Justice for Tanya Day - Remember Her Name

Monday, 22 April 2019 - 8:30am to 9:00am
Image of Tanya Day from the 28th Anniversary Narrm vigil for Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

It's been 28 years since thRoyal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. In Victoria, over 80 Aboriginal, health, human rights, housing, legal and women’s organisations are calling on Premier Andrews to abolish the offense of public drunkenness – a key recommendation of the Royal Commission. This petition was sparked by the December 2017 death in custody of Aboriginal mother, grandmother and beloved community member, Tanya Day. In this episode we speak with AprylWatson , a proud Yorta Yorta, Wemba Wemba, Barapa Barapa woman from Echuca and one of Tanya Day's four children. We also speak with Shahleena Muska proud Larrakia woman from Darwin in the Northern Territory, she is a lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre.

Monday 8:30am to 9:00am
A national feminist current affairs program for community radio. A gender analysis of contemporary issues, as well as in-depth analysis by a range of women and gender diverse people around Australia and internationally. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network (CRN).

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Emma Hart, Kannagi Bhatt, Phuong Tran, Xen Nhà

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