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An open forum, presenting information and discussion around issues faced by prisoners in the criminal justice system and migration detention centres.
*This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody.This is a special broadcast dedicated to NAIDOC Week, where we also honour First Nations peoples in prison. The Doin time show is also committed to building the movement to stop Aboriginal deaths in custody.All First nations Contributors aired sensitive material.On the show today we will start by yarning with Uncle Kelvin Brown, the first Aboriginal councillor for Inverell Shire, Myall Creek committee member and a Respected Elder. He talked about his personal story, and also disccussed the Myall Creek Massacre. He shared the good news that the Myall Creek Massacre has been approved to by the Education Department of NSW to be taught in schools as part of the curriculum. Then we were joined by Erica Dixon, recent graduate from NAISDA and Myall Creek committee member, who talked about Naidoc Week, and their awesome community work, in Dance, Performance and Education. Erica also talked about young leaders and the theme of NAIDOC Week, namely continuing the generations.Finally, we spoke with Kuyan Mitchell from Impact Policy. He's doing amazing work in the community, primarily looking at making certain that First nations communities are embeded in policies. We discussed young people's leadership, NAIDOC Week, stolen wages and Kuyan's personal story.
Doin Time
An open forum, presenting information and discussion around issues faced by prisoners in the criminal justice system and migration detention centres.