Casey
He/Him
MOB Barada
JOB Senior Manager,
Inclusion and Diversity
Rick
He/Him
MOB Gumbaingirr
JOB Director, Strategic and Aboriginal Outcomes
ABOUT
Black Rainbow is a national volunteer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBQTIA+SB social enterprise to pursue positive health and wellbeing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBQTIA+SB community located in the Top End capital, Darwin, Northern Territory.
Initially focusing on suicide prevention, the diversity of our leadership group has allowed us to expand our horizons. As an unfunded entity, we operate on a hybrid model of donations, fee for service and profit from sales of our educational materials and services.
We currently support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+SB people through various community projects and initiatives that we have and continue to develop. We call these initiatives our Contagion of Love projects.
Through our grassroots and diverse approaches, we strive to alleviate the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBQTI+SB people.
We have several new and exciting community initiatives that we will launch throughout the year.
We are a non-profit that is 100% Indigenous owned and operated. Black Rainbow is premised by advocacy, leadership, and solutions that identify and address social and cultural determinants of wellbeing related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians who identify as LGBTIQA+SB.
We are finalising our board and are completing the paperwork to apply for DGR status and register with the ACNC.
One of the pillars of Black Rainbow is the philosophy of value-based economics, and as such, a synergy of values with our partners is fundamental to our success. To partner with us, please reach out using our contact page.
OUR MOB
The Black Rainbow Leadership Group and Board draw on the personal and professional Experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders from the LGBTIQA+SB family. Our members bring with them a cross-section of expertise and skill that includes but is not limited to:
- Youth Homelessness
- Trans*
- Disability
- Youth Issues
- Lived Experience with Mental Health & Suicide
- Domestic Violence
- Living with HIV
- Suicide Prevention
- Academia
- Law
OUR VISION
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+SB people, and future generations, thrive and enjoy quality of life through whole-of-community acceptance and love. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+SB people live free from discrimination and have access to positive wellbeing.
OUR MISSION
To provide a national focus to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+SB people through community engagement and partnerships, capacity strengthening advocacy, representation, research, and policy.
To enhance quality of life and the community togetherness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+SB people through all of the community, health, and education systems through strengthening community, organisational and individual through education and engagement with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+SB community.
