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24.01.2022 It's outrageous that 3000 residents of North Melbourne and Flemington public housing were given no warning and locked down into their homes while nearby residents in private property were given many hours notice and will still be allowed to leave their suburbs for essentials. The outrage is compounded by the information being provided only in English and the enforcement of the lockdown being by hundreds of police rather than health workers and social workers. It is clear tha...t the intersection of systemic neglect, wealth inequality, racism and state-sanctioned violence has led to overcrowding, fear and lack of information in languages other than English. It is entirely unsurprising that the inevitable health implications have now been used to justify further overpolicing of this population who have already courageously endured so much. This is a moment not just to demand better treatment for the 3000 residents in these particular towers today. This is a moment to demand an overhaul to the way we think about social housing. Call your MP. (You can find details here: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au//member/list-all-members). Join the movement being organised by Victorian Trades Hall Council: https://supportpublichousingresidents.raisely.com/ We stand in solidarity with the residents.

24.01.2022 Beaten up for riding without a helmet while Blak? Take a moment to think about how police treat you for minor infringements. If your answer is that they’d probably issue you with a warning or a fine and send you on your way, that’s a privilege you have. Use your privilege to take a stand today. #BlakLivesMatter #Solidarity

24.01.2022 Deadly move here from Jam. Solidarity from all of us here.

23.01.2022 Vale Ruth Bader Ginsburg, feminist icon and champion of social justice. In your memory, we will persist, and we will continue to dissent where dissent is called for. https://www.npr.org//justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-champion- May her memory be always for a blessing.

21.01.2022 There's still time to get your tickets for tomorrow night's fantastic online panel to hear from Marjorie Thorpe, June Riemer, Marcella Brassett and Amao Leota Lu on Rising Up for our Rights. Grab yours at https://events.humanitix.com/intertwine-human-rights. intertwine pays all our panellists, so your money is going to a good cause and tickets for First Nations folks and unwaged settlers are free. Please spread the word!

21.01.2022 Are you an experienced grant writer? intertwine is looking for someone to help us find and apply for grants for projects and for ongoing organisational sustainability. Send an expression of interest, your rates and your CV to [email protected].

20.01.2022 There's still time to secure your place at intertwine’s digital panel: imagining social justice. And just look at these incredible speakers: Tarneen Onus-Williams talking about transforming policing and the justice system, Tigist Kebede talking about the structural shifts we need to decolonise mental health, Hala Nur talking about children's need for play and community, Barbara Barbosa Neves talking about aging and loneliness and Eva Cox talking about precarious work and univ...ersal basic income. Put it all together to discover what an intersectional, feminist-led COVID recovery could look like. Grab your ticket today: https://imagining-justice.eventbrite.com.au Note that this event is free for First Nations folks and those on JobKeeper/JobSeeker/Disability/Carer's payment or otherwise unwaged and $7 for waged folks. We’ll see you there!

19.01.2022 Masks are now compulsory in Victoria and that’s a challenge for Deaf folks who lip read. If you’re Deaf, see http://www.deafvictoria.org.au/coronavirus/ for resources that might be useful. If you’re hearing, read the info below and think about what you can do to assist.

19.01.2022 No, we are not OK. Especially not those of us in Melbourne at the moment. And we have good reason. Mental health has long followed a white straight cis able-bodied narrative that neglects the intersecting challenges that women, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ communities, disabled people, and First Nations peoples experience. Ignoring the experiences of marginalised groups can in turn mean we don't confront the very real structural and systemic issues that prevent us from properly addressing... mental health. Historical trauma, microaggressions, racism, poverty, homelessness, family violence, transphobia, unemployment it’s all connected to how we view the world, and how we view ourselves. It’s especially critical that we discuss this today. And not just with a quick check in. Covid-19 has not only subjected people to difficult new challenges in terms of health fears and isolation; it’s also had a significant impact in terms of who has lost work, who is on the front lines, and who is subject to increased racism & xenophobia, just to name a few. This all adds to even more pressure on mental health and available mental health services. Oppression itself is a mental health issue. Raising awareness without action is exhausting. We express ourselves, we talk about it, we practice self-care, we use mindfulness strategies, we try and we try but the world still seems to look and feel the same. Because it is. Mental health has to go beyond ‘checking in’. It needs to be intersectional. It needs to include structural change. It needs to equate to a better world for everyone. What does that look like? Let's start with free access to mental health care for health care card holders, rather than just 10 sessions a year. Then let's talk about changing some of the structural *causes* of mental health stress: building social housing for everyone, but especially for those experiencing family violence, rather than the current lengthy waiting lists for long-term placements; raising the unemployment benefit rate permanently so that people who need to access our social welfare system can live above the poverty line or even establishing a universal basic income; looking at community diversion and connection solutions rather than punitive approaches to substance use. There are so many ways we can shift to a society where we really are OK but there's a long road to get there. Maybe we can get there together.

19.01.2022 This Trans Day of Visibility, we wanted to celebrate the diverse voices of our trans and gender-diverse community. See each image for a link to follow that person on social media and hear more from them.

18.01.2022 To all of our comrades in South Australia/Kaurna land, where there's now a hard lockdown and mandatory masks: we can do this together. These links of intersectional responses may come in handy: Making lip-reading-friendly masks for Deaf and hard-of-hearing folks: https://www.hsdc.org/accessible-deaf-friendly-face-mask/... Mask Exception badges for autistic folks who may have sensory issues wearing masks: https://www.redbubble.com/people/autisticrealm/shop Some information for trauma survivors who may find wearing a mask triggering: https://westcasa.org.au/trauma-and-wearing-a-mask/ Got other tips or suggestions? Add them in the comments! [image id: downtown Adelaide at sunset, overlaid with the intertwine gradient. The words, "hang in there, radelaide, love, melbourne" are superimposed on the image. The intertwine logo is in the bottom right-hand corner.]

17.01.2022 We're still working on captioning the full panel from the fabulous June Riemer, Deputy CEO of First Peoples Disability Network, Marjorie Thorpe, Djab Warrung Campaign for Justice, and Marcella Brassett, Media and Campaigns, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), but here's our first clip of these incredible speakers discussing ways to empower their communities in the face of ongoing colonisation and discrimination. intertwine pays all of our speakers for their participation. If you are as blown away by these brilliant people as we are and you would like to contribute towards the speaker fees, you can donate at http://intertwine.net.au/donate

16.01.2022 Register now for this public forum tomorrow night. Speakers include: Resident from the public housing under current lockdown... Kazim Shah, United Workers Union organiser Tamar Hopkins, Flemington area lawyer of many years, who worked on 2013 Racial Discrimination Case against police for racial profiling. Hope to see you there!

16.01.2022 We all deserve to live our lives on our own terms, to find love, happiness and community, to express our gender how we want, to feel good about ourselves as we move through school, work and play. Sadly, discrimination and acts of transphobia make that difficult if not impossible for trans and gender-diverse people, and each year, far too many are murdered. Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to come together in solidarity, remember those we've lost, celebrate our s...trength in the face of adversity, and commit to fighting transphobia to create a better, safer, and more inclusive world for everyone. More information: https://tdor.org.au/

14.01.2022 In an ideal world, we would all live alongside one another in peace and harmony. Relationships would be respectful, and all children would grow up in loving, gentle homes. Sadly, that's not the case for many people today. The combination of sexism, racism, colonialism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and ableism means that people who use violence mostly men disproportionately target women and gender-diverse people living at these intersections. We're not going to reiter...ate the list of statistics we all know this is urgent work. This is not a matter of changing the behaviour of a few individuals. Eliminating this kind of gendered violence requires coordinated effort to dismantle the structures that support gendered violence. These structures pervade our society. To truly reach our vision a world beyond harmful gender stereotypes, where outdated notions of how we treat each other are in the past we need broad, systemic social intervention to prevent the violence in the first place and compassionate, effective responses when violence begins. There's so much we can do: respectful relationships education in primary schools, programs for gender equity in workplaces and work/life balance solutions for everyone; funding for social housing and long-term emergency housing, social workers rather than police for family violence call-outs, and community justice responses to help us heal. Here's to an ideal world.

12.01.2022 Today is International Day of Older Persons. It is an incredibly important time to recognise the often-overlooked intersecting experience of the older people in our communities. We've been hearing a lot about older people and health recently, because of COVID-19. It's a scary time for older people right now, and it's a time where they most need our solidarity in resisting structural issues that make their lives harder than they need to be. ...Continue reading

12.01.2022 What kinds of structural changes need to take place before we can get to the future we want? On August 24, intertwine is hosting a digital panel to ask what an intersectional, feminist COVID recovery could look like in Australia. We're thrilled to have Tarneen Onus-Williams, co-founder of Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance - WAR, Tigist Kebede, a culturally inclusive counsellor and founder of The Coloured Therapist who has been working with the communities in Victoria's... public housing towers, Hala Nur from The Venny Inc, and sociologist Barbara Barbosa-Neves from Monash University joining our panel. Book your place today: https://imagining-justice.eventbrite.com.au Note that this event is free for First Nations folks and those on JobKeeper/JobSeeker/Disability/Carer's payment or otherwise unwaged and $7 for waged folks.

12.01.2022 December 10 is International Human Rights Day, the 72nd anniversary of the adoption of the UN's Declaration of Human Rights. In theory, human rights mean equality for all it's an inspiring mantra. But how useful has the human rights framework been for marginalised communities? For our second digital speaker series event, we're thrilled to have panellists who are ideally placed to consider this question, and what the next steps are for the activist struggle: Marjorie Tho...rpe, from the Djab Wurrung Heritage Protection Embassy campaign for justice Marcella Brassett, from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) Nevena Spirovska, from the Victorian Pride Lobby Secure your ticket today! https://events.humanitix.com/intertwine-human-rights [Please note: ticket sales go towards paying speakers ]

11.01.2022 SPEAKER ADDED!! We're thrilled to announce that June Riemer, Deputy CEO of the First Peoples Disability Network and proud Dhungutti woman will be joining our panel for International Human Rights Day. Tickets are free for unwaged and First Peoples, and $10 for waged. Proceeds go towards paying speakers & donations are welcome.... Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/intertwine-human-rights

10.01.2022 How absolutely stunning is this deadly poster designed by Wiradjuri and Ngiyaampa artist Charlotte Allingham? It's one of two created in partnership with Elizabeth Morgan House Aboriginal Women's Service Inc, Zoe Belle Gender Collective Inc and Thorne Harbour Health to celebrate, increase representation, awareness and support for LGBTIQA+ First Nations people. Download your copy here: https://zbgc.org.au/resources/zbgc-resources/posters/ (h/t to Starlady)

10.01.2022 "A deeper understanding about what racism is and how race works is a good place to start. Non-Indigenous colleagues and managers must commit to anti-racist workplaces. This requires managers to act on reports of racism the continued failure to do so makes them complicit in perpetuating white supremacy. Structural change is also necessary. This requires non-Indigenous leaders relinquishing their automatic right to power and control adopting principles of solidarity to work with us, not against us. Crucially, it means Indigenous employees must have a seat at the table and must be heard."

09.01.2022 Happy bi visibility day, folks! Bi people are everywhere, in every community there are bi people of colour, bi indigenous people, bi people with disabilities and neurodiversities, bi trans people, bi people in faith communities and of course bi people who exist across more than one of these spaces. We need a bi visibility day because bi erasure is pervasive. Bi people exist and we continue to be bi even when we partner with someone. Bi people are affected by homophobia *and...* by biphobia, and recent studies show that bi people report greater challenges with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, more common experience of family violence and greater experience of stigma and discrimination. So today we'd like to say: we see you, we celebrate you, and together we will work to eradicate biphobia from the places where we work and play. #solidarity #BiVisibilityDay

08.01.2022 Diversity without systemic transformation of your organisation to address cultural safety is harmful. At its worst, it distracts from work to create real change and upholds existing power structures. What are you going to do to transform your work? "Right now, a lot of organisations are scrambling to get people of colour onto their roster, but for many, it’s a superficial exercise. As artist Lilly Lai says, ‘cover the surface with colour and maybe they won’t notice that the c...ore is colony.’ They want our names and faces to pepper their personnel pages without thinking about what happens to us once we’re there. Often, what happens is this: you’ll be praised in public, then undermined at every turn. You’ll be rattled with daily microaggressions. You’ll be trotted out whenever the organisation makes a racist mistake. You’ll be instructed to exploit your community connections. You’ll feel used and compromised. And you’ll be expected to be perennially grateful for the opportunity."

07.01.2022 We are super excited to hear from some incredible voices tonight! We are almost at capacity, so make sure you have secured your ticket, and read a little more about our guest speakers. If you miss out, we still have a few pay-it-forward tickets on standby, so email [email protected] to join the waitlist. We also hope to make a video available after the event. Tickets: https://imagining-justice.eventbrite.com.au

06.01.2022 ONLY A FEW HOURS TO GO! We're so excited for the second in our Digital Speaker Series TONIGHT, coming to your very own lounge room, home office or beanbag wherever you are in the world, this fantastic line up of speakers. There are still tickets and it's FREE for unwaged settlers and all First Peoples. If you can't afford it this week for whatever reason, grab a free ticket we've had some very generous folks pay for additional tickets. Tickets are here: https://events.huma...nitix.com/intertwine-human-rights 6.30pm AEDT TONIGHT. See you there!

05.01.2022 This #WearItPurple day, we're thinking of all the QTIPOC young people and the young LGBTIQA+ folks with disabilities and neurodiversity, and every other young person who needs to know there are people in your corner today. We see you. We know some of you are doing everything you can to 'blend in', and we know that takes its toll as well. We thought this quote from Janet Mock might be a good one to share today: "The misconception of equating ease of life with 'passing' must be... dismantled in our culture. The work begins by each of us recognising that cis people are not more valuable or legitimate and that trans people who blend as cis are not more valuable or legitimate. We must recognise, discuss, and dismantle this hierarchy that polices bodies and values certain ones over others. We must recognise that we all have different experiences of oppression and privilege, and I recognise that my ability to blend as cis is one conditional privilege that does not negate the fact that I experience the world as a trans woman (with my own fears, insecurities, and body-image issues) no matter how attractive people may think I am." Janet Mock, Writer & Transgender Rights Activist From her book: Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More #BlackTransLivesMatter

05.01.2022 It’s time for our annual call-out for new advisory panel members! We are looking for people with lived experience of marginalisation to be critical friends of the organisation and keep us on the right path. If you are an outspoken, passionate intersectional feminist who wants to share your knowledge and skills, get in touch today. Panel members will be asked to comment on materials and work from time to time, are invited to our quarterly reflexive learning sessions, and wi...ll be offered first refusal on a variety of paid opportunities. It's a flexible role with no fixed time commitment. Know someone who would be amazing for this? Tag them in! Apply at https://intertwine.net.au/advisory-panel/

05.01.2022 Most children between 10 and 13 in the justice system are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids. The justice system disproportionately criminalises and villainises marginalised groups, punishing disadvantaged families who have been forced into systems and structures that neither support nor empower them. This injustice is a historic result of colonial structures that continue to disadvantage First Nations’ Peoples. Removing children from their communities, forcing them i...nto a relentless criminal system and putting them behind bars does not give them an environment to flourish or learn. This isn’t just a demand to give children their childhood it’s a demand to address and restructure criminal systems that directly impact First Nations’ Peoples. Sign the petition to Raise the Age across Australia: https://www.raisetheage.org.au/ Contact your member of parliament: https://info.australia.gov.au//state-parliaments-and-membe Read up on Aboriginal-led organisations supporting alternatives to the criminal system: https://www.deadlyconnections.org.au http://www.natsils.org.au https://changetherecord.org.au #RaiseTheAge

04.01.2022 Around the same time as a fifth First Nations person died in custody over the weekend, bringing the number to five just since the beginning of March, The Dhadjowa Foundation was launched to provide support for the families of the victims of this state violence. The 15th of April will mark 30 years since the final report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Many of its recommendations have not been implemented and there have been more than 440 deaths in ...custody since then. The system continues to be deeply racist and the lives lost and disproportionate impact on First Families are the result. There will be rallies across the country this weekend calling for justice and systemic change. We'll see you in the streets. No justice, no peace! For more information about Dhadjowa and to find out how you can contribute, see: https://dhadjowa.com.au/ Naarm rally: Parliament House, April 10, 1pm, see https://www.facebook.com/events/3994840717240967/ Sydney rally: Sydney Town Hall, April 10, 1pm, see https://www.facebook.com/events/sydney-town-hall/stop-black-deaths-in-custody-30-years-since-the-rciadic/542687303809723/ Meanjin rally: King George's Square, April 10, 10am Perth rally: Forrest Place, April 15, 12pm

04.01.2022 We've heard a lot recently about famous authors with problematic attitudes. We're not interested in repeating that sort of rubbish. Instead we want to focus on raising the voices of fabulous trans women living at the intersections of multiple inequalities. What's on your reading list? We're interested in novels and non-fiction, autobiographies and community histories, written by First Nations sistergirls, trans women of colour, disabled trans women, neurodiverse trans women, ...ground-breaking community leaders and history-makers, and the writers who stay in the background and celebrate others. We'll kick things off with a few articles: I'm a Trans, Disabled Young Person, Not One or the Other by Niles Clipsen: https://www.glsen.org//im-trans-disabled-young-person-not- Scenes from a Gender 02: Illustrated Moments of Trans Womanhood By Bishakh Som: https://www.autostraddle.com/scenes-from-a-gender-02-illust Student, staff, sistergirl (Tarriaki Duncan): https://stories.uq.edu.au/conta//student-staff-sistergirl/ Thrive, not just survive: https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au//thrive-not-just-survive-expl A Letter To J.K. Rowling From a Young Transgender Person, Wiradjuri Brotherboy Hayden Moon (includes some great book recommendations): https://junkee.com/jk-rowling-transphobia-letter/261197 This is me! by autistic transgender woman, Roe Renee: https://roesplace.home.blog//this-is-me-yes-me-and-i-am-g/ And then of course, there are book recommendations. Here's a few suggestions: https://www.readings.com.au//recommended-reads-from-transg What are you reading? Share the love in the comments.

03.01.2022 The decision in the US to charge police over stray shots into neighbouring apartments but NOT over killing Breonna Taylor as she slept has left us all shocked and angry but sadly not surprised. It effectively values the neighbours' walls more highly than a black woman's life. But decisions like this one that hold no one to account for Black deaths are rife right here in our own backyard as well. Only last month, on August 26, the Department of Public Prosecutions decided no...t to prosecute the two police officers involved in the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day in Naarm/Melbourne. And as recently as September 10, Sherry Fisher-Tilberoo, another Blak woman, died in custody in Meanjin/Brisbane after police failed to check on her for six hours. Her family is calling for an independent investigation into her death: https://www.theguardian.com//lawyer-for-sherry-fisher-tilb Or almost exactly a year ago, Yamatji woman Joyce Clarke was shot and killed by WA police and members of her community fear she won't see justice either, due to systemic racism: https://www.greenleft.org.au//systemic-racism-means-joyce- If you live on the stolen lands of Australia and you've shared something about #JusticeForBreonna, it's time to speak up and demand justice for Aunty Tanya, Aunty Joyce and Aunty Sherry too. To join the campaign for Aunty Tanya: Justice for Tanya Day - Remember Her Name To join the campaign for Aunty Sherry: Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance - WAR (and specifically this event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2740632156184877) More on Blak deaths in custody: https://www.theguardian.com//deaths-inside-indigenous-aust [Image by Charlotte Allingham used by permission of the artist. Image is of Aunty Sherry framed by the yellow sun of an Aboriginal flag and a wreath of foliage, with text reading: Justice for Aunty Sherry]

02.01.2022 In solidarity with the families who have lost their loved ones in custody on this 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Sign the families' petition: http://natsils.org.au/BLM Support the Dhadjowa Foundation to help the families: https://dhadjowa.com.au/... Follow @stopblackdeathsincustody on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stopblackdeathsincustody #blaklivesmatter #aboriginallivesmatter