National Stop Deaths In Custody Coalition in Cannington, Western Australia | Lawyer & law firm

National Stop Deaths In Custody Coalition

Locality: Cannington, Western Australia

Phone: +61 415 074 602

Address: C/O PO Box 1 6897 Cannington, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.deathsincustody.org.au

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24.01.2022 Great statement - a health crisis should not be turned into a policing issue.

23.01.2022 In Melbourne? Don’t miss this!

23.01.2022 Important perspective from Indigenous Social Justice Association in Melbourne.

22.01.2022 Action in Melbourne last night.

22.01.2022 Next Friday in Melbourne. Spread the word.

21.01.2022 This is an excellent expose of the Victorian Bail system which is a contributor to deaths in custody. The Indigenous Social Justice Association - Melbourne will be having a presentation about the Victorian Bail system at our next meeting on 2 April. The meeting will take place via Zoom, so contact us via this page if you would like to be able to log in. https://socialism.com//time-for-a-fightback-victorias-bai/

20.01.2022 Indigenous Social Justice Association - Melbourne has long supported the call to bring Wamba Wamba stolen generations man, Russell Moore, home from where he is incarcerated in Florida in the U.S. Please sign and share this new petition launched by Kimberley Anne Marie Fenton of the Wamba Wamba country. https://www.change.org/p/support-russell-james-thomas-moore

19.01.2022 The findings in the coronial inquest into the death in Victoria Police custody of Aunty Tanya Day will be handed down at 11am this Thursday, 9 April 2020. Becau...se of COVID-19, the handing down of the findings will be live streamed online. The Coroners Court has provided the below information, and community and media will be able to access the live stream via the following link with a 15 minute delay: https://www.streaming.scvwebcast1.com//finding-into-the-d/ The public stream will be available from 10.45am EST with the Findings to commence at 11.15am EST (15 minute delay) The above link can be shared publicly. #JusticeforTanyaDay

18.01.2022 Rally in Melbourne tomorrow!

18.01.2022 Stop Aboriginal deaths in custody - Black Lives Matter rally in Melbourne today to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody.

16.01.2022 Justice Action is a community-based organisation of criminal justice and mental-health activists targeting the abuse of authority. We offer our full support to ...the National Stop Deaths in Custody Coalition. The events in the United States and the death of George Floyd, highlight the endemic issue of deaths in custody as a result of improper restraint. This issue is not confined to the United States. In Australia, this issue disproportionately affects Indigenous people: on average, an Aboriginal Australian dies in custody every month. Since 1991, 432 Aboriginal people have died in custody. In 2015, David Dungay died as a result of the officer’s use of restraint whilst in custody in the mental health facility at Long Bay Hospital. Similarly to George Floyd, his final words were I can’t breathe. Since David’s passing, we have been working closely with the Dungay family, to prevent further deaths in custody by the use of such restraint. The position in which David Dungay was being held down is called the ‘prone position’. It is a restraining technique that was identified as fatally dangerous following the 2009 death of Robert Plasto-Lehner in the Northern Territory. Yet still that same technique was used on David Dungay six years later. Similar deaths due to this form of restraint have occurred across Australia. We refer to the deaths of Carl Antony Grillo (Queensland 2011), Bradley Karl Coolwell (Queensland 2017) and Pasquale Giorgio (Queensland 2018) amongst many more. If the recommendations from the original coronial inquest following Robert Plato-Lehner’s death in 2009 had been distributed across all jurisdictions, these deaths would have been prevented. Justice Action has been working to gain support for an efficient national database where coronial recommendations from all jurisdictions can be accessed by the public and all authorities in Australia with coercive power. Our work will enable necessary safeguards and prevent further deaths in custody resulting from the use of restraint. View the proposal here: [https://www.justiceaction.org.au//1035-national-deaths-in-](https://www.justiceaction.org.au//1035-national-deaths-in-) To this end, we approached the National Coronial Information System which is funded for the purpose. They were disappointing and we are following them through. We are continuing to consult with coroners and relevant authorities across Australia with coercive power. As a demonstration of public support for systemic change to prevent deaths in custody, we ask you to sign and share this petition: http://chng.it/NqCmTf7J

16.01.2022 Damning evidence of racial profiling by police in WA exposed by The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com//aboriginal-drivers-in-wa-more

15.01.2022 Like and follow this new page for ways to support the family of Wayne Fella Morrison.

12.01.2022 Stand with the family of Aunty Sherry and send solidarity to those rallying in Brisbane this Friday. #JusticeForAuntySherry #StopBlakDeathsInCustody #SayHerName

11.01.2022 Coming up online on January 14. Join the discussion and help maintain the momentum.

09.01.2022 A brilliant album from Charandev Singh from the Melbourne rally last Saturday.

09.01.2022 National Day of action tomorrow!

09.01.2022 #justiceforjohnpat

09.01.2022 Act now on these crucial demands!

03.01.2022 Five years and still no justice for David Dungay Jnr. As you ponder 2021 make a pledge to be an active part of the movement to stop deaths in custody!

03.01.2022 This online event is this evening at 6:30 pm Australian Eastern Summer Time! MessageISJA Melbourne via Facebook if you would like the zoom link to log in.

03.01.2022 This looks like a good way to learn and it starts next Wednesday.

01.01.2022 Join us for this national online meeting - Thursday 22 April, 7 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.