“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being... There will always be one more thing.” - Toni Morrison
It’s a national disgrace that more people don’t know nor care about Derek Bromley. An Aboriginal man still in jail after 36 years for a crime he didn’t commit. See Amy’s thread below and listen https://t.co/khho9SWxyi for more info!
#BlackLivesMatter is about real Blak Lives!!
Tip: If you’re an iPhone owner you can easily change the autocorrect of both of these words to automatically capitalise them. Settings > General > Keyboard > Text replacement
@ava @LeapAction This is so important. I’m tired of hearing officers giving excuse to their violent language/actions as being “tired on the job.” Tired on the job means you want a coffee or a nap. Tired on the job is not wanting a civil war so you can have Black people “wiped off the map.”
This fight is for from over. If you haven’t managed to donate yet or can manage to give a bit more please help this family. #stopdeathsincustody
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Tane Chatfield died at 22 in September 2017. Corrective Services have met with Tane’s family once and tbr family have received no answers on how Tane died. They are seeking justice. Please give generously. https://t.co/9LuJBNCRyO
Father's Day is a good day to remind people that all phone calls and video calls for incarcerated people should be free in every prison and jail across the country. Not just during a pandemic, not just during holidays, not as a special privilege. But for everyone, all year round.
EVERY news conference, Vic journalists repeatedly ask about Black Lives Matter protests, and health officials repeatedly say there is no outbreak stemming directly from the protests, but the media is so damn hungry for the beat-up they still ask about it day after day after day.
"Those looking to educate themselves on Australia's history and the truth of what has happened, [need to] start engaging with stories told by us in our own words.”
How to learn from Indigenous people about the Black Lives Matter movement in Australia.
https://t.co/WCVeBWKZKM