TJ Hickey Commemoration Show | Goongerah Environment Centre | Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Monday, 13 February 2023 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
A photograph of the side of the 3CR station building in front of a clear sky. The text painted on the wall reads COMMUNITY RADIO- Since 1976 - 855 AM

 *Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains graphic audio images and descriptions of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have died, and of deaths in custody.


 This episode of Doin' Time is dedicated to TJ Hickey, who died in custody on 14 February 2004 as a direct result of the actions of the Redfern Police.


 First up on the program, Marisa speaks with Tuffy Morwitzer, campaigner with Goongerah Environment Centre GECO, about campaigning to protect native forests and wildlife from logging on Gunnai, Monero & Bidelwel Country in so-called East Gippsland. They also speak about the mass meeting GECO is organising in regards to erosion of human rights with Victorian anti-protest laws.

 You can attend GECO's mass meeting on the right to organise at 6.30pm on Tuesday March 7 at 535 Elizabeth St, central Melbourne, to discuss and then vote on practical ways to support climate action and the environment, and to defend the right to protest - go to geco.org.au/calendar to book your ticket.

 Next up on the show, Marisa is joined by Cheryl Kaulfuss from the Indigenous Social Justice Association (ISJA) Melbourne, about First Nations teenager TJ Hickey who died during a police pursuit in 2004. Cheryl gave a solidarity support message in the leadup to a rally happening on 14 February on the anniversary of his death.


 Finally, Marisa interviews Scott Cosgriff, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, about the plight of asylum seekers and refugees, despite there being good news about visas. 

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