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Indigenous Australians
Cornel Ozies gives a glimpse at the nature of police work when Indigenous officers work directly with communities.
“The fact this Racism is written, proofed and printed is disgusting," rapper Briggs said about the article that appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.
“Blackfullas worked for free, for the love of it. Bit of sun, bit of air, bit of a chain around your neck, bit of a stolen wage.”
"I have heard many heart-wrenching stories of young people threatened or inappropriately treated by police. Only last week it happened to someone in my own family."
What is a microaggression? What is Performative allyship? Who is David Dungay?
“Silence is violence. Complacency is complicity.”
Police brutality and systemic racism are not new to First Nations - by listening and confronting our own privilege we can become better allies to Black and Blak people here in Australia.
"I'm asking, appealing and pleading with those thousands of people who've indicated they're turning up to a protest - please, do not do it."
“The health advice is very clear, that it’s not a good idea to go.”
She said she won’t be able to attend a Black Lives Matter protest this week as there are still active cases of COVID-19.