Australia had its own George Floyd moment, only it passed without international outrage
The deep anguish felt after the death of George Floyd is something Indigenous communities understand all too well, except here, they are still waiting for their moment of international reckoning.
The response in the United States to the death has been enormous, thousands taking to the streets to protest against the death of black men in the custody of white police officers.
But it was even bigger than that, the social media outcry has been impossible to ignore, George Floyd's death was noted by millions around the world.
Read more:www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/us-riots-indigenous-deaths-in-custody/12309010
The response in the United States to the death has been enormous, thousands taking to the streets to protest against the death of black men in the custody of white police officers.
But it was even bigger than that, the social media outcry has been impossible to ignore, George Floyd's death was noted by millions around the world.
Read more:www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/us-riots-indigenous-deaths-in-custody/12309010
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