‘You are Not My King’: Why I Confronted King Charles w/ Senator Lidia Thorpe
- Rania Khalek
- Friday 25 Oct 24
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Lidia Thorpe, a Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung Senator for the Australian state of Victoria joins the show to discuss why she confronted King Charles at the Australian Parliament, shouting “You are not my king!” in a now viral moment.
Thorpe explains the UK’s role in the genocide of Australia’s First Peoples, the fight for treaty rights and solidarity with Palestine. She explains, “My people are dying and we have had enough, we’re calling it out for what it is – their occupation is illegitimate.”
Rania Khalek
Rania Khalek is a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News. . Her journalism has appeared at The Grayzone, Jacobin, The Nation, The Intercept, FAIR, Vice, The Electronic Intifada, Al Jazeera and more. .
anaisanesse
Anyone remembering 1975 or who has been told about the overthrow of the Australian government with the connivance of then-Prince Charles and his mother Queen Elizabeth 11 will understand the attitude and actions of this Senator.