National justice advocacy group Call It Out are offering help to First Nations people who wish to have their voices heard by the inquiry into racism, hate and violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The federal inquiry was announced in March.

Submissions are due by 1 May, and community members who would like support to tell their story, or people wanting to help, are invited to contact Call It Out before 24 April.

Help can be accessed online, via [email protected] or by calling 0430 054 425.

Anti-racism campaigners Jade Ritchie and Thomas Mayo have been working with Call It Out to raise awareness of the inquiry and provide help to participants.

Mr Mayo told National Indigenous Times that while it was a welcome decision to have an inquiry into racism, the time and the resources Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have had to respond "has been terribly short".

"It is emotionally and administratively hard for us to make submissions, while at the same time, if we don't, the inquiry will not be able to shine the light on the extent of it," he said.

Ms Ritchie said they "reached out to Call it Out once the inquiry was announced and asked for help to ensure all voices could be heard".

"Some people will not be familiar with the process of making and uploading a submission like this, and we don't want important stories to be missed," she said.

"With the help of Call It Out, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can tell their stories to someone who can navigate the system. Even with this, I think this inquiry will fall short. There will be so much more to be said and done.

"Our people have been on the receiving end of overt, interpersonal, structural and aversive racism since colonisation. We all have our experiences. Hopefully this inquiry will give the Federal Government what it needs to fight racism wherever and however it shows up."

Solicitor Ariane Dozer, Call It Out's head of projects & innovation, told National Indigenous Times the organisation is "grateful to everyone who's trusted us with their stories as part of this inquiry process and over the past four years to the Call It Out Register".

"This is just one moment in a much longer fight. Racism against First Nations people is endemic and has been left unaddressed for far too long," she said.

"We won't stop when this Inquiry does. Community members and bystanders can continue to report any form of racism and discrimination to Call It Out at any time."