Justice for Tane Chatfield
We would like to take this opportunity to send love to all the families who continue to fight for justice. This fight is not yours alone but you shoulder the weight of it as you grieve while staunchly fighting for justice. We see you, we hear you, we are with you and we love you.
Black Lives Matter – A Brisbane Blacks Manifesto
As the oldest living culture on the planet, both First Nations and first-raced, we have a distinct articulation of the global Black Lives Matter movement, one which was best captured at the rally convened by the Brisbane Blacks (Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance and Stop Black Deaths in Custody Committee) on Friday 4th July 2020 in Meanjin.
Caring for Yolŋu and ways of life during COVID 19
There are ways we can work together, beginning with the authority of Elders, to understand the true stories of this virus and to care for each other. We have traditional ways of doing that sort of work and sharing out the right responsibilities to the right people.
Why so many black deaths in custody and so little justice?
In watching the videos of Mulrunji, Mr King and the footage I have seen publicly of Ms Dhu, Tanya Day and Mr Ward, the common element is the complete disregard that is shown for their life. A sense of them being less worthy of humane treatment because they are Aboriginal, than would be applied to someone else in those circumstances.
Macquarie’s proclamation and its significance
Why are Australians so desperate to cling to a sense of nobility in the foundations of so called Australia when the truth is far from it?
Because we continue to romanticise the colonial experience as a pioneering event rather than the event of invasion it was.
Better funding for sports and exercise medicine will help manage chronic diseases
All Australians deserve readily accessible and affordable specialist guided exercise medicine for both prevention and management of chronic disease. This is even more pertinent for those at highest risk such as our Indigenous population living remotely.
