The Appin Massacre Memorial

Doin Time

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time may contain audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody.To begin the show Marisa is joined by Aunty Glenda Chalker, an Elder of the Cubbitch Barta Clan, and descendant of a survivor of the 1816 Appin massacre. As well as Peter Jones, a Campbelltown resident and community worker who helps facilitate the Annual Appin Massacre Memorial. They discuss the importance of the upcoming April 17th Appin Massacre Memorial Ceremony by the Winga Myamly Reconciliation Group in honour of the Dharawal People who perished in the massacre of 1816. After that, we hear from David Glanz of the Refugee Action Collective, who talks about the recent change in government legislation and its consequential violation of the most basic human rights for refugees and asylum seekers.