Jane Longbottom

Jane is a semi-retired white woman living on Kaurna/Peramangk country at Crafers west. She has lived here for 28 years, and a further ten years on Ngarindjeri country prior to this.

As part of her Bachelor of Social Work at the University of Queensland, Jane worked for a small Aboriginal community-controlled welfare service in inner city Brisbane for three months in 1974. This changed her life completely. Over the years, Jane has worked for other Aboriginal organisations and has been involved with Aboriginal staff and programs in mainstream settings.

Jane's involvement in the development of Reconciliation Action Plans for large not for profit agency has shown her the many benefits active RAPs bring to both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal service users and staff.

Jane continues to learn more about her own internalised racism and the reality of white privilege and its influence in all aspect of life. She also continues to learn more about the necessity of truth telling about the real history of country since colonisation and the ongoing violence injustice perpetrated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.