Blak Caucus organised a protest outside Prime Minister Anthony Albaneseβs electorate office in Marrickville, Gadigal Country/Sydney on September 2 to demand sanctions be placed on the Country Liberal Party (CLP) government of the Northern Territory over its racism.
It was part of a national day of action, called by Justice not Jails in the Northern Territory. The anti-racist group is calling on Labor to withhold funding to the CLP until it rescinds its racist policies and divert it to grassroots First Nations organisations.
The action came days after neo-Nazis attacked Camp Sovereignty in Naarm/Melbourne, following their racist March for Australia rally.
The CLPβs policies include the reintroduction of spit hoods, lowering the age at which young people can be jailed and allowing capsicum spray to be sold in supermarkets.
The national protest also demanded justice for Kumanjayi White, the 24-year-old Warlpiri-Luritja man who was killed by police in Mparntwe/Alice Springs on May 27.Β
Justice not Jails is demanding an independent investigation, after criticising the NT Policeβs βrepeated use of internal investigations, despite long-standing and well documented patterns of racial discriminationβ.
The protest also took place a couple of days after neo-Nazis organised national March for Australia rallies, calling for an end to immigration.
Speakers included Gumbaynggirr Dunghutti Bundjalung woman Elizabeth Jarrett, Bundjalung Widubul-Wiabul woman Vannessa Turnbull-Roberts, Latoya Rule and Dunghutti activist Paul Silva. Β
Protesters took their message to Marrickville Road, chanting βAlways was, always will be Aboriginal Landβ, receiving lots of toots and waves of support.
[A national day of action against racism and fascism has been called by grassroots First Nations communities for September 13.]Β
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