Medevac was supposed to give us access to medicine and healthcare but forced our bodies into small hotel rooms that we could not escape
‘I was in a room for 15 months. We are fighters, and yet we were punished for this with the weapon of politics when we arrived.’ Picture posed by model.‘I was in a room for 15 months. We are fighters, and yet we were punished for this with the weapon of politics when we arrived.’ Picture posed by model.For eight years, I felt the invisible sword of the Australian government piercing between my eyes with the message: “you are illegal, you are illiterate”.
My story is unique, but I know many Australians know the ugly embodiment of trauma and have experienced their own journey to recovery. For me, it is important to tell the truth about what happened in the prisons and communicate a message of love. I used these tools as weapons, even though they were not sharp. The words “you are illiterate, you are illegal” try to imprison me in a different way now.
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