Published: April 11, 2021
As we come upon the anniversary of the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody, we do so in mourning, for the violence continues
#StopBlackDeathsinCustody is something that should be obvious. The same way #BlackLivesMatter should be, and yet, we continue to scream these phrases into a cacophony of “but” from the mainstream laying the consequences of colonial violence at our feet. When I hear the speeches that were made over the weekend as people mobilised to call for justice, there is no question that there is fire within those speaking, but there is pain too and I wonder when that will matter.
I wonder when the pain of endless racism, colonial violence and systemic oppression will penetrate the apathy of the privileged.
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