In the biggest Free Palestine rally in months, thousands turned out last Sunday at Hyde Park, Gadigal Land, to draw a red line on the war on Gaza.
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Free Palestine Rally - Red Line
Vigil For Kumanjayi White
Hundreds turned out last night at Sydney Town Hall Square, Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’, to hold a vigil for slain Warlpiri man, Kumanjayi White. Last week, White was pinned to the ground until he stopped breathing by an off-duty police member in a Coles supermarket in Mpwante, Alice Springs.
Protesters at last night’s vigil called for an independent investigation - not an internal police led one - while also calling for a dramatic overhaul of police powers in the Northern Territory.
Over 10 years ago, social justice campaigner, Gerry Georgartos, predicted that by 2025, the number of Black deaths in custody since the handing down of the report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1998) would reach an estimated 600, and that jail numbers would soar for Aboriginal people across ‘Australia’. His forecasts are close to being realised, despite decades-long warnings from Aboriginal communities and human rights organisations. White’s death last week has been another tragic number added to these statistics.
A march and rally has been called by the Black Caucus for next Saturday at Sydney Town Hall at 5pm.
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Palestine Protest Against Vivid and Air BNB
Photographs of last night’s protest against Air BNB’s sponsorship of Vivid, Sydney’s winter light festival on Gadigal Land.
Air BNB currently operates across illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied West Bank, where human rights violations have been perpetrated against Palestinians by ‘settler’ militia and Israeli armed forces. This is happening during a recent major expansion of Israeli settlements in the Occupied West Bank, as well as during the genocide unfolding across Gaza.
Protesters at last night’s really called for an immediate end to Air BNB’s partnership with Vivid. Several artists have boycotted Vivid as a result, decrying the festival of art-washing genocide..
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Palestine Rally - 600 Days Later
Photographs from last night’s Palestine rally to mark 600 days since Israel’s war on Gaza.
The rally started at Martin Place in Sydney’s CBD, Gadigal Land. Speeches were briefly interrupted by a Zionist, who was taken away in handcuffs by police.
Protesters then marched to Pitt Street Mall.
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Palestine Rally at Prime Minister's Electoral Office
Protesters gathered today at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s electoral office in Marrickville on Gadigal and Wangal Land to protest against what they assert is Australia’s military trade with Israel.
While the federal government denies such trade, speakers pointed to weapons exports to Israel, including parts for Israel’s F-35 fighters.
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Cut Ties With Trump's America Rally
Photographs from yesterday’s rally against the Trump policies in the U.S.A.
Protestors spoke out against Trump’s punitive policies on refugees, migrants, Palestine and the trans and LGBTQIA+ communities, all of which are said to have repercussions across the world, including here in ‘Australia’.
The rally marched from Sydney Town Hall to the State Parliament of NSW on Macquarie Street.
The protest was organised by Students 4 Palestine.
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Al-Nakba Commemorations, Gadigal Land
Last Thursday, more than 1,000 people gathered in pouring rain at Sydney Town Hall Square, Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’, to commemorate 77 years since Al-Nakba (The Catastrophe), the forcible expulsion and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their homelands by Israeli forces in 1948.
The current genocide of Gazans by Israel has been called the second ‘Nakba’ by some, while others say the Nakba has never ended since its inception in 1948.
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Visions From The Netherworlds
Visions From The Netherworlds.
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Robbie Thorpe and Headless George
Krauatungalung-Djapwurrung man and life-long Aboriginal rights activist, Uncle Robbie Thorpe at the beheaded statue of George V, Naarm, Boonwurrung, Kulin Nations, Melbourne, ‘Australia’.
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Camp Sovereignty, Naarm
Robbie Thorpe and Bwewdthan Munji (Mick Thorpe) at Camp Sovereignty, Naarm, Boonwarrung Land, Kulin Nations.
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The Ramifications at the Mission to Seafarers, Melbourne, Naarm
The Ramifications played at the Mission to Seafarers last Saturday night, Melbourne, Naarm.
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Free Palestine Rally - Naarm
Photographs from last Sunday’s Fee Palestine rally in Melbourne, Naarm, Kulin Nations Lands.
The rally began outside the State Library of Victoria before marching to the Victoria Barracks where speakers called for an end to arms sales to Israel.
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Palestinian Pre-Election Debate Rally
Last night, around 150 demonstrators gathered outside the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s studios in Parramatta, Darug Land, for the televised pre-election debate between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton. The protesters called for a halt to Australian arms sales to Israel, despite the Federal Government’s denial, and what they perceive as an anti-Palestinian bias of the ABC. Speakers condemned both major parties for their stance on the war on Gaza.
The rally was organised by Students for Palestine - UNSW and USYD.
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Palm Sunday Rally
Photographs from today’s Palm Sunday rally, traditionally an annual peace and anti-war rally.
Today’s protest marched from Belmore Park to Victoria Park, Gadigal Land.
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La Dolce Vittorio Cabaret
Yesterday, friends, family and colleagues gathered at the East Sydney Community and Arts Centre in Darlinghurst yesterday to celebrate the life of Vittorio Bianchi, a significant cultural figure in Sydney and a worker and owner of the famous Piccolo Bar in Kings Cross since the 1960s. Vittorio passed away last month.
Performers at yesterday’s event included Vashti Hughes (MC), Charles Freyberg, Des the magician, Mia Mortal, Jeannie Lewis, Christine Hughes, Ms. Demeanour, Alison Marshall, Peter Urquhart, Ru Bella, Cindy Pastel and Paul Capsis.
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Vittorio Bianchi Memorial at Wayside Chapel
Photographs of today’s memorial for Vittorio Bianchi, Kings Cross identity, performer and long-running owner of the famous Piccolo Bar.
The service was held at the Wayside Chapel, Kings Cross, Gadigal Land.
Much loved and much missed.
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Free Palestine Rally - Bankstown
Photographs of Sunday’s pro-Palestinian, anti-racism rally at Bankstown, Darug Land.
Protestors gathered at Paul Keating Park where speakers spoke out against systemic Islamophobia and racism, particularly within the political elite. Speakers urged voters to direct their ballots away from the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Liberal-National Coalition at the upcoming Federal election, to break the two-party stranglehold on power.
The rally then marched past Bankstown Central to the electoral office of the ALP’s sitting member for Blaxland, Jason Clare MP., before circling back to Paul Keating Park.
Sunday’s event was organised by Teachers and School Staff for Palestine - NSW.
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Free Palestine Rally - Hyde Park
Photographs from Sunday’s 72nd Free Palestine Rally, held at Hyde Park, Sydney, Gadigal Land.
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Vigil For Syria
Last night Sydney’s Alawite and Syrian minority communities came together to hold a vigil for those who have been killed in the recent violence in Syria under the new regime led by the formerly al-Qaeda backed Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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Rally Against IDF On University Campuses
On Wednesday, students and staff protested at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) against visiting Israel Defence Force (IDF) members on university campuses. Similar protests took place at the University of NSW and the University of Sydney.
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