Sue Bolton argues聽only a sustained mass movement, led by First Nations people, will have a chance of dismantling the racist and repressive system which criminalises people on the basis of their skin colour.
Black Lives Matter
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Brisbane on June 6 to express solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the United States聽and to campaign against Black deaths in custody in Australia, reports Alex Bainbridge.
Paul Gregoire lays out the context to the massive and youthful Stop Black Deaths in Custody 鈥 Black Lives Matter protest that took over the centre of Warrang-Sydney.
Numbers count. When 50,000 people showed up to the聽Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney, the NSW Police had no choice but to back down. But they sought their revenge later, reports Pip Hinman.
Close to 200,000 people took to the streets across Australia for聽Black Lives Matter鈥揝top Black Deaths in Custody rallies on June 6-7, reports Zebedee Parkes.
Between 300-350 people attended a solidarity action in Katoomba, reports Lisa Macdonald.
The huge size of the Black Lives Matter protests across Australia on June 6 took everyone by surprise, reports Pip Hinman.
Since protests erupted across the United States in response to the police murder of George Floyd, it has come to light that inaction by former Minnesota prosecutor, Democrat Amy Klobuchar meant killer cops were free to roam the streets, writes Emma Clancy.
The mass protests erupting in the United States in response to the police killing of George Floyd have led to support from some unlikely allies, writes Jacob Andrewartha.
Actions in solidarity with those protesting in the United States against聽the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police will be held across Australia this weekend. The protests will also be聽demanding an end to Black deaths in custody in Australia, reports Kerry Smith.
In response to the murder of George Floyd by white police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, protests have erupted across the United States. Protesters took to the streets of New York City on May 31. These images were captured by Edward Leavy.
President Donald Trump held a Rose Garden gathering of mainly white male staffers on June 1 to announce he had invoked the rarely used Insurrection Act of 1807, writes Malik Miah. Trump said if state governors do not 鈥渄ominate鈥 protesters with force he would do so.
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