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They put us in photos when they want to show our party is diverse. However, when we ask to be at the table, or speak up about issues that impact who we are, what we fight for & why we ran in the first place, we are ignored. To truly honor our diversity is to never silence us.
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Demonstrating out the front of Parliament House in Canberra to call on the government to #EvacuateManus. Tears in my eyes. #Manus #ManusSOS #auspol #BringThemHere
Women don't have special needs -- they have different needs (that the global compact must address): Associate Professor Pittaway #Kaldor17 #GlobalCompact
Concepts for global compact on refugees are pretty much gender-free: Associate Professor Pittaway #kaldor17 #GlobalCompact
The UN compacts are unlikely to achieve "specific targets and measurable outcomes" -- but they will still present "opportunities" for impact due to high-level political involvement: @Beth_Ferris #kaldor17 #globalcompacts
We shouldn't be "dismayed" that the compacts will be non-binding -- they can be agreements that act as "stepping stones" to further action: @Beth_Ferris #Kaldor17 #globalcompacts
"There’s no media for refugees": my latest piece on #commisaid #cwc in Thai-Burma border camps: ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journa… via @pacmedcentre
Diverlus: Black people are sick of consultations that lead to nothing. Jackie Huggins: *nods knowingly* #conrec #npc #BlackLivesMatter
"Silence often gives way to more murders, to more disadvantage": Patrisse Cullors on why complacency is complicity #auspol #npc xitter.cf/congressmob/status/925…
61% of participants from a representative sample supported a Voice to Parliament - despite PM's suggestion it was "not capable of winning" xitter.cf/callapilla/status/9248…
Well, well... Research finds it's "unfounded" to suggest Australians would not vote yes to Indigenous advisory body newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/bu…
"Traditionally when we consult you about you want, we tell you what that is beforehand": First Dog spot on, as per. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
The government asked what Indigenous people wanted - and then rejected their consensus without dialogue or evidence: @RecAustralia xitter.cf/RecAustralia/status/92…
.@RecAustralia CEO Karen Mundine responds to govt rejection of an Indigenous voice to Parliament. Read more: goo.gl/uKDkEk
Linda Burney meets with Clinton Pryor at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy this morning. Greens also present but no Coalition. #ClintonsWalk
"It is important that we listen carefully" -- thank you @PSCouncil for your thoughtful response re #ChangeTheDate theherald.com.au/story/48640…