Peter Lucas
2010-07-23 21:40:14 UTC
Saturday, July 20, 2010
Protest for Veronnica Baxter
On July 9, 13600 people took to the streets to condemn the death of
Aboriginal transvestite woman Veronnica Baxter. She was found dead in
the Silverwater Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre — a prison
for men — six days after her arrest by Redfern police on minor drugs
charges.
The protesters were in Wollongong for Queer Collaborations, a yearly
student activist conference supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans,
intersex and gender diverse rights. The July 5-9 conference had 180
participants and the theme “Fighting Queers Need Fighting Unions”.
People in the Wollongong mall responded positively to the loud chants
of "Stop black deaths in custody — justice for Veronnica Baxter" and
signed two pages of petitions within an hour.
Stef Greenshields, Queer Collaborations conference spokesperson told
Green Left Weekly: “The action was good because it showed a huge
amount of positive support for this campaign. We will take the
campaign onto campuses and won’t stop till we have won justice for
Veronnica Baxter.”
The action joined the growing chorus calling for an inquiry into her
death. The Indigenous Social Justice Association (ISJA), Community
Action Against Homophobia, Intersex Sex and Gender Association, Still
Fierce, Organisation Intersex International (OII), Socialist Alliance
and the Greens all support the call for an inquiry.
Queer Collaborations projections include combating homophobia in high
schools through a referendum on equal marriage rights; helping the
campaign to free Leela Krishna, a gay Tamil refugee detained in
Villawood; and continuing to develop dynamic queer collectives in
universities. Queer Collaborations 2011 will be held in Perth.
[For more information about the Veronnica Baxter campaign, call Ray 02
9318 0947 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 02 9318
0947 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 02 9318 0947
end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Stef 0400 253 384, Tracie 0403 398 808,
or Sylvia 02 9230 3030.]
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Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia
X/No/Achieve; yes
Help reign in capitalism"s rampage; Vote http://greens.org.au
Protest for Veronnica Baxter
On July 9, 13600 people took to the streets to condemn the death of
Aboriginal transvestite woman Veronnica Baxter. She was found dead in
the Silverwater Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre — a prison
for men — six days after her arrest by Redfern police on minor drugs
charges.
The protesters were in Wollongong for Queer Collaborations, a yearly
student activist conference supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans,
intersex and gender diverse rights. The July 5-9 conference had 180
participants and the theme “Fighting Queers Need Fighting Unions”.
People in the Wollongong mall responded positively to the loud chants
of "Stop black deaths in custody — justice for Veronnica Baxter" and
signed two pages of petitions within an hour.
Stef Greenshields, Queer Collaborations conference spokesperson told
Green Left Weekly: “The action was good because it showed a huge
amount of positive support for this campaign. We will take the
campaign onto campuses and won’t stop till we have won justice for
Veronnica Baxter.”
The action joined the growing chorus calling for an inquiry into her
death. The Indigenous Social Justice Association (ISJA), Community
Action Against Homophobia, Intersex Sex and Gender Association, Still
Fierce, Organisation Intersex International (OII), Socialist Alliance
and the Greens all support the call for an inquiry.
Queer Collaborations projections include combating homophobia in high
schools through a referendum on equal marriage rights; helping the
campaign to free Leela Krishna, a gay Tamil refugee detained in
Villawood; and continuing to develop dynamic queer collectives in
universities. Queer Collaborations 2011 will be held in Perth.
[For more information about the Veronnica Baxter campaign, call Ray 02
9318 0947 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 02 9318
0947 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 02 9318 0947
end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Stef 0400 253 384, Tracie 0403 398 808,
or Sylvia 02 9230 3030.]
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Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia
X/No/Achieve; yes
Help reign in capitalism"s rampage; Vote http://greens.org.au