Erin Buckley

A friendly reminder that Christmas is the celebration of the birth of a Palestinian refugee who was born fleeing a genocide. I'd call that political.

The day she was killed, Ms James was set to confront a local Catholic priest, Father Anthony Bongiorno, about the sexual abuse of her younger son Adam. "My mum would do everything in her power to keep us safe … me and Mark will never stop fighting this” abc.net.au/news/2024-06-1…

@GeraldineFela @DionKagan Congratulations!!

BREAKING: STATEMENT REGARDING POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST FREE PALESTINE RALLY (NAARM/MELBOURNE

The brilliant @Sarah__Schwartz today! Follow her and @jewishcouncilAU

Caught the start of it - some small children in the area were also sprayed.

#ceasefirenow #freepalestine #freegaza #alleyes #alleyesonrafah

Dangerous escalation in policing at the @fpmelbourne rally in Naarm today. PORT sent a snatch squad into the crowd and used OC spray. OC spray is meant to be used as an alternative to lethal force, but can be lethal itself. #freepalestine @apan4palestine @unions4palestine

Carceral feminists we hear your deafening silence as Constance Watcho’s children and family fight for justice. Ending violence against women includes Aboriginal women. We see you standing in silence alongside police & supporting their racial gendered violence. We see you taking up space as self proclaimed “experts” to end violence against women #shame RIP Constance Watcho 🖤💛🍓

“It is gut-wrenching that 24 years later we are seeing the highest ever number of First Nations children being removed by state and territory government services.” indigenousx.com.au/sorry-day-i-do…

instagram.com/p/C68Io-XpAgh/… Proud of @FitzroyLegal for stating this so clearly. Justice is key to community law.

@Sarah__Schwartz @hierobadge "What are we? We, in these streets for months and months, are the exodus."

“It is a false idol that has taken the transcendent idea of the promised land – a metaphor for human liberation that has traveled across multiple faiths to every corner of this globe – and dared to turn it into a deed of sale for a militaristic ethnostate” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@Sarah__Schwartz @hierobadge This sent shivers down my spine when I read it.

Humane treatment of children at Unit 18 “not possible” Cleveland’s Family have travelled from across Western Australia for the coronial inquest. His father, Wayne Gentle, has been watching via video link from Greenough Prison. abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

"The ICJ order now places universities around the world, including those in Aus, on notice that they too must take all reasonable steps to ensure that they are not complicit in an unfolding genocide". Vital article on responsibilities of unis by @dehmsa abc.net.au/religion/austr…

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…

Black babies are ripped away from their mothers in hospitals across the continent: “Letters are left on the hospital bed… Others are encouraged to go out and have a cigarette, only to come back to the hospital to find that their baby has been removed” abc.net.au/news/2024-03-1…

Great article on the impact and policing of fines. Currently drafting notes on the classist and racialised impact of fines. Fines as an extension of family violence are also well understood @MVLegalService @IMelbCL @WEstjusticeCLC @CLCsAustralia theage.com.au/politics/victo…

“This report confirms a devastating truth: that isolating children in detention compounds their mental and emotional distress, and is driving some children to suicide.” theguardian.com/australia-news…