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1853 - If I am stopped by police, can I be sure it is not because of my race? | Racism. It Stops With Me
The 2019 data revealed that Aboriginal drivers were far more likely to be given penalties by police, despite cameras revealing infringement levels between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal drivers to be almost exactly the same. #SideBySide
2017 - attacus: "This piece is worth reading if…" - disabled.social
This piece is worth reading if you’re in tech criticism or infosec/cybersecurity and are being asked for commentary on IoT and smart home devices. People aren’t foolish for using IoT or for wanting things to be easier in their homes. This tech makes positive and meaningful change for people of all kinds of abilities. It’s valid to worry about the privacy or security issues that IoT is riddled with, but don’t draw a direct line from there to blaming the user - some people have no alternatives...
4183 - Affirmative action, merit and police recruitment
Benchmark Men, that is, those who are white, Anglo-Celtic, heterosexual and able-bodied, have traditionally dominated masculinist institutions like the police force. As a result, it has come to be assumed that they must be the best people. Accordingly, decision makers persist in appointing and promoting those who look most like themselves. 'It's like looking in a mirror', said one member of a recruitment panel when asked what image he held of the 'best per~on'.~ The essential subjectivity of ...
4719 - Omar Moore: "We tried to tell ya. America i…" - disabled.social
We tried to tell ya. America is getting what it deserves. Some of us died trying to tell you, trying to warn you. But some of you took us for granted. You kept being thankful to Black women for saving your wretched asses but some of the whitelanders didn’t lift a damn finger to do the right thing.
5895 - MargaretSimons
By Elhadi Abass. The government sent 500 police to the towers instead of 500 nurses. We need more testing, not lockdowns | Elhadi Abass https://t.co/GnUaZTjKsu
6777 - Gary Lineker told to step back from presenting Match of the Day
The BBC took the decision after an impartiality row over his criticism of the government's asylum plans.
7002 - Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Consulting
Ventura Collective is an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion consulting firm, founded by two Latinx Women. We partner with organization to assess and develop a company EDI strategy, using the ISO 30415 framework.
8430 - Can't stop thinking of Mr Bugmy because I know of so many cases where Aboriginal men are continually denied parole with expectation that they will die of "natural causes". The violence of this syst...
10712 - WearyBonnie: "Ali France's election isn't ju…" - disabled.social
Ali France's election isn't just a boon for Labor — it's big for the disability community too
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/ali-france-peter-dutton-dickson-disability-analysis/105257586
> Ali France's election win over Peter Dutton isn't just a positive for Anthony Albanese and Labor — it's also big for the disability community, writes Nas Campanella.
