An Aboriginal man who was subjected to a racist tirade has urged a hundreds-strong crowd not to target his neighbours, saying their behaviour is a symptom of the environment they grew up in.
The man who filmed a viral video of his neighbours questioning his Aboriginality and attempting to tear down his Aboriginal flag has implored people not to continue singling out those who abused him, as his community tries to turn the incident into a positive.The Indigenous artist who filmed his neighbours abusing him says their behaviour is part of an environment where racism is ingrained
Hundreds, among them a Victorian parliamentarian, turned out at a rally in Mildura after Robby Wirramanda Knight's video went viralAbout 200 people gathered near the Murray River in Mildura on Saturday to take a public stand against racism, a week after Robby Wirramanda Knight's video spread online with the hashtag #toostrongforyoukaren.
Mr Knight, a Wergaia man and deputy chair of the First Peoples of Millewa-Mallee Aboriginal Corporation, told the crowd he"would really like to try to take away the individual names attached to this incident.""This environment has been built over the past couple of hundred years by thousands of leaders.
"This is going to take thousands of leaders to fix the environment in which the individual is raised."
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