As I was 17 years old I received a random text message from my foster carer saying I was no longer able to live with them, I had no idea what to do, didn’t know any of my family, didn’t have a job, I didn’t have anything. This exciting project ‘Foyer Central’ will be the change !

Isaiah Dawe You're incredible cuz... I'm in process of applying to be a foster carer for our vulnerable indigenous kids. I got a whole lotta love to give them.

"You can't change the past but you can change the future." The amazing Isaiah Dawe of #IDKnowYourself at CreativeMornings/SYD. This month's CreativeMornings theme is #Roots & feeling so grateful to attend #CMSydney in the inspiring artistic space at Work-Shop 🌈

“If there’s no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm” - African Proverb

2020 Reconciliation Week is ‘In this together’. Over 400 Aboriginal deaths in custody in Australia and we still haven’t seen any accountability... “it’s not what you know, it’s what you do that matters”. We need to truly reconcile here too, not just America

“If you stand for nothing you’ll fall for anything” #blacklivesmatter

Don't forget to register for the 'Recalibrating Society' event with the AFR to hear proactive thoughts on what's needed to rebuild a more inclusive and sustainable society. Register for free today. msft.it/6004TWv18 Genevieve Bell Lindsay-Rae McIntyre Parnell Palme McGuinness Isaiah Dawe

Is Victoria’s aged-care system in crisis? Tonight: there are 683 #COVID cases in 70+ aged care homes across the state. As Premier Daniel Andrews ramps up health messaging, we ask: where does the responsibility lie? #TheDrum

"Evidence demonstrates that once children come into the justice system, more harm is caused by them being part of [it]." - Cheryl Axleby -tweets are my own personal views.. The minimum age of criminal responsibility in Australia is just 10 y.o. The #RaiseTheAge campaign is hoping to change that. #TheDrum

Excited to be a part of this tomorrow!

Had an amazing time on the ‘Reshaping Australia Dialogues’ series with Financial Review and Microsoft. Michael Stutchbury moderated the series, the starting speech was by Genevieve Bell and the live panellists were Parnell Palme McGuinness, Lindsay-Rae McIntyre and myself. #newfuture

#ICYMI: "Resilience is a muscle. You go to the gym, you train. You feel weak, just like our life's challenges. But if you push through, you reach that challenge again, you know how to adapt." - Isaiah Dawe What can we learn about resilience from kids? #TheDrum

Our IDKY kids interviewed First Nations women for International Women's Day 🖤💪🏾watch it here: @idknowyourself instagram.com/tv/CMJbiYogNwc… #InternationalWomensDay

Healing country, is healing people. Let’s all do our part in keeping country safe and strong. Happy NAIDOC Week!

“Healing country is healing us, we are country and country is us. We are all one”. ~ Uncle Steve Brereton #NAIDOCWeek

After years of struggling to understand who he was or where his place in the world was, Butchulla and Gawara man Isaiah Dawe is now using his personal experiences to help Aboriginal kids find their path. He’s this week’s Changemaker. ID Know Yourself bit.ly/3iskDD4

Our Mundai Mundai (beautiful) country has reclaimed her traditional name back. Fraser Island, is now called “Kgari” - Paradise in our language. We can now be reminded of the beautiful meaning of K’Gari instead of being reminded of the unthinkable horrors that happened to our mob