Every year, ‘Invasion Day’ forces Australia to confront some …
WEBJan 28, 2023 · Every year, Australia Day – or Invasion Day – forces a difficult conversation about those left behind, and what role everyone can play in finding a way forward.
Thousands gather at Invasion Day rallies, calling for rethink of ...
WEBJan 26, 2024 · Thousands of people gather at Invasion Day rallies across the country, backing Indigenous calls for a change or abolishment of Australia Day.
Australia Day - Wikipedia
WEBSince at least 1938, the date of Australia Day has also been a day of protest and of mourning the start of the British colonisation of Australia, characterised as an invasion in which Indigenous Australians had the land that they …
Invasion Day (Australia Day) - Common Ground
WEBJan 26, 2019 · For many First Nations people this day is recognised as Survival Day or Invasion Day. Because from this day in 1788 onwards, First Nations people suffered massacres, land theft, stolen children and widespread oppression at the hands of the colonising forces.
Australia Day - Invasion Day - Creative Spirits
WEBFeb 10, 2023 · Aboriginal people call it 'Invasion Day', 'Day of Mourning', 'Survival Day' or, since 2006, 'Aboriginal Sovereignty Day'. The latter name reflects that all Aboriginal nations are sovereign and should be united in the continuous fight for their rights.
Australia Day focuses on Black recognition in constitution - NPR
WEBJan 26, 2023 · Australia Day is known to many Indigenous people as Invasion Day and Survival Day, because of the disastrous impacts on First Nations people of British colonists taking their land without a...
Thousands protest ‘invasion’ on divisive Australia holiday
WEBJan 26, 2023 · Indigenous activist Paul Silva said the national holiday – which some label “Invasion Day” – should be abolished. “If someone invaded your home, murdered your family, and stole your land, I...
Australia Day: Thousands defy Covid rules in 'Invasion Day' protests - BBC
WEBAustralia Day is celebrated on 26 January, the anniversary of Britain's First Fleet arriving in Sydney in 1788. Branded by its critics as "Invasion Day", it attracts annual protest rallies...
Thousands protest Australia Day holiday with 'Invasion Day' rallies
WEBJan 26, 2024 · In Sydney, thousands of protesters, many waving Indigenous flags, gathered in the city centre at an "Invasion Day" rally before a march that closed nearby city streets.
What is Australia Day and why is it called Invasion Day?
WEBThe January 26 holiday marks the date the British fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour in 1788 to start a penal colony, viewing the land as unoccupied despite encountering settlements. But for many Indigenous Australians, who trace their lineage on the continent back 60,000 years, it is “Invasion Day”.