‘Changing the date’ has little to do with why we march on 26 January. In taking to the streets, we honour those who kept the fires of resistance burning before us
Protesters march past Old Parliament House to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy at part of an ‘Invasion Day’ rally in Canberra on 26 January, 2023.Protesters march past Old Parliament House to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy at part of an ‘Invasion Day’ rally in Canberra on 26 January, 2023.
by pretending it’s some far away problem our own country has not continuously assisted in facilitating. Her new laws also send a message to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protesters, and any other groups that participate in demonstrations, along the lines of: “We need to keep these noisy minorities off the streets. Their problems are inconvenient.”
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