‘You are Not My King’: Why I Confronted King Charles w/ Senator Lidia Thorpe

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.”