This Saturday the 26th January (Australia day/Invasion day) will be the 70th anniversary of the Aboriginal Conference, a Civil Rights gathering to mark Australia Day as a day of mourning for Aboriginal people.
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torre Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Library has created an online exhibit to mark the occasion. It is well worth visiting if you'd like to know more about the the efforts made to bring equality to our country.
Before we get all caught up in how great it is to be an Australian or how wonderful our country is; we should remember that without the efforts of those who challenged the status quo and fought against a fundamentally racist state we might still be little more than an ex-prison colony.
Day of mourning and protest
http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/DOM/DOM.htm
What does Australia Day mean to me? How will I spend my time on our national day? What will I remember, celebrate or mourn? Who made this country, who is making it? What is Australian?
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