Aunty Shirley Peisley was one of the Aboriginal women at the forefront of the 1967 referendum campaign. More than 50 years on, she continues to influence the next generation.
by Samantha Robertson Today we are here to celebrate Mother, our mother, Dr Shirley Robertson - wife of the beloved Emery, mother of Sandra, Samantha and Emery Jr, grandmother of Jada and Shiloh – we could end here and know that mother would be happy and smiling but we will continue. Mother as she was affectionately called was born on the 30th March, 1938 in Kitty, Guyana. She spent her …
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Over A Thousand People Turned Up To Protest Indigenous Deaths In Custody On Saturday A death in custody doesn’t just impact the immediate family and community. It impacts every Aboriginal person in Australia.” - Paul Silva
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Well over a thousand people rallied in Sydney on Saturday to protest against Indigenous Australian deaths in police custody on the 30th Anniversary of the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC).
According to
Junkee‘s social justice reporter, Millie Roberts, there were well over 1000 people at Sydney’s protest. Police at the event estimated around 1250.