Day of Mourning

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Day of Mourning is a term used by critics to mark Australia Day as a time of remembrance and protest over the historical and ongoing injustices experienced by Indigenous Australians.

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instanceOf commemorative observance
historical event
protest event
addressedTo Prime Minister of Australia
linked to: Prime Minister
alsoKnownAs Aborigines Day of Mourning
linked to: Day of Mourning

Day of Mourning and Protest
linked to: Day of Mourning
appliesTo Australia Day
commemoratedOn 26 January
country Australia
date 26 January 1938
documentProduced 10-point policy statement for Aboriginal rights
Aborigines Claim Citizens Rights
hasForm political meeting
silent protest
influenced later Australia Day protests
modern Invasion Day rallies
location Australia
New South Wales
Sydney
mainOrganiser Jack Patten
William Cooper
William Ferguson
organizedBy Aborigines Progressive Association
Australian Aborigines League
participant Aboriginal activists
Indigenous Australians
purpose commemoration of historical injustices against Indigenous Australians
demand for equality for Indigenous Australians
demand for full citizenship rights for Indigenous Australians
protest against Australia Day celebrations
protest against discrimination towards Indigenous Australians
protest against dispossession of Indigenous Australians
remembrance of ongoing injustices against Indigenous Australians
recognizedAs precursor to later Indigenous rights campaigns in Australia
recognizedBy Indigenous organisations in Australia
relatedTo Australia Day
Australian civil rights history
Indigenous rights movement in Australia
Invasion Day
Survival Day
linked to: Invasion Day
significance first national Aboriginal civil rights protest in Australia
key event in Indigenous Australian rights movement
theme demand for self-determination
mourning for loss of land and culture
protest against colonisation
venue Australian Hall, Sydney

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Australia Day alsoCalledByCritics Day of Mourning
Invasion Day relatedTerm Day of Mourning
Day of Mourning alsoKnownAs Day of Mourning and Protest
linked to: Day of Mourning
Day of Mourning alsoKnownAs Aborigines Day of Mourning
linked to: Day of Mourning
National Day of Mourning (1938) alsoKnownAs Day of Mourning and Protest
linked to: Day of Mourning
Australian Hall, Sydney eventLocation Aboriginal Day of Mourning
linked to: Day of Mourning
Australian Aborigines League participatedIn Day of Mourning campaign
linked to: Day of Mourning
Pearl Gibbs participatedIn Day of Mourning campaign
linked to: Day of Mourning