New data at racialprofilingresearch.org shows that Victoria Police search African people at 9 times the rate of White people and use force against them at 7 times the rate of White people.
Add your name to our open letter calling on leaders to follow the science and commit to net zero by 2035 to protect every childβs future.
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Important report on policing family violence released today. www.flatout.org.au/resources/ha...
Really sad to hear that John Englart has passed away. An absolute veteran of the climate movement, John was one of those people who would always show up no matter how small the action, and was incredibly detailed in his citizen journalism + activism. RIP brunswickvoice.com.au/environment-...
Antoinette and Jan are absolutely brilliant. Critical listening in these insane times.
Go Louise!!! Speaking the powerful truth to the distorted illogic of the Israel lobby. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Got to say, I disagree with the Age on this one. Sundayβs protest has every right to continue. My daughter attends that Shul. Arson on a place of worship is act of hatred. But peaceful protest against Israelβs genocide is absolutely justified. www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
This was @joshbornstein.bsky.social's Top Tip from today's #SundayShot. An important read.
Itβs because they get really excited in the morning and they canβt help themselves.
Iβm speaking on Darwin ABC morning with Rick Hind at 9:30am EST about examples of civilians investigating police deaths in custody.
This is consistent with their blindness towards Islamophobia too.
The Age needed to fact check this piece before publishing it. Even as an opinion piece - its is got some basic errors.
βThe Age saw a man in a grey hoodie throw Crafti, an anti-Zionist Jew, to the ground as the group blocked him from walking towards the synagogue. Police put Crafti in handcuffs before he was escorted away.β
Appears that the police have arrested the wrong man.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
"it's a racist organisationβ¦
racial profiling is out of control and that's why incarceration rates are as high as they are."
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Former NSW Police officers say racist culture leading to higher Indigenous incarceration rates
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
So today we successfully turned a coal ship around, forcing it to abort an entry to Newcastle harbour
And, with 170 arrests and many times that many (incl me) supporting on the water and off, we just pulled off the biggest climate civil disobedience in Australian history
But we did much more
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How police try to block climate protest:7AM podcast. 7ampodcast.com.au