“Close the gap, not the communities”

“Close the gap, not the communities”: King George Square, Brisbane.
Stop the forced closure of Aboriginal communities.
FB link: https://www.facebook.com/kaiforparliament/photos/a.286547641556481.1073741834.236328899911689/346253168919261/

#‎SOSBLAKAUSTRALIA‬ ‪#‎Equity‬ ‪#‎Equality‬ ‪#‎HumanRights‬ ‪#‎Discrimination‬ ‪#‎Racism‬ ‪#‎Bigotry‬ ‪#‎PoliticalAccountability‬ ‪#‎IndigenousUnderstanding‬ ‪#‎AboriginalRefugees‬ ‪#‎NOconsent‬ ‪#‎lifestylechoice‬

Rudd said sorry in 2008. How far have we come?

Government(s) continue demonstrating their true colours towards our Indigenous people and they want to force people from their land, again. Rudd said sorry in 2008. How far have we come?

#‎Equity‬ ‪#‎Equality‬ ‪#‎HumanRights‬ ‪#‎Discrimination‬ ‪#‎Racism‬ ‪#‎Bigotry‬ ‪#‎PoliticalAccountability‬ ‪#‎IndigenousUnderstanding‬ ‪#‎AboriginalRefugees‬ ‪#‎SOSBLAKAUSTRALIA‬ ‪#‎NOconsent‬ ‪#‎lifestylechoice‬

What’s the REAL reason: Closing Indigenous communities…

So, DO they have a plan?
https://www.facebook.com/340478969357448/photos/a.389414821130529.88692.340478969357448/838799632858710/

#‎InterventionTakeII‬ ‪#‎CompulsoryAcquisition‬ ‪#‎TrojanHorse‬ ‪#‎AvatarInWA‬ ‪#‎Equity‬ ‪#‎Equality‬ ‪#‎PoliticalAccountability‬ ‪#‎CorporateResponsibility‬ ‪#‎HumanRights‬ #SOSblakAustralia

No one should be denied shelter from a cyclone…

“They were told to go to the hospital, the hospital declined. And then they were told to go to the evac (evacuation) centre where they were also declined…”
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/03/17/4199434.htm

‪#‎Equity‬ ‪#‎Equality‬ ‪#‎EqualRights‬ ‪#‎HumanRights‬ ‪#‎Safety‬

Lifestyle choice…?

Mr Abbott you spent four days out of 365 days in an Indigenous community and you think you’re an expert. Looks like you need to go back out there and try again, maybe next time you’ll learn something.

http://junkee.com/tony-abbott-thinks-remote-aboriginal-communities-are-lifestyle-choices-because-of-course-he-does/52748

#‎BridgeTheGap‬ ‪#‎IndigenousUnderstanding‬ ‪#‎KaiJonesIndependent‬ ‪#‎IgnoranceIsNotBliss‬

National “Close the Gap” day: Highlighting our Indigenous health crisis.

National “Close The Gap” day:
“Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People can expect to live up to 10 – 17 years less than non-Indigenous”.
Highlighting our Indigenous health crisis. #indigenous #closethegap #indigenoushealthcrisis #healthequity #healthequality
https://www.oxfam.org.au/act/events/national-close-the-gap-day/