Photographs from the 58th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 58
Hikoi mo te Tiriti on Gadigal Land
Yesterday, hundreds of people marched through Sydney’s city centre on Gadigal Land as part of the Toitū Te Tiriti (Honour the Treaty), a movement sweeping through Aotearoa, protesting against the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, a piece of legislation being brought before New Zealand’s parliament that attempts to undermine the Treaty of Waitangi. The treaty is the foundation document of relations between Māori and Pākehā (non-Māori) people.
Since the 10th of November, thousands of people have been marching as part of the Hikoi mo te Tiriti (March for the Treaty) from the north of Aotearoa, aiming to descend on New Zealand’s Parliament in Wellington on the 19th of November to protest the Bill.
Yesterday’s Hikoi mo te Tiriti in Sydney on Gadigal Land started at Martin Place before marching to the New Zealand Consulate-General in Bond Street, where speeches were made and hakas performed. The hikoi then moved to Hyde Park.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 57
Photographs from the 57th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Sydney Basin Aboriginal Tent Embassy - Day 21
Day 21 at the Sydney Basin Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Victoria Park on Gadigal Land consisted of some T-Shirt printing, fire making, cooking, song and some portraits.
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Sydney Basin Aboriginal Tent Embassy Set Up
Photographs of the setting up of the Sydney Basin Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Victoria Park, Camperdown, Gadigal Land on the 2nd of November, 2024.
The Embassy was initially set up along the eastern side of the park adjacent to City Road in response to the visit by the British and Australian monarchs, Charles and Camilla. After 3 days, the camp, including the sacred fire, was moved to the western side of the park, where previous Aboriginal Tent Embassies have been located.
The Embassy is demanding sovereignty for First Nations peoples, a stop to genocide and land back.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 56
Photographs from the 56th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Stop Aboriginal Deaths In Custody Rally - Long Bay Jail
On Sunday, around 150 people rallied at Long Bay Jail, Matraville, on Bidjigal Land, to protest against ongoing Aboriginal deaths in custody.
Since the report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody was handed down in 1991, at least 563 First Nations people have died in custody.
The rally was called by Paul Silva, nephew of Dunghutti man, David Dungay Jnr, who was killed in 2015, when several correctional officers stormed his cell at Long Bay Jail after he refused to stop eating a packet of biscuits. After being set upon by officers, he was forcibly injected with a sedative. His last words were, “I can’t breathe”. He was pronounced dead soon after, at the age of just 29.
Also present were the families of Mark Mason Snr and Aubrey Donahue, two Aboriginal men who were also killed while in police custody.
First Nations people in Australia are considered the most incarcerated people on Earth.
Judy Deacon, the mother of Jesse Deacon, a white man who was shot by NSW police during a mental health episode last year, also spoke.
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Sydney Basin Aboriginal Tent Embassy Opening
Photographs from last Saturday’s official opening of the Sydney Basin Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
The Embassy has been re-established at Victoria Park in Camperdown - the site of several previous Aboriginal Tent Embassies - in response to the visit by the British and Australian monarchs, King Charles and Camilla, last month. The Embassy is demanding sovereignty for First Nations peoples, a stop to genocide and land back.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 55
Photographs from the 55th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Kayak For Palestine and Planet
50th birthday celebrations at Rozelle Bay on Gadigal Land, were combined with a kayak for Palestine and the planet, in preparation for Rising Tide and the The People’s Blockade of the World’s Largest Coal Port in Newcastle, held from the 19-28th of November, 2024.
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First Nations Protest Against Royal Visit
‘Empire Built On Genocide’
Images from today’s protest action and banner drops at Circular Quay, Government House and Sydney Harbour on Gadigal Land, by First Nation activists and supporters, speaking out against colonialism and genocide during the visit by the British-Australian monarchs.
Kooma man, Uncle Wayne Cocoo Wharton was arrested by a massive police presence, which had assigned the entire Sydney Harbour foreshore precinct as a ‘designated area’, meaning no protest was allowed on threat and enforcement of arrest.
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Free Palestine First Anniversary Vigil
Photographs from last night’s multi-faith vigil at Sydney Town Hall, Gadigal Land, Sydney, Australia, marking one year since the start of the war on Gaza, which has now spread to the Occupied West Bank and Lebanon.
On a deeply emotional night, a large police presence was on hand after state and federal politicians insisted the vigil should not proceed.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 52, One Year On
Photographs from the 52nd consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
The day marked the first anniversary of these unprecedented rallies. Organisers said it was was also the largest of all the rallies since they began a year ago in October 2023.
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PAG Rally Green Lit At Supreme Court
The Palestinian Action Group (PAG) was successful yesterday in having NSW Police objections to this Sunday’s rally dismissed in the Supreme Court. Monday’s vigil to mark the first anniversary of the war in Gaza will also go ahead.
Supporters of the planned rally waited outside court during the hearing, celebrating at the breaking news that the demonstration would proceed.
Some human rights and civil liberties experts are calling for a ‘charter of human rights’ to replace what they call the undemocratic system of police approvals for demonstrations in NSW.
Sunday’s rally will take place at Hyde Park at 1pm, while Monday’s vigil will take place at Town Hall at 6pm. It’s expected a heavy police presence will be on hand.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 51
Photographs from the 51st consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Palestine and Lebanon Snap Rally
Last night, around 200 people turned up at Sydney Town Hall, Gadigal Land, to protest against the expanding war on Gaza and the West Bank, as well as the recent bombardment of Lebanon by Israeli forces.
The rally was organised by the Palestinian Action Group (Sydney).
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Free Palestine Portraits - Week 50
Portraits shot in situ at Sydney Town Hall during the 50th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally held on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 50
Photographs from the 50th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Free Palestine Portraits - Week 48
Portraits shot in situ at Sydney Town Hall during the 48th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally held on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 48
Photographs from the 48th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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