“If a white man wants to lynch me, that's his problem. If he's got the power to lynch me, that's my problem. Racism is not a question of attitude; it's a question of power.”

- Kwame Ture

Why does the NSW Police Commissioner even need a highly paid and publicly funded spin doctor?!

A thread on something that happened 8 years ago today… 🧵1/7

Have lived personal experience of the criminal justice system and a demonstrated innovative approach to supporting other individuals to break the cycle of imprisonment? Nominations are now OPEN for the Professor Joe Graffam Scholarship! 1/2

Are you a criminal defence/human rights lawyer in Victoria? Come to a police powers and racial profiling workshop on 30 April 2024. Tickets available: eventbrite.com.au/e/865991583137…

“To me it seems as though Hitler has won” - Miriam Margolyes OBE shows us what Jewish social justice is all about

finally! For #FreePalestine & those compassionate, curious but overwhelmed

Inc: FAQ, brief history, 🇮🇱🇵🇸🇦🇺 collusion, recent info & stats, refs to debunk mass rape, human shields/Israel's ACTUAL use of these tactics, INSPO, poetry & HOW TO HELP #Rafah

counteract.org.au/160-days-of-br…

👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾Read our MR on this politically driven decision by the Victorian Government #springst #youthjustice #raisetheage

‘Backwards and archaic’: The Jacinta Allan Government backflips on much needed and long overdue plans to make the bail system fairer for children. Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Human Rights Law Centre theage.com.au/national/victo…

Media Release: The Allan Govt's proposal to scrap youth bail law changes and shackle children with draconian ankle-bracelet monitoring will expand the walls of youth prisons into children’s homes. This is a betrayal of Victoria's children. Monique Hurley
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Dear Premier Minns, throwing more children in jail will make crime worse in regional communities, not better. It will lead to horrific outcomes for communities, families and those children, compounding abuse and trauma. alsnswact.org.au/open-letter-pr…

“A lot of fines criminalise poverty,” said IMCL's senior lawyer Shifrah Blustein. The Victorian Government must adopt an effective fines policy that will reduce the burden on people who are experiencing financial difficulty.

theage.com.au/politics/victo…

I need everyone, esp in academia, to watch this clip and understand what Maya Wind is saying when she says that Israeli universities are deeply complicit in the Gaza genocide. Hebrew Uni is helping define targets. Tel Aviv Uni is developing arguments against human rights.
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“it’s likely that the vast majority of searches in this state are conducted unlawfully,” she told the ABC. abc.net.au/news/2024-03-1…

Join our snap action over Labor cancelling visas for Palestinian refugees fleeing genocide in Gaza.

Friday 15 March
2pm
Department of Home Affairs
808 Bourke Street in the Docklands

Background: sbs.com.au/news/article/g…

Them: a group of settlers who's blocking food & aid to the starving people of Gaza.

Us: a group of Jews & Palestinians trying to get food & aid to the people of Gaza & the Israeli hostages.

The police: stopping us from reaching the border while allowing them to do as they want.

I stand with the Australian National Imams Council and the Islamic Council of Victoria. Stop the bombings starvation and torture in Gaza. Muslim peak bodies in NSW and Victoria reject invitations to premiers’ iftar dinners theguardian.com/australia-news…

The Palestine Project: We now have an introductory reading list available for university students who want to learn more about the history, politics and legal context of Palestine. Please share widely! Western Sydney University aem.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/sol/pa…

Around the country we’re seeing example after example of the outrageous vacuum of accountability for police. We’re seeing it again in NSW, where the police officer now charged with brutal murder was, just 12 months ago, investigated by police for tasering somebody in the face.