Station execs now on notice: every time you air an all white tv ad you’re making Steve Price happy. Something to think about.
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I think these people are not angry because they are silenced/cancelled. Factually, they are not - they dominate Australia media. They are mad because more people don't take their views as automatically relevant or important. They no longer enjoy the privilege of assumed authority
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Because white men have always occupied the centre, some seem to think if they can't have an opinion on everything, this is some kind of oppression. It isn't. There was always other centres, other lives, others opinions in which you were irrelevant (as I am in others matters).
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I can tell you as a woman from a minority group that it has never occurred to be, nor do I think it necessary, that I must be heard on everything. It seem entirely appropriate to be told, by those closer to the issue, to shut up and move on.
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Disabled people paying their ENTIRE pension plus rent assistance plus NDIS supports, and living and dying in squalor. Disabled people deserve so much better.
#DisabilityRC
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Love that my timeline just served me up the perfect encapsulation of #TheRingsOfPower early thoughts from two perfect sources so I can have my fears confirmed cc and who I am now imagining as a LOTR podcast doing a live reaction episode
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Okay, this is MINDBLOWING. Who do we need to pray or make offerings to in order to have an Australian version???
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And so it begins...so proud to be a co-lead for the @newmumswriting this winter. Space for 90 mums to write & explore in a supportive, nurturing (new mums need this too) group... twitter.com/newmumswriting…
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NSW’s rejection of basic accessible home standards ‘salt in the wound’ for disabled people
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If we don't tackle discrimination - both in getting a job and staying in a job - nothing will change.
Every disabled person has a story about discrimination at work. Non-disabled people are often surprised about that. Listen to us and end discrimination at work.
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The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is more than twice the national figure.
Barriers to employment will be a key focus of the Jobs and Skills summit.
The Social Services Minister @AmandaRishworth joins @RNBreakfast soon.
Listen live: ab.co/2GqJiZo
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Nobody hears "building standards" and thinks, ooh, what an exciting topic. But basic accessibility standards should be built into all new homes, because they create a home that's liveable for everyone – and the NSW govt has decided, nah we won't do that
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The loss of the CYL and the Inky awards (including a fun program we used to partner with called Story Camp) is endlessly disappointing.
Young people deserve to have ongoing resources and access to literature, art & opportunities such as these.
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We lost so much with the closure of the Centre for Youth Literature (artshub.com.au/news/opinions-) as this thread attests.
I wonder if can bring this up while helping to develop a new National Cultural Policy?! ☺️
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Replying to @shellnye @LibraryMonitor and 4 others
The loss of the CYL and the Inky awards (including a fun program we used to partner with called Story Camp) is endlessly disappointing.
Young people deserve to have ongoing resources and access to literature, art & opportunities such as these.
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Pretty sure anyone from would happily go on record about the impact the loss of CYL has had, as would who established the Inkys and !
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In every single school I’ve visited this year, all over Australia, a teacher or librarian has lamented the loss of the Inky Awards, Inside a Dog and Reading Matters. twitter.com/danielle_binks…
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Come work with us!
We're looking for a passionate, energetic arts manager to provide leadership for our team and lead Express Media/ into 2023 and beyond!
More information about the role, applications process and more available here: expressmedia.org.au/about/work-wit
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Would only point out that we used to have the #InkyAwards, where teenagers chose their favourite books of the year - but since we lost the Centre for Youth Literature we lost that too … 🤷♀️
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In every single school I’ve visited this year, all over Australia, a teacher or librarian has lamented the loss of the Inky Awards, Inside a Dog and Reading Matters.
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Would only point out that we used to have the #InkyAwards, where teenagers chose their favourite books of the year - but since we lost the Centre for Youth Literature we lost that too … 
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remember when the SLV said oh no, don't worry, we're just retiring the CYL *name* silly billies, we'll still run all the same programs :)
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. Please don’t report on Pakistan floods without also reporting the cause: climate change, climate crisis. You keep telling half the story
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lol even the guardian's dream budget doesn't have increased arts funding
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Scrapping the stage three tax cuts would save $243bn. This could provide adequate funding for public schools, raise the Jobseeker rate, or pay for nuclear submarines. How would you spend it? collab w/ @AmyRemeikis theguardian.com/australia-news
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A review of We’ve Got This - so lovely to read how it was experienced by a non-parent, disabled person 🫶🏼 twitter.com/thisgirl_write
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Creating a simple costume is bonding. Book Week is an occasion and shows kids how important we think children's books, libraries, librarians and authors are.
Defy the competitive element, that's basic parenting.
Don't dump on the dedication of orgs like the CBCA.
Book Day Rules.
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100% agree, and those that are led by non-disabled people need to change.
"Organisations which purport to speak for disabled people, or purport to provide expertise or services in disability, must be run by disabled people."
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expanded a little on this thread for — application deadline for Toolkits: Digital Storytelling has been extended to sun 28th august!!
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COME WORK WITH ME
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SEEKING NEW GENERAL MANAGER/CEO!
After 2 wonderful years @jesseslamoliver is stepping down & returning to Perth with a new role in local government!
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Social media have made me ashamed of my own capacity to learn
Despite the "I was today years old" trope & the constant calls to "do the work"/"educate yourself", the Discourse is a posture of always-already knowing. Needing to learn is framed as a moral failing
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Please understand: advances towards “back to normal” largely involve the reversal of accessibility measures.
Telehealth appointments? Accessibility.
Remote work? Accessibility.
Widespread delivery and curbside pickup options? Accessibility.
“Normal” isn’t good enough.
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Twitter is a toilet. Transphobes are weaponising hate and brigading using bots to make it look like trans rights have no support. In reality TERFs are a tiny group of cis straight women and men, a couple of thousand at most, who hide behind a human shield of lesbians and gay men.
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Without you - yes YOU, we cannot stop this. In order for anything to change we need global action. We need to force Israel to end the Gaza siege, withdraw military funding and force leaders to the negotiations table. There is no other way but peace.
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Did yell into the internet about #Palestinian rights last year? Then why not now? Australian media is doing a very poor job - i.e. completely ignoring #israeli killing of children (again), ongoing military occupation, dispossession, lockdowns, and the colapose of democracy
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Join our campaign to fully restore telehealth rebates for people with chronic illnesses like #mecfs! It only takes a few minutes to write to your local MP and ask them to support telehealth rebates. Here’s how: meana.me/news/telehealt
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Congratulations to Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa who, after many anxious long years, have finally been granted permanent visas.
We must not forget that there are so many others just like them who should be able to call Australia home.
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Martin Lecky of the Disability Rources Centre () will try to board a tram at Pigdon and Lygon Steets in Cartlon North. He’s been waiting decades for accessible trams. It’s time for #SpringSt to act.
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Where is the media and public outrage for the murder of Aboriginal woman AK and her 15 week old baby who died due to domestic and family violence? Family and community are asking where is the outrage?
Where’s that same Hannah Clark energy?
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