Melbourne DJs, including Soju Gang and Swerv, are hosting a livestream via Twitch to raise money for grassroots Indigenous causes on Monday, 8th June. The livestream is called Spinning in Solidarity and will be presented by Soju Gang and Swerv.
They’re aiming to raise $20,000 via GoFundMe. The funds from Spinning in Solidarity will be directed to the Joyce Carter memorial fund, as well as Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance, Justice for David Dungay Jr. fund, and an emergency fundraiser supporting the family of Aunty Tanya Day.
Sharing the event via Instagram, Soju Gang said, “As we watch from afar the continued killing of the black community in the US, we mourn and seek justice for lives taken at the hands of those sworn to serve and protect. Yet at the same time, a dark reality is revealed, this is not an American issue – we do not sit on a higher moral ground as a country.
“Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait community face the same violence – and for too long we have ignored them. Their deaths go unnoticed and their fight for justice is swept aside. It’s time we stand up for our blak community here at home.”
Read the caption in full below.
Australians will also protest across the country this weekend, in solidarity with protests in the United States and calling for change on our own soil, centring around Australia’s own history of violence against Black and First Nations people. You can find a list of major protests around the country here.
Spinning in Solidarity Livestream
To support and raise funds for Indigenous communities and grassroots organisations
2:30pm – 9pm Monday, 8th June
Via Twitch
Donate here
Spinning in Solidarity Lineup
Soju Gang
Swerv
DJ PGZ
Jade Zoe
Koda
Jay Dean
Stevzar
Karia
JPS
Isaiah Morris
Music Feeds stands in solidarity with those working tirelessly to demand change, justice and an end to systematic racism and police brutality. Both overseas and here at home. #BlackLivesMatter
Below is a list of places advocating for said change that we hope you can learn more about, and to donate to if you’re able.
Donate to the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT
Donate to the Justice fund for David Dungay Junior, an Indigenous man who died in police custody
Donate to Free Her, a campaign to raise funds for incarcerated Indigenous women jailed for unpaid fines
Sign the Justice For George Floyd petition
Donate to the Minnesota Freedom Fund and help post bail for protestors in the US
To learn more about or support the Black Lives Matter movement — head here
To learn more about or support equality & justice for First Nations people here in Australia, you can visit Change The Record or Reconciliation.org.au
