The latest Green Left Show focuses on the campaign to stop Black deaths in custody, in particular the significance of the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Black Deaths in Custody (which was on April 15).
Guests on this show are:
Amanda Porter - academic activist of Aboriginal (Brinja Yuin) and settler (Greek, English) descent
Helen Corbett - co-founder and chairperson of the former National Committee to Defend Black Rights in Australia
Topics covered in this episode include: [3:58] Amanda Porter on recommendations not implemented [12:53] context in which the Royal Commission took place; [17:06] Was the Royal Commission worth it?; [18:23] Amanda Porter on was the Commission worth it?; [23:04] On "Justice Reinvestment"; [27:02] On prison abolition.
See also:
End the barbaric indifference to Black deaths in custody:https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/end-barbaric-indifference-black-deaths-custody
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