Comments on: Invasion Day 2019 https://othersociologist.com/2019/01/30/invasion-day-2019/ Sociology for Social Justice by Zuleyka Zevallos Sun, 31 May 2020 10:49:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Visual Sociology of Resistance – The Other Sociologist https://othersociologist.com/2019/01/30/invasion-day-2019/#comment-29709 Sun, 23 Jun 2019 01:25:33 +0000 http://othersociologist.com/?p=8275#comment-29709 […] The Invasion Day rally in Sydney was part of a national day of protest over the Australia Day long weekend. The holiday marks the genocide and dispossession of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This day will never be inclusive or live up to ideals of multiculturalism, as it is a Day of Mourning for First Nations people. We need to not just change the date but also change the nation. Aboriginal people are telling the country that this is the time for truth-telling of our national history, a Voice to Parliament and Makarrata (treaty), as outlined in the Uluru Statement From the Heart. We marched at the Invasion Day rally from Hyde Park South to the Yabun Festival. Read more on my blog. 26 January 2019 […]

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