Democracy is Essential

Restore the right to protest in NSW! Allow protests under the NSW Public Health Orders!
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[Democracy is Essential @DemocracyNsw]

Damn straight. ICYMI the follow up rally protesting Mark Latham's attacks on LGBT rights at school went ahead this weekend, with the police now unable to use COVID health restrictions against protestors. Photo by @alma_t8

[Allison Hore @AllisonM_H]

In what is being called “a really big win for the right to protest campaign”, NSW Health announced today they have eased restrictions on protests to allow for rallies of up to 500 people. #nswpol https://t.co/LjNNbWTuSJ

[Backchat on FBi @BackchatFBi]

"It took a lot of bravery, it took sacrifice and it took a lot of defiances." - Liam Donohoe on the govt. now allowing 500 people to protest in NSW

[Democracy is Essential @DemocracyNsw]

@SBSNews Solidarity to all the protestors who stood up to riot squad brutality and forced NSW to make this change! Get involved with our campaign if you want to help them fight thousands in fines and push for a proper exemption for protests ✊

[Democracy is Essential @DemocracyNsw]

BREAKING: Protests get the goods again! NSW is allowing 500 at protests from 22/10. This win shows we were right to defy police intimidation on the streets, but the fight isn't over. Extra controls on protests are still unjustifiable, as are draconian police fines

[Felicity Graham @flickgraham]

Huge win for the right to protest today in NSW. Public Health Direction amended to allow up to 500 people to gather outdoors in a COVID safe way for a protest or demonstration about a governmental or political matter. #auslaw #democracyrising

[Democracy is Essential @DemocracyNsw]

And a big plug for our forum tonight: we're going to be hearing from some icons of the struggle so far and this will be a great chance to talk about today's changes https://t.co/yqigTVPJtn

[Allison Hore @AllisonM_H]

I talked to one of the founders of @DemocracyNsw about how "hypocritical" NSW COVID-19 health and safety orders are being used to silence dissent. Check out the interview in this week's City Hub cover feature.

[𝗜𝗡 𝗬𝗔 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘 🌈 @3cr_inyaface]

Audio @3CR: April Holcombe from Community Action For Rainbow Rights explains why protesters defied the NSW Government to protest against One Nation's Education Bill. Podcast https://t.co/qcZAjmqN1E #AprilHolcombe @lgbti_sydney #inyaface3cr #3CR #queerpodcast

[Democracy is Essential @DemocracyNsw]

@JohnPatersonOz @SBSNews very cool unrelated meme from 2013 dude!! You'll get your 14th follower in no time 😤🙏

[Democracy is Essential @DemocracyNsw]

@plalor Students who have been trying to stand up to cuts at university have now copped over $50,000 in fines, in addition to brutalisation from cops. Please help these activists if you can below, and get behind our campaign to end political repression in NSW! https://t.co/tU4RNEvFYF

[Democracy is Essential @DemocracyNsw]

@Abdur13215769 @SBSNews cool we'll tell the people who won the vote for women, civil rights for racial minorities, trial by jury, the weekend, the right to unionise, freedom to assemble and organise, and protection against discrimination they should have been writing angry letters instead 😉

[SBS News @SBSNews]

A law professor and a student representative have been knocked to the ground by police during a protest at the University of Sydney.

[Democracy is Essential @DemocracyNsw]

read the full opinion piece: https://t.co/BfjzKbZ3xU

[Democracy is Essential @DemocracyNsw]

Simon Rice in the SMH: "People in Sydney, in large numbers and with a common purpose, go every day to a football match, the beach or a shopping centre without COVID-related police action... The same people cannot, it appears, go on a peaceful protest march without risking arrest"

[Democracy is Essential @DemocracyNsw]

Once again we were lucky enough to have John Janson Moore at our protest, check out these lovely photos https://t.co/uhV44L1OoR

[Democracy is Essential @DemocracyNsw]

@AlexieHamilton @nswpolice @Sydney_Uni Looks like all they did was make her mad https://t.co/ecY55t57Hq

[Shovan! @notshovan]

This is me being thrown to the ground by NSW police at a protest against education cuts today! The courts, police, and Vice Chancellors calling riot cops onto campus are trying to prevent us from standing up to protest to defend our education, but we REFUSE to be intimidated!