Photographs from the Free Gaza action at yesterday’s Festival of the Winds at Bondi Beach, Bidjigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Free Gaza Action at Festival of the Winds
Free Palestine Portraits - Week 47
Portraits shot in situ at Sydney Town Hall during the 47th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally held on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 47
Photographs from the 47th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Permanent Visas For Refugees Rally
Yesterday, around 200 people demonstrated in Punchbowl on Dhurag Land, in Sydney’s south-west, to plea for permanent visas for refugees.
The protest comes just days after 23-year old Tamil refugee, Mano Yogalingam, self-immolated last Wednesday in Melbourne, after being stuck on a bridging visa for 12 years. Mr Yogalingam arrived by boat to Australia as an 11-year old child. Bridging visas are temporary protection visas which ultimately put asylum seekers in suspended limbo and forced poverty.
Many of yesterday’s protestors were Tamil, who have been forced to flee their country as a result of persecution, which some describe as genocide. Tamil asylum seekers have been camping outside of Immigration minister, Tony Burke’s electoral office for the last 27 days. Many of these asylum seekers have been caught under the controversial ‘fast-track’ assessment process, which can reject visa applications and either force refugees back to their country of persecution, or have them live in limbo in Australia, temporarily, without support and in poverty. Another encampment in Melbourne, Naarm, outside Home Affairs minister, Claire O’Neil’s office, has been going on for nearly 50 days.
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Student Strike for Palestine at UTS
Last Wednesday, student contingents from the University of Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney marched on the campus of UTS on Broadway, Gadigal Land, to demand the complete divestment and disclosure of Israeli investment - including of weapons - by both universities.
The action was organised by Students for Palestine.
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Free Palestine Portraits - Week 46
Portraits shot in situ at Sydney Town Hall during the 46th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally held on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 46
Photographs from the 46th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 45
Photographs from the 45th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Free Palestine Portraits - Week 45
Portraits shot in situ at Sydney Town Hall during the 45th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally held on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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March On Albanese's Office
Yesterday, around 100 people marched from Sydenham train station, down Marrickville Road to the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s electoral office on Gadigal Wangal Land, to demand that the government stop military and arms trading with Israel.
The protest was organised by Stop The War On Palestine, Sydney.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 44
Photographs from the 44th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, Australia. This week’s march started at Sydney Town Hall with speeches before marching through the city and returning to Town Hall.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 43
Photographs from the 43rd consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, Australia.
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Free Palestine Snap Rally - Sydney Town Hall
Photographs from last night’s snap rally organised by the Palestine Action Group at Sydney Town Hall, Gadigal Land.
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Ayesha at 80
Kings Cross icon, Ayesha, turned 80 years old earlier this week. Here she celebrates her milestone with close friends at a birthday picnic.
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Stop Violence Against Women Rally
Fifty-four women have been murdered in family and domestic violence incidents in Australia so far in 2024. Hundreds of people rallied last Sunday on Gadigal Land to demand a greater response and accountability from government and men to bring a halt to this femicide. The march was part of a nationwide protest organised by What Were You Wearing.
Protesters gathered at Hyde Park and marched to Town Hall Square, where speeches were made urging action. Speakers included Wiradjuri woman and City of Sydney Councillor, Yvonne Weldon , Rhiannon and Anna Meek from What Were You Wearing, Mehreen Faruqi from The Greens, Dunghutti woman, Ashley Donahue from Mudgin-gal, Katia Schwartz from Scarlet Alliance, Sarah Brown from She Is Not Your Rehab, Sarah Rosenberg from With You We Can and Hala Abdelnour from The Institute of Non-Violence.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 42
Photographs from Sunday’s 42nd consecutive weekly Free Palestine Rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’. This week, thousands rallied around the NSW Labor Party Conference at Sydney Town Hall to protest against the ALP's response to the Israeli war on Gaza..
After a peaceful march, a provocateur barged his way through the crowd, grabbing banners and pushing people in his way. Confusingly the police then made an arrest of a pro-Palestinian protester instead, wrestling him to the ground before taking him away behind police lines.
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Free Palestine Portraits - Week 41
Portraits from the 41st consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally held on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 41
Photographs from Sunday’s 41st consecutive weekly Free Palestine Rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Justice for Jesse Deacon Rally
Around 100 people turned up to Sydney Town Hall on Gadigal Land this afternoon, to demand justice for Jesse Deacon, who was last year shot and killed by police when they were called to his public housing home after reports that he was self-harming.
Jesse’s mother, Judy, called for the NSW government to implement a health-led response to police handling situations involving people with mental health issues.
Judy Deacon was joined by Jesse’s sister and father, as well as the family of Courtney Topic, a 22-year old Sydney woman who was also killed by police during a mental health episode. Other speakers included Sam Lee, the police accountability officer from the Redfern Legal Centre, Sue Higginson from The Greens and a representative of City of Sydney Council Mayor ,Clover Moore. An Acknowledgement of Country was given by Kabikabi and Gurang-Gurang pastor, Ray Minniecon.
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Sunset Views from the Rooftop
This afternoon’s sunset was special. Photographs taken from the rooftop in Kings Cross.
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