THREAD: Today we’re very proud to announce that our own @ShelleyWare & @Kate_Seear have developed and led an open letter to the Commonwealth Attorney-General calling for action to end online racism. The letter is signed by 100 people from diverse backgrounds & all walks of life.

The background to the open letter is detailed in this piece by @theage journalist @wtuohy: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/demand-to-tackle-online-racism-after-attacks-on-footy-stars-20200902-p55rqd.html

We are grateful to the many people who signed in support of the initiative including @brendongale25 @SusanAlberti1 @Craig_Foster @FrancisAwartefe @AnitaHeiss @cathiereid @BobMurphy02 @AndyMaherDFA @Robbo_heraldsun @rohan_connolly @MariamVeiszadeh @hutchy_25 and many more.

The broad range of people who have signed this letter gives confidence that support for anti-racist strategies is widespread and that change is possible. You can read the full text of our letter here: https://www.outersanctum.com.au/updates 

As you will see from the description online we are asking you to read the letter in its entirety, tell family and friends, colleagues and neighbours and invite them to get onboard with our #EndRacismOpenLetter initiative.

Finally if you support our bid for a racist-free future we’d love you to support the @Change petition we’ve also established to accompany the online letter by signing it and sharing it. Thank you. Let’s get this done. https://www.change.org/p/christian-porter-online-racism-open-letter-to-attorney-general?recruiter=304709725&recruited_by_id=8e79c450-032b-11e5-a5f0-ff999b4d0a75&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard

Our thread above on this initiative might be of interest: @CathMurphySport @PatsKarvelas @rustyjacko @Raf_Epstein @LaurenHeraldSun @LadiesWhoLeague @rdhinds @GMegalogenis @tommorris32 @hughriminton @sam_mcclure @FOXFOOTY @thefootyalmanac