Tag: Aboriginal Tent Embassy

  • Aboriginal Tent Embassy

    Deadly Vibe Issue 90 August 2004 Thirty-two years on, the Aboriginal tent embassy still has special significance. On the afternoon of January 26, 1972, a tent appeared on the lawns in front of what is now Old Parliament House. This was the beginning of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, the oldest active protest site in Australia. […]

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  • Gary Foley

    Deadly Vibe Issue 90 August 2004 Many of us have seen those powerful black and white images of protests during the 1960s and 70s. Pictures depicting passionate, young black men and women, marching in unison, holding flags and banners aloft while raising their fists and shouting their slogans. Awe-inspiring images that take us back to […]

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