Jenny Munro

Jenny Munro, the best among titans. She is a Wiradjuri Elder who established various health and community programs in the iconic inner city suburb of Redfern. She founded the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Redfern that brokered a phenomenal deal with the Government to provide affordable housing for Aboriginal people. She continues to lead the fight to this day, as gentrification threatens The Block. She represents Aboriginal rights at every small and large protest and community event in Sydney and nationally with profound wisdom and clarity on the importance of sovereignty for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Artwork by Adnate. Photo: The Other Sociologist.

The Face Celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

The Face Exhibition, by photographer Sunny Brar, features Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who succeed in multiple areas, from justice to sports to film to community services. Here clockwise from top left: Bangarra Dance Theatre dancer Luke Currie-Richardson; lawyer Antoinette Braybrook, CEO of the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service; educator Clinton Pryor, who is walking across Australia to highlight justice issues for Aboriginal communities; and elder and human rights activist Jenny Munro, founder of the Redfern Tent Embassy.

Artworks: Sunny Brar. Photo: Zuleyka Zevallos.