'The announcement last week brought the tally of those on death row to 139 since the February 2021 coup, according to the United Nations, which accused the regime of using capital punishment as a “tool to crush opposition”. In July, an ex-lawmaker and a democracy activist were among four people executed.'

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3201931/asean-chair-indonesias-strategic-heft-unlikely-move-needle-myanmar-conflict-south-china-sea-issues?module=perpetual_scroll_1&pgtype=article&campaign=3201931

[WHITE PEOPLE DO NOT REPLY]
if you can't read you're getting blocked

I'm glad we're starting to have a wider conversation surrounding racism and especially anti-Blackness on the Fedi.

But I feel like a lot of it could be better.

I see a lot of white people partaking in the conversation in a way that derails it, centering themselves and their experiences, explaining racism to POCs, and the like.

So please, if you are not Black, don't have conversations with Black folks about anti-Blackness.

However, do call out your friends on their racist bullshit. Do not wait for us to point it out. I don't want to be the only one to say that shit is not okay. It must come from you people as well.

I would also appreciate if you boosted posts made BY POCs rather than by white people. I see a lot of this stuff. It signals that you don't value our feelings and opinions but rather our oppressors' opinions on our struggles

I would also like non-Black admins to take a stand on anti-Black racism by not just suspending racist accounts on their own instances, but also by defederating from pro-cop, anti-Black and generally racist servers.

Early morning walk

#Sunrise #LakeBurleyGriffin #Canberra