sovereign body members
Meriki Onus
Meriki Onus is a Gunnai and Gunditjmara person (they/them), an activist, and a community organiser. As a co-founder of Warriors of Aboriginal Resistance (WAR) and Pay The Rent, Meriki has participated in campaigns and protests fighting for Aboriginal sovereignty and rights. They are passionate about shifting power to young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Currently, Meriki works at Foundation for Young Australians (FYA). They recently completed their Masters in Social Equity and Leadership in 2021 and are recognised as an Atlantic Fellow.
Maggie Munn
Maggie Munn (they/them) is a Gunggari campaigner from southwest Queensland, though now based in Meanjin. Maggie is currently the Acting Executive Director of Change the Record. They are Passionate about First Nations justice, land rights, youth justice, disability rights and climate solutions.
Currently campaigning for the rights of First Nations children in the criminal legal system, they are committed to the abolition of the prison industrial complex, defunding police, and ending the mass incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
Kaleesha Morris
Kaleesha Morris is a Gumbaynggirr, Dunghutti and Kulkalgal woman. She currently works as a senior policy advisor and has wide-ranging experience working across community and government sectors, specializing in policy, strategy, governance
and cultural resurgence practices.
Kaleesha has served as a Board Director of various Aboriginal corporations focused on language and land repatriation. She brings with her a deep passion and commitment to listening to and supporting communities.