"By marching under banner of #InvasionDay2018 we're on the path to telling the truth about history."
Show this thread
Always was. Always will be Aboriginal land! #InvasionDay2018 at The Block!pic.twitter.com/JHja7Dzpcs
-
-
-
Aboriginal people around here are upset that non-Aboriginal people with flags and cameras are blocking the view of kids and elders. This is a community event. Sit down!
#InvasionDay2018Show this thread -
Grandmothers Against Removal discuss the "Friday night special" where officials come and take Aboriginal children on a Friday night or a public holiday to stop Aboriginal families from exercising their rights, when courts are closed off to them.
#InvasionDay2018Show this thread -
"The Government constantly tries to classify and name Aboriginal people." Aboriginal people name themselves & their cultures. Aboriginal people call this day
#InvasionDay. Today is#InvasionDayShow this thread -
Eric James Whittaker, Kamilaroi man, died in custody shackled to a bed. There are countless cases of Aboriginal people dying under police custody. This would never happen to White people because they'd be outrage. "This is a genocide."
#InvasionDay2018https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/nitv-news/article/2017/07/18/indigenous-man-dies-custody-after-unexplained-head-injury-says-family …Show this thread -
Palestinian solitary with Aboriginal people.
#InvasionDay2018Show this thread -
Greens MPs: the community stands in solidarity with Aboriginal people not just to right the wrongs of our history but because injustice is still happening! "We need to change this country."
#InvasionDay2018Show this thread -
Today is the 80th anniversary of the Day of Mourning, a protest by the Australian Aboriginal Progressive League.
#InvasionDay2018 https://aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/day-mourning-26th-january-1938 …Show this thread -
"Stop killing our people. Stop taking our children." The colonial mentality continues today.
#InvasionDay2018Show this thread -
"We recognise the immeasurable contribution of Aboriginal people to this country." The
@MaritimeUnionAU is here. They're always marching for justice at every important Sydney rally.
#InvasionDay2018Show this thread -
"We do not share this country equally. We will never share this country equally. We don't just need to
#ChangeTheDate. We need to change the system."@MaritimeUnionAU#InvasionDay2018Show this thread -
"We have lived with our law not for 40,000 years. Not for 60,000 years. But since time began. We need to keep that law alive... White people need to respect our law." Scott McDimmi from Boraloola community, Northern Territory Intervention speaks against fracking
#InvasionDay2018pic.twitter.com/mNoZFNqjT3
Show this thread -
"I'm going to keep protesting until they give us our land back. Until they bring our children back." Gavin Stanbrook, from Gumbaynggirr country, on behalf of the Bowraville Three. Read about this injustice: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-01/bowraville-murder-evidence-about-suspect-in-doubt-court-told/9210080?pfmredir=sm …pic.twitter.com/Zz229GDiFj
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.