As we move through #ruokday I'd encourage you to reflect on the experiences of people in locked mental health wards.
RUOK takes on a different meaning when your human rights are being taken away.
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At a time when governments are quickly closing down conversations about transparency and accountability this book provides a chilling insight into the power of States to protect their own machinations.
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“What we want is more learning in schools and less activism in schools.”
– Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia
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An important call that could save millions of lives.
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Open letter from 150 lawyers and legal scholars to @ScottMorrisonMP (cc @GregHuntMP, @MarisePayne, @DanTehanWannon & CMO Paul Kelly)
calling on Aust govt to support the #TRIPSwaiver for vaccines and medical tools to fight #COVID19
Thanks to @rightnowinc
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Australia must stop its equivocation on the rights of Palestinians and address the illegal occupation and apartheid system perpetuated by Israel.
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For my story and why I’m learning how to walk (thank you modern medicine): see here: rightnow.org.au/essay/i-dont-d at the excellent magazine.
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Wrapping the whimsical outfits in their social and historical context, audiences are guided through time to witness the electrifying freedom that Quant’s cost-effective and modern designs imparted on women globally.
'I was following the train of thought, recorded in real time, of a curious and intelligent mind fuelled by a burning desire to get a diagnosis.'
Wonderful review of Hysteria by up on
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It may be tempting to view the criminalisation of a Neo-Nazi group as a move away from the hyper-fixation on Islamic terrorist groups.
But the change needs to go beyond a watch list.
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The annual will run until 1 May with this year's theme Shifting Patterns curated to celebrate the fortitude of the human spirit through storytelling, art and community connection.
Full program & tickets:
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"Blackness has long been absent from Australian public galleries ... if present, it is often portrayed as the voiceless and nameless muse or servant to the Whiteness of the protagonist. 's Triennial shows signs of change."
"[Senior university administrators] know poverty is impacting the lives and studies of at least 15 per cent of their students. Yet they do not address the problem in any consistent way."
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Read 's unique and eye-opening work, done in collaboration with formerly incarcerated people with a history of injecting drug use.
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"Migration is always a violent act of separation" - the brilliant on identity in Australia.
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Reminded of the power of Black testimony in coronial/colonial processes this morning - thank you
Some observations from Awabakal Country, at the delivery of the findings of the inquest into the death of Rebecca Maher. rightnow.org.au/creative-works via
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One year after the death of Hannah Clarke and her three children, writer Gabrielle Ebeling shares why our nation is in desperate need of a system that validates, respects and protects victims of #familyviolence.
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My piece for on #strandedAussies learning the hard way how #auspol Australian governments exploit the politics of division to get away with #humanrights breaches #COVID19Aus
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However, we can now with pride join a list of organisations such as and many more, who were also kicked off Facebook.
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We are a not-for-profit, volunteer-run outlet that writes on human rights issues in Australia.
Our only goal is to get information out there on complex and overlooked issues.
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After avoiding the initial #facebooknewsban Right Now has now had all our content taken off Facebook.
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Right Now somehow avoided the Facebook purge. However many integral (non-news) services did not. You can read about why this happened, its impact on rights and who was affected.
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Thanks everyone who fought for my freedom in past 8 yrs.
I have been given a second chance to rebuild my life in the United States of America.
Hello America here I am coming.
This is just a new beginning.
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Roslyn Cook shares why the Education Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill would deny trans kids in our community the right to be seen, to be protected, and to be treated with integrity by schools and teachers. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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In our latest issue of The Law Reform Bulletin, Roslyn Cook defends trans kids in the face of Mark Latham's harmful Education Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill.
Read it here: clcnsw.org.au/dont-erase-tra
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IndigenousX is calling for the ratification of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) into Australian law.
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NEWS: Researcher Liam Grealy writes on why remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory are drinking water that contains almost three times the maximum safe level of uranium.
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POEM: Leroy Wilson work was inspired by stories handed down to Leroy Wilson from his grandfather and great-grandmother in "Bidjara Dreaming"
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OPINION: Last year the brilliant people at @deadlyccajs wrote on Australia's response to the international Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.
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Right Now recognises today as Invasion Day.
The universality of Human Rights has too often been denied in Australia. #paytherent #InvasionDay
paytherent.net.au
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As a first-generation Australian of Congolese descent, identity has been a topic has considered for some time. He explores Australia’s contemporary anxieties in regards to its identity. #identitypolitics
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On January 22 the possession and facilitation of nuclear weapons will be prohibited by international law, however, Australia has at every stage of the law’s process shown its unwillingness to create an anti-nuclear world writes #nuclearwaste bit.ly/39ZJlGG
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"With a threat so devastating, momentum on side and now international law; not to mention the Australian public also overwhelmingly wants to sign and ratify the treaty... why hasn’t Australia signed?" Sam Brennan in #NuclearBan
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will be holding a solidarity rally at Melbourne Magistrate Court on Feb. 27 and have set up a petition calling to drop the charges.
Petition -- megaphone.org.au/petitions/cava
Rally -- facebook.com/events/7141014
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To learn more about the protests for refugees read the article below. Links follow.
Article -- rightnow.org.au/.../right-to-p
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On Wednesday, Feb. 27 Chris will face court for the charge of “incitement” for helping to organise a protest calling to free refugees.
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Last year Chris Breen wrote a brilliant article about the right to protest during COVID-19 after 30 refugee supporters were fined $1632 each – almost $50,000 in total.
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With the world’s media channels now awash with opinions and analysis of the #USCapitol riot, reviews Neflix’s timely documentary which asks us: is there a problem with social media today, and who is responsible? bit.ly/3qgqWw8
The "It's always stage 4 in locked mental health wards" was one of the top-read stories at (w help from ), behind 2 other great stories from , & / . Check out the stories here & suggested reads!
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