space.
— Dr Karen Demmery
Wiradjuri and Barkenj woman
Stronger Together
In this series of yarns, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women share how to ask R U OK?, why asking R U OK? is important and how it feels to be asked R U OK?.
Find out how we can open up in our own way and have conversations that ask the simple question of "R U OK?" with the Stronger Together resources kit.
Credits
Storytellers: Shellie Morris, Kia Dowell, Magnolia Maymuru, Lynette Ross, Joella Warkill, Rocket Bretherton, Sasha Greenoff, Jenny Wardrop, Shaelene Lake, Karen Demmery, Diane Collins, Sandra Miller, Josephine Crawshaw, Donna Hunter, Natalie Hunter, Jinny-Jane Smith, Boneta-Marie Mabo (Neita-Ree), Ulanda Gregory, Carla McGrath, Vanessa Lee-AhMat, Shaniqua Kerinaiua, Nicole Hucks, Bianca Graham, Robyn (Obby) Bedford.
Director and Producer: Libby Collins
DoP and Edit: Max Jasinski, Good Shout
Filmed on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country in Canberra at the at Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices) National Women's Summit, 2023.
Special thanks to R U OK's Campaign Manager Steve Satour and Brand and Marketing Manager Amelia Gilbert.