@DanielAndrewsMP good start, but also: govt owned buildings, hotels, and other non-essential buildings must house homeless people and incarcerated ppl in victoria for the full length of the crisis. then must build public housing for permanent housing. otherwise its basically a death sentence.
@DanielAndrewsMP What happens after the 6 months? do unemployed renters suddenly get a 6 month rental bill? need to make it clear that renters will not need to pay the 6 month rent ever - otherwise there will be a massive jump in homelessness right when the recession is starting to kick into gear
100% of child prisoners in the #NT are Indigenous. Prisons are not the answer for our kids - inside our kids are losing language, culture and missing their families. Without our kids we are losing our future. #ChildrensDay#SNAICC#KidsInCountryNotInCustody#DonDale
CHARGE THE GUARDS #ShutYouthPrisons
2 Years on from #FourCorners#DonDale
Guards continue to torture and abuse children with impunity.
#AliceSprings Youth Prison in the top 10 of overcrowded prisons globally - at 270% overcapacity #nt#auspol
'Boomerang Bags', an enviro group, relies on prison labour to make alternatives to plastic bag to make white Australia feel good 'doing their bit'. Meanwhile, racism and colonialism = 34% of women in prison are Indigenous #AbolishAustralia#firetoprisons https://t.co/mONc0OxMhR
We've been busy renovating the new space in West Footscray, and are excited to be opening next month! More details TBA :) Here is a photo of our almost finished kitchen.
Australia's first bushranger was of African heritage, our only known pirate was African American, "Blues Point" was named after a Jamaican. I wrote about this & the contradictions of being a black settler on unceded black land 4 Black History Month. https://t.co/zBInxIG8H6
Translations of three open letters from activists and students who have been suffering repression from the Chinese state since late last year:
https://t.co/380v03i7z9
https://t.co/e2gEv7uiaK