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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Palm Sunday Rally
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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Rally Against University Investment In The War on Gaza
Photographs of today’s rally at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), where students and academics spoke out against investment in Israel’s war on Gaza by the tertiary education sector in Australia.
Students then marched from UTS to the University of Sydney where they joined a similar rally being held there. Speakers challenged the new definition of anti-Semitism imposed by universities, which they say is pro-Israel and censors staff and students from expressing support for Palestine.
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Free Palestine March on Albanese Office
Photographs from yesterday’s rally, where around 150 people marched from Sydenham train station to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s electoral office in Marrickville, Gadigal Land.
Speakers spoke out against Israel’s renewed bombing of Gaza and what they say is a pro-Israeli position taken by the Australian Labor Party’s federal government.
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Free Palestine Snap Rally
Israel’s most recent attack on Gaza has all but seen the end of a tenuous ceasefire. As a result, a snap rally was called last night at Sydney Town Hall, Gadigal Land, to demand a stop to the carnage.
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Stop Black Deaths in Custody Rally
Photographs form yesterday’s Stop Deaths in Custody rally at Sydney Town Hall, Gadigal Land. The rally was organised by the Blak Caucus.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 70
Last Sunday, after a four week hiatus, the weekly Free Palestine rallies on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’, recommenced on a monthly basis, gathering again at Hyde Park and marching a circuit through the CBD.
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Mardi Gras Parade - First Nations Floats
Photographs from last Saturday’s Mardi Gras Parade, 2025, on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’, featuring images of the main First Nations Community float, the La Pa Legends float and the Yamurrah float.
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Mardi Gras Parade - Pride In Protest
Photographs from last Saturday’s Mardi Gras Parade, 2025, on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’, featuring the Pride In Protest contingent. The parade was preceded by a ‘speak out’ rally at Town Hall, calling for Trans rights.
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Mardi Gras Street Rally
Photographs from last Sunday’s Mardi Gras Street Rally, a reminder that Mardi Gras began and continues to be a movement rooted in street marches and public protest.
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Our Carlson and Frenzee Play at the Petersham Bowl
Photographs of last night’s gig featuring Our Carlson supported by Frenzee at the Petersham Bowlo, Gadigal Land.
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T.J. Hickey Rally - 21 Years On
Yesterday marked the 21st anniversary of the death of T.J. Hickey, who was killed when he was impaled on a fence in Waterloo, after being pursued by Redfern police in 2004. The police say it was accident but the family of T.J. say it was murder.
Every year on this day, February the 14th, Valentine’s Day, families and supporters, led by T.J.’s mother, Gail Hickey, gather at the fence where T.J. was killed to commemorate his death. Each year, they march from Waterloo, past Redfern police station, to The Block.
This year followed that same path, under grey skies and rain.
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Maggot Cave at the Hollywood Hotel
Doom metal crossover band, ‘Maggot Cave, played at the Hollywood Hotel las night in Surry Hills, Gadigal Land, supporting Frenzee.
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Frenzee at the Hollywood Hotel
Australian-Cretan hardcore punk band, Frenzee, played last night at the Hollywood Hotel in Surry Hills, Gadigal Land as part of their East Coast tour.
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Protect Trans Youth - National Day of Action
Yesterday, hundreds of people crammed Newtown Pride Square, Gadigal Land, to protest against attacks on Trans rights across ‘Australia’, including new laws in ‘Queensland’, where the State Government is introducing legislation to ban puberty blockers for young Trans kids. Speakers also spoke out against the anti-Trans movements being imported from and stoked by Trump’s America.
The rally was organised by the Trans Justice Project.
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