All The Invasion Day Protests Happening Around Australia
Protests are taking place across Australia to commemorate Invasion Day 2020.
While a huge portion of Australia celebrates Australia Day, a large number will remember Invasion (or Survival) Day as the anniversary of a day that had brutal consequences for our First Nations people.
This year marks the 250th anniversary of James Cook’s first voyage to Australia. Eighteen years later, on January 26 1788, the First Fleet landed at Sydney’s Port Jackson on the land of the Eora nation.
That kicked off decades of violence, massacres, theft, and discrimination which has left behind a legacy of inequality and trauma. For the past 82 years January 26 has been a Day of Mourning for Indigenous Australians — a great deal longer than it’s been a national holiday for the rest of the country.
Hey, the Invasion Day rally in Sydney is on Sunday, January 26, at Hyde Park South from 11am to 1pm. I mistakenly wrote Saturday yesterday. Here are pointers from Melbourne organisers https://t.co/qb8BD2C3zV pic.twitter.com/eSQ7SyyaKf
— nasrallah-sipping-orange-juice.jpg (@jennineak) January 22, 2020
Here’s a list of Invasion (or Survival) Day protests taking place across the country.
Protests:
Melbourne, Parliament House, 11am – 2pm (Kulin nation)
Sydney, Hyde Park South, 10am (Gadigal land)
Brisbane, Queens Park, 10am (Yuggera country)
Darwin, Civic Park, 11.30am (Larrakia nation)
Hobart, 198 Elizabeth St, 10am (nipaluna land)
Newcastle, Civic Park, 11am (Awabakal land)
Perth, Forest Chase, 12.30pm (Whadjuk country)
Other events:
Fremantle
One Day In Fremantle, Kidogo Arthouse Precinct, from 8am on January 25
Adelaide
Survival Day festival, Tandanya National Aboriginal and Cultural Institute, 1pm – 6pm
Bermagui
Survival Day Festival, Dickinson Oval, 1pm
Melbourne
Dawn Service, Kings Domain Resting Place, 5.30am
Sydney
Yabun Festival, Victoria Park, Camperdown, 10am
Cooee Festival, Regatta Park, Emu Plains, 4pm
Townsville
Survival Day concert, Perfume Gardens Park, 11am
If we’ve missed any events please let us know by emailing [email protected].