*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images and discussion of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have died

 Each year, hundreds of people around the country gather on the Sunday of the June long weekend to commemorate the unprovoked massacre of at least 28 Wirrayaraay women, children and older men by a group of stockmen on Myall Creek Station on June 10, 1838. The Myall Creek Memorial was constructed near Bingara on 10 June 2000 by a group of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people working together in an act of reconciliation. In 2008 the massacre site and memorial were included on the national heritage register, and also received NSW state heritage listing in 2010. 

 This week, Marisa presents part two of a yearly commemoration of the Myall Creek Massacre, interviewing Keith Munro, Aboriginal co-chair of the Friends of Myall Creek Memorial National Committee, and grandson of Uncle Lyall Munro Snr, to continue last week's discussion with co-chair Cecilia Blackwell and talk about their special upcoming annual memorial event.

 Keith gives listeners a comprehensive picture of the events and legal proceedings surrounding the massacre, including jurors openly admitting bias, and remembers the work of lawyer George Plunkett, without whom 7 of the 11 initially acquitted perpetrators would not have been re-trialed and convicted. 

 He notes that despite continued colonial violence with widespread horrific massacres before and after the event, it shines through as a time in history where good people did fight for justice, and discusses the legacy of the Myall Creek memorial services in bringing together decendants of both perpetrators and survivors of the massacre, allowing everyone to remember history truthfully in a step to heal intergenerational trauma and educate the wider community. 

 Alongside the memorial event this year, there will also be a community concert Myall Creek Rocks the Roxy taking place 3-5pm Saturday June 11 at the Roxy Theatre in Bingara.

 Memorial special guest speaker, local historian and author James Wilson-Miller, is also delivering a special program Yarning About Truth-Telling on Friday June 10 at the University of New England in Armidale.

The memorial event will take place on Sunday 12th June 2022, at the memorial site located roughly mid-way between Bingara and Delungra - for more information, or to become a member of Friends of Myall Creek, you can go to their website www.myallcreek.org 

 Later in the Show, Marisa interviews Ellen Maybery, Senior Lawyer at Environmental Justice Australia, about a controversial amendment they are urging the Andrews government to withdraw from parliament as it will see draconian law that criminalises peaceful protest. 

 The Sustainable Forest Timber Amendment (Timber Harvesting Safety Zones Bill) 2022 was introduced by the Victorian Government last week, and would see protesters who are attempting to prevent native forest logging in Victoria face fines of up to $21,000 or 12 months in jail. 

 Ellen comes on the show to discuss that in the face of recent catastrophic bushfires and devastating climate end ecosystem collapse, the protest of illegal logging should be protected. Instead, VicForests is facing 9 court cases brought by the community - where instead of regulating the logging indistry and cracking down on illegal logging, the Victorian Government is trying to introduce amendments to current laws to create tougher penalties for protesters, citing health and safety concerns.