Hundreds Gather In Capital Cities To Demand Justice For Elijah Doughty

Following the protests at Kalgoorlie Court House on Friday, hundreds of people have gathered in capital cities today, to protest recent decision that the accident that caused 14-year-old Elijah Doughty‘s death in 2016 was not manslaughter.

At the Supreme Court in Sydney, Kalgoorlie-born actor Meyne Wyatt spoke passionately about what it’s like living in Kalgoorlie as an Indigenous Australian.
“You’re treating us like animals. You’re killing us. We’re not animals, we’re people,” Wyatt said to the crowd.
“And this? Justice? Where’s the justice? No justice. It’s a crock of shit.”

Protesters then spread red ochre across the windows and walls of the courthouse, signifying the blood of the dead.

In Adelaide, protesters gathered in Rundle Mall before staging a sit-in at the Governor General‘s offices.
In Canberra, a small group gathered in Civic to make a stand in the nation’s capital.

At Splendour In The Grass over the weekend, A.B. Original dedicated their entire set to Elijah, and made this very important point during their interview with Huffington Post.
“It’s not lost on us, for us to stand up there in front of a predominantly-white audience, and deliver a message that is really hard to hear,” Briggs said.
“How do we unite when you keep killin’ our kids?”

The 56-year-old man was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving, and sentenced to three years in jail.
Photo: Twitter / @michelletoy.

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