Kay Gehan retweeted
When he came out, he gratuitously declared how happy he was to have voted “No”. I asked him why he had voted “No” and he said, “So that Aboriginal kids won’t get raped every night.”
This is the racially stereotypical viewpoint that has comfortably settled into the minds of many in the broader community, largely engendered by the irresponsible narrative driven by Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and her fellow traveller Nyunggai Warren Mundine. It is a viewpoint echoed in the words of comedian Rodney Marks who performed at the CPAC conference that Price attended in August: “I’d like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners: violent black men.”
Kay Gehan retweeted
The big business lobby representing the mining companies, labour hire companies & Qantas want to trash the Albanese Govts workers rights Closing the Loopholes Bill. They will say or do anything to keep wages low & jobs insecure.
Kay Gehan retweeted
The Senate committee hearing into the Closing the Loopholes Bill to give workers better rights is in Rockhampton today. It’s Workers v BHP/Qantas. Follow here 🧵 👇🏼
Kay Gehan retweeted
The murky world of opposition to a #YES vote:
Exposing the vested interests that @nyunggai & @JNampijinpa
@FairAusADV actually work for.
Please read & retweet.
johntsquires.com/2023/07/14/…
Kay Gehan retweeted
Howard squandered $500M on the NT Intervention. Abbot redirected Indigenous money to Bowling Greens. Morrison redirected Indigenous money to Hillsong. Dutton redirected Indigenous money to Councils in marginal seats during by-elections.#Referendum #Referendum2023
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To everyone who took practical action in support of #YES here’s what we can all do now to provide real support to First Nations communities, donate to Indigenous organisations on the ground doing the hard yards for change. Here are 20 orgs doing amazing work to get you started 👇🏼
The work starts now.
To everyone who voted #Yes23 let’s stand with First Nations Peoples tonight.
Here’s 20 Indigenous organisations you can practically support 👇🏼🧵
1. Champion Indigenous children
Donate to @ChildrensGround
childrensground.org.au/donat…
#Referendum2023
Kay Gehan retweeted
Asked what he’ll now do for indigenous Australians Peter Dutton said that between now and the next election he’ll take advice from Jacinta Price and then formulate policies. One voice. One. Do you get the irony?
Kay Gehan retweeted
Please share. Support lines for First Nations communities. #YES2023 #Referendum #Yes23 #Referendum2023
Kay Gehan retweeted
The work starts now.
To everyone who voted #Yes23 let’s stand with First Nations Peoples tonight.
Here’s 20 Indigenous organisations you can practically support 👇🏼🧵
1. Champion Indigenous children
Donate to @ChildrensGround
childrensground.org.au/donat…
#Referendum2023
Kay Gehan retweeted
When the Referendum is over ..
The trolls, the racists, the agitators, the bigots, the hard-right extremists.. and every non-Indigenous person who whined about the Voice being divisive..
..will go back to their normal lives until they find something new to target while sucking on the misinformation straw with gusto.
What won't go back to normal are the lives of First Nations people. Their lives have never been normal - they have been apart from 'the system', manipulated by 'the system' and they have been maligned by governments.
Yes or No - Voice to Parliament referendum vote will affect them permanently.
I hope for a positive outcome so that we can begin to heal lives and implement positive outcomes for First Nations people ❤️❤️
#VoteYesAustralia
#VoteYes
#VoteYes2023
#UluruStatement
Kay Gehan retweeted
*This post contains the name and photo of an Indigenous woman lost to violence.
❤️SHE MATTERS: REBECCA COLLARD!❤️
This is 48-year-old Rebecca Collard.
On October 4, Rebecca was killed by a person driving a vehicle at Balcatta in WA.
Yesterday, a 17-year-old male was charged with her murder.
Rebecca is the 52nd Australian woman killed this year.
It's alleged the male deliberately rammed the car into Rebecca and that he left the scene, leaving her unaided.
RIP REBECCA COLLARD! ❤️
❤️The Memorial to Women and Children Lost to Violence: TheREDHEARTCampaign.org
❤️The Australian Femicide & Child Death Map: bit.ly/red-hearts
I document ALL unlawful deaths of women and children, regardless of perpetrator gender or relationship between the person killed and the accused. This means not every death is due to domestic and family violence. Australians are also killed by strangers, friends, colleagues, neighbours and other people known to them.
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP PLEASE CALL:
❤️1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732
❤️Women's Crisis Line: 1800 811 811
❤️Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491
❤️Mensline: 1300 789 978
❤️Lifeline (24 hours): 131 114
Rebecca's story shared with family permission.
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❤️SHE MATTERS: LISE MULIAGA!❤️
This is Lise Muliaga.
On September 18, Lise was stabbed to death at the home of a relative in Melton South, Victoria.
Her husband is charged with her murder.
Lise is the 45th woman killed this year.
While Lise was killed more than three weeks ago, I can now name her following the expiry of a suppression order.
Lise was mum to five children, all aged under 14. She and her family were visiting Australia from New Zealand.
Lise worked to end stigma around mental health and addiction issues.
RIP LISE MULIAGA! ❤️
❤️The Memorial to Women and Children Lost to Violence: TheREDHEARTCampaign.org
❤️The Australian Femicide & Child Death Map: bit.ly/red-hearts
I document ALL unlawful deaths of women and children, regardless of perpetrator gender or relationship between the person killed and the accused. This means not every death is due to domestic and family violence. Australians are also killed by strangers, friends, colleagues, neighbours and other people known to them.
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP PLEASE CALL:
❤️1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732
❤️Women's Crisis Line: 1800 811 811
❤️Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491
❤️Mensline: 1300 789 978
❤️Lifeline (24 hours): 131 114
Kay Gehan retweeted
This Saturday - will we give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples a seat at the table by voting Yes?
Or will we leave them to pick up the crumbs that fall from that table.
The Australian people must decide. – at Broome, Western Australia
Kay Gehan retweeted
A terrific result for the quiet diplomacy of Albo and Wong. As opposed to Morrison’s fist-shaking stupidity.
smh.com.au/world/asia/cheng-…
Kay Gehan retweeted
Opinion: If the 1967 referendum had happened three years later, I wouldn’t have been able to leave Australia without permission; maybe I wouldn’t have won Wimbledon. But it did happen. We did it then, let’s do it again. The ball's in your court, Australia. bit.ly/45l9SsR
Kay Gehan retweeted
This is what yes looks like in 95 languages. Yes in English and in 94 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander living languages.
The colours reflect the Torres Strait Islander flag. #Yes23 #VoiceToParliament (image credit: Paul Girrawah House)
ALT Green. Black. Green. Block colours. Yes I’m the middle. Yes written in language throughout.