Source: ironed-orchid.dreamwidth.org --- Wednesday, February 03, 2016
I spent a large chunk of this afternoon ranting on twitter about Invasion Day, AKA Australia Day. There've been some great discussions in the Australian media lately about why the date the first fleet arrived is not an appropriate day to celebrate, as it also marks the beginning of taking Aboriginal land, and the subsequent attacking, slaughter, and attempted genocide of the Indigenous people. Of course, this means there's the inevitable backlash and people who say that Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders who speak up, and non-Indigenous Australians like me who support them, are being divisive and living in the past. I had a racist troll making that argument at me today, but for those who see the injustice, the nation is already divided, and by working for Reconciliation we are trying to mend that divide. My argument supporting the #InvasionDay name and hashtag starts here: As a white Australian I acknowledge #InvasionDay not because I hate Australia, but because I won't deny the atrocities on which it was built — Gretchen McSomething (@G_McSomething) January 26, 2016 I also made an Invasion Day 2016 playlist on YouTube, it's mostly Aboriginal musicians and poets, but I also included Babakuieria, which is a 30 minute satire that aired on Australian TV in the mid 80s For people interested in learning more about the treatment of Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, I recommend watch two films by Rolf de Heer, both m ...
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