Our Warrior - The Story of Robbie Thorpe

Presented By: Bubup Wilam Aboriginal Child and Family Centre for NAIDOC Week 2025 (The Next Generation: Strength, Vision, and Legacy)

OUR WARRIOR is a story of resistance across generations, the power of family and the unrelenting struggle for justice in a country that remains in denial.

Controversial and uncompromising, Australian Aboriginal political activist Robbie Thorpe stands as part of a long line of Indigenous resistance to invasion.

Robbie draws the threads of two centuries of oppression together by relentlessly focusing our attention on the core injustices. His messages are critical to modern Australia.

Complementing Robbie’s story of resistance, strong identity and fight for justice will be an exhibition from the children at Bubup Wilam Aboriginal Child and Family Centre.

Through their visit and engagement with Camp Sovereignty, children at Bubup Wilam learn about warriors like Robbie, his fight for justice in the courts, and standing up for Aboriginal rights.

Our Bubup’s embrace their identity and tell their own story through pieces of art, photography & sculpture, as this exhibition showcases the next generations of young warriors.

Event Details:

5:45pm: Doors open
6:00pm: Exhibition Opens (Finger Food and Light refreshments provided. Cash Bar Available)
7:00pm: OUR WARRIOR Documentary Screening
8:00pm: Post Screening Q&A with Robbie Thorpe and Anthony Kelly