January 26

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How the 1938 Day of Mourning launched the modern January 26 rally (ABC Message Stick)

The first January 26 protest was held in 1938, when a thousand-strong group of Aboriginal men and women marched through Sydney protesting more than a ...

He said the march was one of the most important moments for Indigenous people in the past century. Following the initial rally, the Day of Mourning was marked every year. Sky said she had witnessed a huge shift in Australia's perspectives around January 26 and its meaning for First Nations people. Sky Thomas is the great-great granddaughter of Margaret Tucker, who was a co-founder of the Aboriginal Advancement League in Melbourne, and a leader in the 1938 protest. Historian John Patten is the grandson of Jack Patten, one of the founding fathers of the historic event. But in the shadow of a grand sailing regatta, parade and

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Essendon FC - January 26 (Essendon Football Club)

The Essendon Football Club stands united in our commitment to reconciliation and we embrace the rich history of our First Nations peoples, ...

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Over the decades, perspectives on January 26 have splintered ... (ABC News)

Today, January 26, Soth Plai Ngarm says he'll feel complete. Yesterday he and his wife, Emma Leslie, attended a citizenship ceremony in Newcastle to realise ...

"In my past, as a Cambodian, I lived through many regimes. "Am I giving enough regard to the value of this place, and what more can I do?" "We have to address the inequality and the injustice that still exists." "We support changing the date as an act of reconciliation so that our people feel respected and our history acknowledged." "We have to recognise good and bad," he says. I see freedom here, and it's where I want to live the rest of my life."

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