Marisa interviewed Kieran Pender Senior lawyer, HumanRights Law Centre about how The Human Rights Law Centre and Digital Rights Watch have written to Federal, State, and territory health Ministers calling for stronger privacy protections in the technology being used to support home quarantine trials.Marisa then interviewed Cheryl Axleby, Narunga woman and Co-Chair, Change the Record: aboutAustralia's state and territory governments being urged to follow the lead of the ACT, after it released its roadmap to raising the age. Overincarceration of First Nations people was discussed, as well as the stolen Generation, and the need for young people and children to have communities, not prisons.

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Privacy Laws Coronavirus, young First nations People And the Criminal Justice System

Marisa conducted an extended interview with Lee-Anne Carter, Statewide Community Justice Leader from the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service about the Deaths in Custody Notification Service in Victoria, which prompted discussion about Aboriginal deaths in custody. In particular, Aunty Tanya Day was talked about, in the context of her Inquest, and the relevance of the assessment of risk, to promote more safety in custody.Marisa then interviewed David Glanz from the Refugee Action Collective about the right to safely protest for the rights of Refugees at the Park Hotel and Mita, during the Pandemic. Victoria police stopped protestors from picnicking and holding up placards, at Lincoln Quare, even though a Serco guard tested positive inside Mita.

Deaths In custody And The Right To Protest

Marisa interviewed Latoya Rule, sister of Wayne "Fella" Morison, an Aboriginal man who tragically died in custody in September, 2016 Latoya gave an update on Wayne's Inquest, and the traumatic events leading up to his death. Spit hoods were also discussed. Latoya and her family continue to do powerful work.Marisa also interviewed Tom Tanuki, commentator and activist about the pandemic and related issues.Finally, Marisa interviewed Ian Rintoul from the Refugee Action Coalition about another SERCO worker in a Melbourne detention centre testing positive for Coronavirus, and the safety implications and human rights for asylum seekers and refugees in detention.

Aboriginal deaths in Custody and Asylum Seeker Rights Regarding COVID safety

Marisa spoke withChris Breen is an activist in the teachers' union, Aeu Sub Branch President at his school, and a member of the Left-wing Group solidarity. He also spoke about Union members' concerns about Mandatory vaccinations in his school. Analysis of the recent Protests was also discussed, as a result of the Pandemic!Marisa then interviewedLee -anne Carter victorian Aboriginal legal service Statewide Community Justice Programs Leader,Wiradjuri and Noongar woman about theLegal challenge launched to secure fair access to the Age Pension for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.Finally, Marisa spoke with Simone Cameron about thethree members of the Biloela family who were granted a 12-month visa extension. The youngest daughter Tharnicaa was not granted a visa, so the interview focused on human rights violations for this family, and the cruelty that has been shown by the Morison Government, as the family is stuck in Perth.

Human rights of first Nations people and Asylum Seekers

Monique Hurley and Amala Ramarathinam from the Human Rights Law Centre speak to us about their submission to the Inquiry into Victoria's Criminal Justice System with a focus on the over-representation of minority groups.We then speak with Tiffany Overall from the Federation of Community Legal Centres Vic about the campaign to Raise The Age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14.

Too Many Prisons Not Enough Community

Doin Time speaks with Daney Faddoul, Campaigns Manager at the Human Rights Law Centre about the dramatic increase in support for an Australian Charter of Human Rights & Freedoms.

Growing Support for a Human Rights Charter

Marisa interviewed Janelle speed, known as Nell, a Biripi/Dhungutti woman who has worked in a variety of health settings, about Coronavirus, health, colonization and the rights of First Nations prisoners, and underresourced communities, mostly in the context of Coronavirus.Marisa then interviewed Karen Fletcher, Senior lawyer and Prison advocate fromFitzroy Legal service about Coronavirus and prisons, looking at the rights of prisoners to be kept safe from the coronavrus.

First Nations rights, Coronavirus And Prisons

Marisa interviewed Samantha Lee Police Accountability Soicitor from Redfern Legal Centre about the need for greater police caution in response to COVID-19 public health order breaches.Marisa also interviewed ian Rintoul from The refugee Action Coalition about the growing support that is growing for the last remaining refugee family in Darwin's Mercure Hotel prison to be released from detention. The pandemic was also discussed.

Coronavirus Human Rights And Refugees

This week, Marisa presents a special broadcast in response to the $1B Commonwealth's Closing The Gap Implementation Plan, and why it does not address putting a stop to deaths in custody, services aimed at parenting support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, or the stolen generations from a historical perspective. First up, Marisa interviews Aunty Reio Ellis and Aunty Alison from Grandmothers against Removals (GMAR) about Aboriginal children in the system, those incarcerated and in out-of-home care. Consultation does not mean consent, and self-determination means children in Aboriginal hands are in good hands! Donate to GMAR Victoria here.Next, Noongar academic from Macquarie University, Dr Tristan Kennedy, joins the show to give his perspective on the western colonial definitions of wellbeing that have underpinned the "Closing The Gap" initiative since its inception, why throwing money at these issues does not address the institutional and structural racism integral to the mechanism of colonization, and the positives in grassroots community-building.Lastly, Marisa speaks with well-known First Nations actor Uncle Jack Charles about his experience as a retraumatised survivor of the stolen generations, how this broken system would not exist without recidivist Indigenous prisoners, why the bitter history of so-called australia should be taught in schools, and that money should be redirected to individuals over organisations.   

Colonisation and Stolen Generations

Marisa interviewed Meena Singh, Legal Director, Human Rights Law Centre about their latest media rebease, which stated that "Australia's top legal officers failing to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14, despite being handed an expert report overwhelmingly recommending that all states and territories and the federal government change laws to keep children out of prison." Marisa also interviewedEvan Van Zijl, Australian Unemployed Workers Union Sydney Co-ordinator, about the Nsw Lockdown, the Crona virus, the right to protest and workers' rights being erodeded during the Pandemic. 

Keeping Children out of prison, and the Corona Virvus

marisa talks to alice from the human right law centre talks about the attack on charties by the liberal govenment and marisa also talks to samatha from people with disablities australia, about access for vaccines for people with disablitys 

attack on charities and people with disability

Marisa interviewed Chris Breen from the Refugee ActionCollective about a group of medevac refugees at MITA (Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation) who have re-started their hunger strike protest to demand their release from detention.Marisa then interviewed Marianne Mackay, First Nations Activist about Youth in Detention

Refugees, Detention and First Nations Youth

Marisa interviewed Uncle Jack Charles, well known First Nations actor about his newly discovered family, the lived experience of prison and his appearance on the Episode of "Who do you think you are", aired on sbs quite recently.The second interview featured Andreea Lachsz, Head of Policy, Communications and Strategy, VictorianAboriginal Legal Service, about the Ombudsman's report and findings, into the Investigation into good practice when conducting prisondisciplinary hearings, asking the fundamental question did the report go far enough, especially in regards to people with disability, and Aboriginal and Torestrait Islander Peoples.The third interview was with Megan Pearce, Managing Lawyer, Social Action and Public Interest Law,Fitzroy Legal Service: continuing the discussion about theOmbudsman's report. Megan also cited examples of complaints, and the flaws in regards to disciplinary hearthes, and the lack of oversight and transparency.

Stolen generation and prisoner Human rights

The doin time show broadcasteda special event featuring artists who all have lived experiences of incarceration — sharing theirdreams of abolitionist futures and how we might get there. This Late Night Literature: Imagining Abolitionist Futures event took place on Thursday 24 June and featured stories submitted by women currently in prison, read out by the hosts on their behalf.Hosted by Nayuka Gorrie and Witt Gorrie as part of the Emerging Writers Festival 2021.The evening of storytelling featured Flick Smith, Tabitha Lean, Rosalina Curtis, Ashleigh and Stacey. Nayuka Gorrie introduces the event.Hosted by Nayuka Gorrie and Witt Gorrie as part of the Emerging Writers Festival 2021.Featuring the voices and work of Flick Smith, Tabitha Lean, Rosalina Curtis, Ashleigh and Stacey. You can watch the event on YOUTUBE — just search emergingwritersfestival.org.au and Late night Literature Abolitionist Futures.

Late Night Literature: Imagining Abolitionist Futures

Marisa interviewed David Glanz from the Refugee Action Collective about an upcoming court case coming up on 13 July, at Hidelerge Magistrates court. It was discussed that thirty refugee supporters were fined on 10 April 2020 for taking part in a COVID-safe car rally to the Mantra Hotel in Preston, which housed some 60 Medevac refugees. Check out the court case on the Refugee Action Collective website.Marisa also interviewed Monique Hurley, Asociate Legal Director from the Human rights Law Centre, about a damning report from Ibac, about serious systemic wrongdoing and breaches exposed in Victorian prisons. Check out the Ibac report, on their website.

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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.

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