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Category: Building Allyship

Tips and resources for building allyship / how to work well as an ally with those who experience repression.

People gather in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza during a rally in Karachi Pakistan Akhtar Soomro Reuters
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160+ days of brutality & beautiful resistance

Overview of genocide and struggle in Palestine with FAQ, comprehensive & cited references, challenges to Israel & Australian claims & inspiring global resistance

a colour picture of diverse group of people saying 1 in 10 covid infections = long covid
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Covid is Calling

AN OPEN CALL TO THE LEFT AND THOSE WHO CARE We need to do better on Covid. All of us. We will look back on this time in history and …

Building Allyship / Climate Justice / Human Rights / Issues / Resources / Social Justice / Tools

Gender & Climate Justice

Governments across the world agree that gender equality and ensuring women’s human rights are necessary to effectively act on climate change mitigation and adaptation. This page offers resources for gender-related …

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First Nations Resources

We cannot lessen the impacts of climate change if we do not learn from the mistakes of the past. Aboriginal and First Nations people must be centred in decision making. …

Michael Mansell “ Australia Day is a a celebration of an invasion which resulted in the ethnic cleansing of Aborigines”.
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Being an ally on Jan 26, 2021 and beyond

First off. Listen. That is what we are doing. And we aren’t writing this to centre our own experiences. We are writing it because we take the time to try …

Woman with large Aboriginal flag walks past police. The flag is upside down as a sign of distress.
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Black Lives Matter – always have and always will

Always was and always will be Aboriginal Land. Black lives have always mattered. Not just this year, not the last time there was an outrageous beating, or death in custody. …

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The battle for Djab Wurrung country

This is documentation of a historical action taken to protect the sacred birthing trees. What is happening on Djab Wurrung country, with the birthing trees and how do I help? …

20 people on a red dirt road with a large banner that says protect country
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Non-Indigenous allies MIA at Stolenwealth games

We were disappointed to see the lack of allies supporting the brave Aboriginal resistance at the Stolenwealth (Commonwealth) games earlier this year. Beth Muldoon writes about being there, and ideas …

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Being an ally on Jan 26 and beyond

NOTE: This was written in 2018 so the event links are out of date and some excellent recent commentary hasn’t been added. Though much of the information remains relevant, the …

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Blackfellas rising – How can we support?

Whilst there are always daily defiances, and ongoing acts of resistance from first nations people… remarkable still, considering the ongoing policies reflecting the earlier worst practices of colonisation… the broader …

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