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Justice for Fella & Ban Spit Hoods

2021/8/29
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Latoya is an Aboriginal & Maori, Takatāpui researcher, undertaking their PhD at UTS on Gadigal Land. Wiradjuri, Kokatha and Wirangu man, Wayne Fella Morrison, their brother, was a father, fisherman and artist. Wayne Fella Morrison died nearly 5 years ago in hospital after being restrained by prison guards on remand in Yatala prison,  Kaurna country in South Australia.  They speak on the circumstances of Wayne's death, the Justice for Fella campaign, including the call to legislate a ban on spit hoods nationally, and touch on abolition.  Find the #BanSpitHoods, Stop Black Deaths in Custody petition here. Follow the Justice for Fella campaign on Facebook, and support the Gofundme. You can listen to more of this interview on Queering the Air here.