Stop Aboriginal Deaths in Custody - 2012 Winter Action

• 31st anniversary of the death of Eddie Murray in Wee Waa (12 June)

• 5th anniversary of an all white jury acquitting Chris Hurley (20 June)

• 27th anniversary of the suspicious prison death of Douglas Scott (5 July)

• 2nd anniversary of the gagging of Lex Wotton when released on bail(19

July)

• 25th anniversary of Bob Hawke’s announcement of the establishment of the

Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (10 August)

• Stop Aboriginal deaths in custody — implement all 339 recommendations of

the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Implement

transgender sensitive prison policies — let trans people be placed in a jail

of their choosing.

• End privatisation of custodial services — cancel all contracts with G4S,

SERCO and other profiteers from incarceration

• Hold the police to account — end the practice of police investigating

police.  For an independent enquiry into the death of Terrance Briscoe.

Establish elected community based review boards with the full legal and

legislative powers to investigate, discipline and charge police, prison and

custodial health officers found to be involved in a death in custody,

negligence or lack of duty of care

• End the harassment of deaths in custody families. Provide funding for

families who have lost a loved one in custody to meet to allow their

collective demands to be formulated, including suitable and adequate

compensation. Use the $590,000 in fine money to establish a trust to honour

the memory of Mr Ward. Erect a plaque at the fence line to remember TJ and

publicise that his death was caused by a police chase.

Saturday, 11 August, 2012

11 am, Old GPO, corner Bourke and Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Remember Eddie Murray, Mulrunji Doomadgee,

Douglas Scott and all who have died in custody

Organised by Indigenous Social Justice Association — Melbourne

Next meeting: Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 6:30 pm

at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick

To support our work send cheques payable to ISJA – Melb to

PO Box 308, Brunswick Vic 3056 • Phone/fax: 03-9388-0062 • www.isja-msg.com

• to be added to the ISJA – Melbourne elist contact Alison Thorne at

alison.thorne@ozemail.com.au