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. #InvasionDay2018
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"The Government constantly tries to classify and name Aboriginal people." Aboriginal people name themselves & their cultures. Aboriginal people call this day
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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."
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Palestinian solitary with Aboriginal people.
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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."
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Today is the 80th anniversary of the Day of Mourning, a protest by the Australian Aboriginal Progressive League.
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"Stop killing our people. Stop taking our children." The colonial mentality continues today.
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"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.
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"We do not share this country equally. We will never share this country equally. We don't just need to
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"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
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"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
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