Episode 03: Aboriginal-Jewish academic and activist, Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver

For episode three of The Good Edit, host  Rebecca Davis  speaks with proud Aboriginal-Jewish woman, Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver; epidemiologist, social justice activist,  Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Strategy and Services at the University of Sydney – and so much more. 

In this gritty and grounded conversation, they explore:

• Lisa's challenging upbringing

• Forgiveness and healing from trauma

• Overcoming adversity and Lisa's steps in creating a self-determined life

• The experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders today

• Lisa's spiritual connection to her Wiradjuri and Jewish identities.

PLEASE NOTE – In this episode, we discuss issues that may be confronting for some of us, including sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, and family violence. If it is, please see the 'Episode Resources: Support' section below for ways to seek help – and do take care.

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EPISODE RESOURCES: SUPPORT

• If your life is in immediate danger, call 000 now

• Lifeline Australia. Call: 13 11 14

• Suicide Call Back Service. Call: 1300 659 467

• 1800 Respect (National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service). Call: 1800 737 732

• Gambling Help Online. Call: 1800 858 858

• National Alcohol and Other Drugs Hotline. Call: 1800 250 015

• Alcoholics Anonymous. Call: 1300 222 222

• Open Arms (free and confidential support for current and ex-serving ADF personnel and their families). Call: 1800 011 046.

EPISODE RESOURCES: LEARNING & ACTION

• Shalom Gamarada Indigenous Residential Scholarship Program

• Stand Up: Jewish Commitment to a Better World - First Nations Partnerships

• The William Cooper Legacy Project

• AITSIS, Map of Indigenous Australia

• Uluru Statement from the Heart

• Common Ground

• 'Looking to buy Indigenous art?', ABC News.

• 'Deadly chutzpah: A life unbounded' (Feature article about Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver by Rebecca Davis), The Australian Jewish News.

• TedxSydney with Bruce Pascoe on Native Grains.

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CREDITS
Founder, Host, Producer: Rebecca Davis
Editor & Sound Engineer: Saul Muscatel