From the Narrm invasion day rally, we had an enormous turnout
Abolish days in their entirety. Embrace the night. Dance in the dark, dance dance with the dark.
this post was submitted on 26 Jan 2024
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Can we keep 26th Jan and also have another day. I just want 2 public holidays and make sure it always fall on weekday please
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So many of the stories we heard today were of loved ones who lost their lives in the hands of police.
What's Narrm Invasion day?
I'm no expert on the name, but as I understand it Narrm is the traditional name for the CBD of Melbourne and it's been getting more and more use lately.
Invasion day is a more accurate name given to Australia day which falls on the anniversary of colonial settlers arriving in what is now Sydney. The rally serves to push for the date to be changed to one more appropriate to celebrate, though there is also a movement to abolish it entirely.
It's also used to spread awareness of other issues faced by Aboriginal people, to demand truth telling from the government and fair recognition of the true owners of the land.
Keep the date keep the name and stop the complain.
First fleet didnt arrive on the 26th and we're a great country we deserve to celebrate.
The fleet did arrive on the 26th, you're either just lying or completely ignorant of history.
Learn to have some goddamn compassion for the trauma that started that day.
"Some believe 26 January commemorates the landing of the First Fleet, when convicts from England first set foot in Australia in 1788.
But the ships actually arrived at Sydney's Botany Bay around a week earlier, sometime between 18-20 January. They decided to shift further north after finding the bay unsuitable."
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/why-australia-day-is-really-held-on-26-january/1bkbb2gyv
I'll take the apology now, that way you and Rudd can have appolagised to me for the wrongs you and your ancestors perpetuated upon my people.
The 26th was actually the day the fleet set ashore in Sydney Cove, a small bay in Sydney Harbour.
So a meaningless, hollow distinction. This is some real The Card Says Moops shit.
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No they set shore then moved. Meaning any argument that its "invasion day" is wrong.
So moving the day means people will cry regardless about it because its what so many people do today.