Yoorrook Justice Commission and the Walk for Truth | Palm Sunday and Palestine Rally Naarm
Update: 2025-04-15
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*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody. Marisa speaks with with Travis Lovett, a proud Kerrupmara/Gunditjmara man,Traditional Owner, and Deputy Chair and Commissioner of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, who has spent his life advocating for truth and justice for First Peoples. They discuss The Walk for Truth, Travis will be walking from Portland to Parliament from May 25 to June 18 to bring Victorians together as part of the state's truth-telling process. Travis is passionate about practicing his Culture, working with Community and preserving Aboriginal languages. They also reflect on the fact that the four year Commission will end on 30 June 2025.We also hear speeches by Rathy Barthlote from Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality, and Jasmine Fischer, a member of the Refugee Action Collective (Vic), introduced by Nasser Mashni, President of APAN, from yesterday's Palm Sunday Refugee Rally which was combined with the Palestine rally outside the State Library Victoria in Naarm.
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