Black Lives Matter in the USA, globally and also locally and it is important to identify and dismantle systemic racism and enduring forms of colonialism at all levels of society and big institutions. Over at Twitter @aaffn the network has been regularly re-tweeting and sharing petitions, fundraisers and protests to direct Asian Australians in our community to listen to and support First Nations communities, activists, health professionals, psychologists and academics sharing about related issues. It is also good to remember so many who have been behind us during the corona virus racism and as refugees and more, including from First Nations and African Australian leaders and community groups. We are thankful and dedicated to anti-racism, pushing for justice and offering solidarity. We must do the work, listen, learn, and then do more work. We also urge our community to follow First Nations media, journalists and writers. The below is just a glimpse and in no way a comprehensive list:
ABC’s Bridget Brennan. on ABC’s The Insiders here
Associate Professor Chelsea Bond on The Drum here
Meyne Wyatt monologue from his play City of Gold on ABC’s QandA here
Associate Professor Sandy O’Sullivan has also provided a comprehensive list of articles written by Indigenous experts from various professions and academic fields on their Twitter account here and they then added more on FB here
Other sources (there are many more):
Black Deaths Inside Database and Story in the Guardian
Dr Indigo Willing 