Doin Time

Guests Ken Canning Indigenous activist from Isja Sydney Andrew Eklund Executive Director of Transgender Victoria Jules Kim Ceo from Scarlet Alliance  Marisa interviewed Ken Canning from Isja about the racist commentary on Sunrise TV regarding forced removals of children from Aboriginal communities. Marisa spoke with Ken about  a Minister  suggesting that white families be allowed to adopt abused aboriginal children to save them from rape, assault and neglect. Aboriginal deaths in custody was also discussed, including TJ Hickey. This was linked to the Stolen Generation topic. Marisa then spoke with Andrew Eklund Executive Director of Transgender Victoria and Jules Kim Ceo from Scarlet Alliance about the violation of human rights for Transgender prisoners, and the criminalisation of HIV.     A transgender woman is currently being held in solitary confinement in WA's Casuarina maximum security prison for men. In January, CJ Palmer was found guilty by a Perth District Court jury of committing grievous bodily harm for transmitting HIV. CJ Palmer's case was also discussed in some detail.

An International Womens Day special  with Ramona Africa from Onamove and the late Marilyn Buck.

We interviewd Tori from waca  about the 'superglue 7' and a court case coming up ,we also interviewed dan from Solidality  about a public meeting regarding manus island and australia colonialism

Marisa and Peter interviewed Sam Watson Aboriginal activist and Elder from Queensland about his reflections on Rudd's apology. He spoke about the history of colonisation, stolen generation, stolen  wages, and the ways in which we can improve things through Treaty and also having good Programmes for aboriginal people.Marisa and Peter then spoke to Lidia Thorpe, Greens Mp and proud Gunnai woman from Victoria. She spoke on behalf of her Aboriginal sisters, citing examples where some women are hoping that they reach 50 years old. It was discussed that Aboriginal people have low life expectancy, and that much healing needs to bcppen for all Aboriginal people. Lidia's reflections about Sorry Day and Keven Rudd's apology were also discussed.

Marisa spoke with Ken Canning about Aboriginal deaths in custody. In particular they spoke about TJ Hickey, and also about an aboriginal man who fell from a large building whilst being arrested by police and died. The importance of police not investigating police was discussed.      They discussed the damning report that just came out about closing the so-called gap between Indigenous and non Indigenous people.  Marisa also spoke with Brett Collins from Justice Action about the Government working on making it possible for prisoners to have access to computers in their cells, and looked also at the violations of human rights of prisoners, including different forms of psychological torture. Dondale and youth detention was also discussed.

Doin Time show interviews Marlee about her prison project and we play a recording of the Invasion Day rally on 26th Jan 2018.

The reading of articles from the CBC and Justice Action about solitiary confinment and prisoner abuse. We interview Sadja Peer from the advocacy team of the police accountablity project and spoke about racial profiling and the Milo event last year.

we interviewed ian  from refugee action coalition about the restrictions on detainees regarding visits  , we also interviewed  sophie ellis about corina horvath"s assult by police and a current up date you can find more infomation on  remedy

We speak about Invasion Day being a day of mourning.  Topics include stolen generations, deaths in custody and land rights.

Doin Time interviewed Ken Canning from ISJA Sydney on the second anniversary of David Dungay aboriginal death in custody.  Then we spoke with Kot from the Sudanese Association of Victoria about African youth.