Dear friends,
As you will be aware from my posts in previous years, January 26 officially marks the day of the start of the European colonisation of Australia. In Australia it is a national holiday sanctioned by the Australian government. For the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community of Australia, however, it is marked as Invasion Day and/or Survival Day.
As I have explained in my previous posts, one of the reasons I became active in the Palestine solidarity campaign was because I saw the similarities between the Indigenous struggle in Australia and the struggle of the Palestinian people. Coming from a family of mixed heritage (my mother is Aboriginal and my father comes from a mixed European background), my first engagement with political activism was around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights, the struggle for land rights and Indigenous self-determination and justice in this country.
Among other things, one of the reasons, I became active in the Palestine solidarity campaign was because I saw the similarities between the Indigenous struggle of the Palestinian people and the struggle of Indigenous Australians. Coming from a family of mixed heritage (my mother is Aboriginal and my father comes from a mixed European background), my first engagement with political activism was around Aboriginal and Indigenous rights and the struggle for land rights and justice in this country.
This year, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities around the country once again marked Invasion Day by holding Invasion Day protests and Survival Day events, with the main slogan at many being: NO PRIDE IN GENOCIDE.
There was a huge turn out at the protests around the country, the biggest we have seen in many years: In Melbourne between 10,000 – 15,000 people joined the protests (the organisers have said up to 20,000). In Sydney, more than 8000 joined the protests and up to 3000 turned out in Brisbane in Queensland. Sizeable turn outs happened in Adelaide and other cities and town around the country.
Here is a video from the Melbourne Invasion Day protests. I have also include photos from the Melbourne rally.
Progressive not-for-profit organisations, Left media and activists are welcome to reuse the photos but please credit me as the photographer to this blog or my other blog.
You can also check out my previous post's about Invasion Day below:
2016: January 26: No Pride in Genocide
2016: PHOTO ESSAY: Melbourne 2016 Invasion Day Protest & March
In solidarity, Kim
As you will be aware from my posts in previous years, January 26 officially marks the day of the start of the European colonisation of Australia. In Australia it is a national holiday sanctioned by the Australian government. For the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community of Australia, however, it is marked as Invasion Day and/or Survival Day.
As I have explained in my previous posts, one of the reasons I became active in the Palestine solidarity campaign was because I saw the similarities between the Indigenous struggle in Australia and the struggle of the Palestinian people. Coming from a family of mixed heritage (my mother is Aboriginal and my father comes from a mixed European background), my first engagement with political activism was around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights, the struggle for land rights and Indigenous self-determination and justice in this country.
Among other things, one of the reasons, I became active in the Palestine solidarity campaign was because I saw the similarities between the Indigenous struggle of the Palestinian people and the struggle of Indigenous Australians. Coming from a family of mixed heritage (my mother is Aboriginal and my father comes from a mixed European background), my first engagement with political activism was around Aboriginal and Indigenous rights and the struggle for land rights and justice in this country.
This year, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities around the country once again marked Invasion Day by holding Invasion Day protests and Survival Day events, with the main slogan at many being: NO PRIDE IN GENOCIDE.
There was a huge turn out at the protests around the country, the biggest we have seen in many years: In Melbourne between 10,000 – 15,000 people joined the protests (the organisers have said up to 20,000). In Sydney, more than 8000 joined the protests and up to 3000 turned out in Brisbane in Queensland. Sizeable turn outs happened in Adelaide and other cities and town around the country.
Here is a video from the Melbourne Invasion Day protests. I have also include photos from the Melbourne rally.
Progressive not-for-profit organisations, Left media and activists are welcome to reuse the photos but please credit me as the photographer to this blog or my other blog.
You can also check out my previous post's about Invasion Day below:
2016: January 26: No Pride in Genocide
2016: PHOTO ESSAY: Melbourne 2016 Invasion Day Protest & March
2015: January 26: White Australia has a Black History
2015: REPORTS & PHOTOS: INVASION DAY 2015 (Melbourne)
2014 Invasion Day: Nothing to Celebrate
2012: Always was, Always will be Aboriginal Land: commemorating Invasion Day in AustraliaIn solidarity, Kim
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