Mililma May

Co-Founder, Uprising of the People

Mililma May is a staunch Larrakia woman living, working and studying on Gulumoerrgin. Before living and working on her country, Mililma lived on Gadigal country where she worked as a cadet at Gilbert + Tobin (G+T). Ms May then became the first cadet to work on country with an agreement between G+T and the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA). Whilst working on county, Mililma has provided legal education across Top End communities and has specially delivered classes to children in Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.

In addition, Mililma is a co-founder of Uprising of the People, a Darwin based-grassroots organisation that leads protests, empowers the community and stands up against injustices in the Northern Territory.  Ms May is an activist, artist, writer and a trailblazer for First Nations lawyers and young people.

You can find out more and follow Uprising of the People’s movement here.

Hear from Mililma in Session 5: Leading change from the ground up.