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Robby is a former super-heavy weight world champion fighter who reconnected with his passion for art within his 4-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.
Robby is a symbol of strength and hope to many inmates due to his success as an artist/singer/songwriter and his unrelenting dedication to culture, community and family.
Within his own community, Robby continues to emerge as a leader through his work at First Peoples of the Millewa Mallee, where he is developing many initiatives centred around cultural rehabilitation for Indigenous offenders.
Earlier this year, Robby made global head-lines and coined the now famous #toostrongforyoukaren hash tag after an incident with a neighbour went viral.
Robby is the Co-Producer and Writer of the upcoming film directed by Alex Siddons titled 'The Art of Incarceration'. National release date coming soon, please see a short synopsis and a link to the film's website below:
'SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF INDIGENOUS PRISONERS AT VICTORIA’S FULHAM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE, THE ART OF INCARCERATION EXPLORES HOW ART AND CULTURE CAN EMPOWER FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE TO TRANSCEND THEIR UNJUST CYCLES OF IMPRISONMENT.'
Read more here.
