Thousands of people attended a vigil in Australia for Cassius Turvey, an Indigenous teenager who died after allegedly being attacked by a group of white men while walking home from school.
Members of Perth’s Maori community paid tribute by performing the Haka ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/ETu1c4dUf8
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 1, 2022
Today we remember & mourn Noongar & loved community youngfulla Cassius Turvey. We grieve the ongoing horrors of life in the colony, in 2022, where racists & racism continue to murder our people. We fight for a future where this never happens again.
Show up 🖤 #JusticeForCassius pic.twitter.com/YOcBzuhKVA
— Roxy Moore (@Roxy_Moore_) November 1, 2022
Thousands gathering in Sydney to mourn Cassius Turvey. Justice for Cassius. pic.twitter.com/LkcGw2g2oK
— Mehreen Faruqi (@MehreenFaruqi) November 2, 2022
His name was Cassius Turvey, he was 15, his fave colour was blue and he ran a lawn mowing business with his friends.
(Words and Artwork by Brandi Salmon. Painted and shared with the permission of the Turvey family) #forever15 #justiceforcassius pic.twitter.com/giOYbGVn9b
— John Paul Janke (@jpjanke) October 30, 2022
Thousands turn out tonight in Midland, Perth to honour the memory of 15 yr old Indigenous child Cassius Turvey who was killed in an allegedly racially motivated attack last week. Heartbreaking scenes as his community gathers to remember him & call for justice #JusticeForCassius pic.twitter.com/3LAIC9AFbS
— Sophie McNeill (@Sophiemcneill) October 31, 2022
Hunted and killed in the name of racism!
Justice for Cassius Turvey ( 15yrs)
Justice for Elijah Doughty (14yrs)
Justice for TJ Hickey ( 17yrs)
Justice for Christopher Drage (16yrs)
Justice for Trisjack Simpson ( 17yrs)This is Australia.
Black Children Matter.
— Nessa Turnbull-Roberts (@TurnbullVanessa) October 27, 2022
Sad, angry, anguish, despair. How many times do we need to come together to mourn the death of a First Nations person?#JusticeForCassius #justice@WgarNews pic.twitter.com/nGhLzqxNXQ
— OWN NSW (@age_no_barrier) November 2, 2022
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