00:00 In October of last year, my son Cassius Turvey was assaulted and died 10 days after and it
00:12 was due to violence. I have so many memories of Cassius. He was a cheeky little man. He
00:20 was smart and happy and helpful, big caring heart. Being a victim of crime is something
00:29 you wouldn't wish upon anyone. And this is why I want to put a stop to violence and I
00:35 also want victims of crime to receive the empathy that they deserve.
00:43 On the 2nd of November 2022, 48 rallies were held around Australia, New Zealand and also
00:50 America. Now I've seen a lot of rallies and protests that have turned really, really ugly
00:57 and I didn't want Aboriginal people to be stereotyped as just running amok and causing
01:04 big disturbances. So I called for calm because that's part of me. I called for a stop to
01:11 violence because all I really wanted to do was to share my son and the loss, the huge
01:19 loss. WA Police Commissioner Cole Blanche approached
01:25 me about training his new recruits and giving them more skills in the areas of empathy because
01:34 he needs to have his officers understand that it's real people that they're dealing with
01:41 and he was really, really keen on getting more focus on the community. I had some amazing
01:48 feedback about the training. I've called it Take 5 because that's all it takes, 5 seconds
01:53 to 5 minutes to get trust of someone and also to show that you really care. One of the new
02:00 recruits came up to me and said, "We go through so much scenario stuff but having you here
02:07 first hand was unbelievable." I want people to feel that they're not alone,
02:16 they're never alone and each time that I share my lived experience, I'm actually healing
02:22 myself and I want to pass those skills on to other people.
02:28 I feel that I'm following through with Cassius' legacy in a few ways. Firstly, Cassius was
02:33 a little mentor, so I keep mentoring his young mates and the young people within the community.
02:39 I regularly visit the youth centres that he attended and others in my community. I'd like
02:47 to put a stop to bullying and cyber bullying, create little mentors within the education
02:54 system because I believe kids can solve their own problems. It's a different generation.
03:00 Kids have power, kids matter.
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