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Seventy-five years ago, for the first time, the international community agreed on a set of common values and acknowledged that rights are inherent to every single human being and not granted by the State. These rights are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a blueprint for international human rights norms.![]()
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms, without distinction of any kind, such as race and colour, among others. However, racism and racial discrimination continue to affect people all over the world.![]()
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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. ![]()
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Australia is a multicultural nation. For racial discrimination to still be present is wrong and a violation of our human rights. Too many individuals, communities and societies suffer from injustice and stigma that racism brings. We urge everyone to remember to be kind to one another and treat everyone with the dignity and respect we all deserve. No one deserves to be treated with discrimination. ![]()
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We support the call for a WA Human Rights Act which can protect the many rights that are violated everyday and can help to eliminate racial discrimination. ![]()
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2023 is the year we all learn, speak up, and act. There is no room for discrimination and intolerances towards other people. ![]()
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#eliminationofracialdiscrimination
Important Street Law Update!![]()
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Our legal clinics will NOT be running from the 21st to the 24th of March. This means we will not be at Karnany, Passages or Tranby this week.![]()
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For legal advice please call our free advice line on 1800 752 992. Our advice line is open from Tuesday to Friday between 10am to 2pm.
A massive thank you to Rotary Club of Northbridge WA for their generous donation to Street Law Centre. ![]()
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The donation we have received from the Rotary Club is going directly to our identity document program. This is a fundamental part of our service as it allows us to access identity documents for our clients who don’t have the means or funds to obtain their documents. ![]()
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We are not funded to pay for our client’s identity documents, we pay for these applications through donations. The Rotary Club of Northbridge’s donation will make a big difference to the lives of our clients as having their identity documents allows them to access essential services such as accommodation, Centrelink payments, open bank account, activate a phone and gain employment.
TRUE OR FALSE THURSDAY!![]()
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TRUE: House the Homeless WA will be presenting data at the WA Parliamentary Inquiry into the Financial Administration of Homelessness Services that shows the WA housing crisis has dramatically worsened in recent years and that it has unfairly impacted Aboriginal families at wildly disproportionate rates. The data shows that more than 50% of all public housing evictions in Western Australia every year under the McGowan government have been Aboriginal tenancies. ![]()
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Further, research has found that 58% of the public housing tenancies terminated in no grounds evictions were First Nations families. ![]()
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“In the interests of justice, fairness and good public policy, this government must stop evicting families and instead work with them to sustain their tenancies and keep their children safe.” Dr Betsy Buchanan OAM, longtime advocate for Aboriginal people and communities.
Let’s Close the Gap!![]()
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples still live, on average, 10-11 years less than non-indigenous Australians. ![]()
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Part of closing the gap needs to address the issue of homelessness. First nation’s people make up nearly 30% of WA’s homeless population. Experiencing homelessness is an issue that contributes to a reduced life expectancy. Research by Associate Professor, Lisa Wood, of the University of Western Australia’s Home 2 Health team found that 107 people died homeless on Perth streets in 2022, with 31% of those who died identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. ![]()
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Closing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life expectancy gap is everyone’s business. We stand with the Close the Gap campaign in calling for the Australian Government to:![]()
⏹ Commit to providing adequate and long-term financial resources to achieve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality;![]()
⏹ Invest in real partnerships, including increased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation and control around health service delivery; and![]()
⏹ Address critical social issues of housing, education and self-determination that contribute to the health crisis affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
