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Black and blue : a memoir of racism and resilience / Veronica Gorrie.

The story of an Aboriginal woman who worked as a police officer and fought for justice both within and beyond the Australian police force. A proud Gunai/Kurnai woman, Veronica Gorrie grew up dauntless, full of cheek and a fierce sense of justice. After watching her friends and family suffer under a deeply compromised law-enforcement system, Gorrie signed up for training to become one of a rare few Aboriginal police officers in Australia. In her ten years in the force, she witnessed appalling institutional racism and sexism, and fought past those things to provide courageous and compassionate service to civilians in need, many Aboriginal themselves. With a great gift for storytelling and a wicked sense of humour, Gorrie frankly and movingly explores the impact of racism on her family and her life, the impact of intergenerational trauma resulting from cultural dispossession, and the inevitable difficulties of making her way as an Aboriginal woman in the white-and-male-dominated workplace of the police force.

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Field name Details
ISBN 9781925849240
1925849244
Dewey A920
Author Gorrie, Veronica author.
Title Black and blue : a memoir of racism and resilience / Veronica Gorrie.
Published Carlton North, VIC : Scribe Publications, 2021.
Physical description 243 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary The story of an Aboriginal woman who worked as a police officer and fought for justice both within and beyond the Australian police force. A proud Gunai/Kurnai woman, Veronica Gorrie grew up dauntless, full of cheek and a fierce sense of justice. After watching her friends and family suffer under a deeply compromised law-enforcement system, Gorrie signed up for training to become one of a rare few Aboriginal police officers in Australia. In her ten years in the force, she witnessed appalling institutional racism and sexism, and fought past those things to provide courageous and compassionate service to civilians in need, many Aboriginal themselves. With a great gift for storytelling and a wicked sense of humour, Gorrie frankly and movingly explores the impact of racism on her family and her life, the impact of intergenerational trauma resulting from cultural dispossession, and the inevitable difficulties of making her way as an Aboriginal woman in the white-and-male-dominated workplace of the police force.
Subject Gorrie, Veronica
Policewomen -- Australia -- Biography
Women, Aboriginal Australian -- Biography
Police -- Australia -- Biography
Police
Racism
Sex discrimination
Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of
Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of
Racism (Australia)
Sex discrimination -- Australia
Autobiographies
Biographies
Australia
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