On Sunday, thousands of people from around the country descended on Canberra, Ngunnawal Land, to protest against the war on Gaza in what was dubbed ‘Converge on Canberra’. The mass gathering will last over 3 days until the official opening of the new Parliamentary term on Tuesday.
People travelled from Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and as far away as Western Australia. Amongst the protesters included several contingents of First Nations people and anti-Zionist and anti-war Jews.
Speeches were made outside Parliament House before the rally marched to the embassies of the United States of America and Israel, where it was met by a handful of pro-Israeli and Zionist counter-protesters.
The march then circled back to Parliament House, where the day was concluded with a evening vigil.
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