Where and when to find a Stop Black Deaths in Custody rally across Australia
by Calla Wahlquist from World news | The Guardian on (#5GC8A)
A national day of action will be held on Saturday, with protests in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Alice Springs and Lismore - and in Perth on 15 April
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The families of Aboriginal people who have died in custody are holding a national day of action on Saturday to mark 30 years since the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody handed down its final report.
An investigation by Guardian Australia found that at least 474 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have died in custody since then, including five people since the start of March this year.
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