Celebration of genocide: Marches across Australia to mark Invasion Day
By Asian Correspondent Staff | 26th January 2018
THOUSANDS of people in major cities across Australia marched on Friday in support of indigenous rights and to call for the date of the official national day to be changed.
Several hundred people gathered on the steps of Parliament House in Adelaide this morning to mark ‘Australia Day’, reported SBS News. Thousands also marched in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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The date of the official national day has long been a contentious issue in the country. It traditionally marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the first fleet of British ships into what is now the state of New South Wales.
However, the indigenous community say it is a reminder of the atrocities inflicted on their ancestors at the hands of the British, and have dubbed it ‘Invasion Day’.
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So much of what we should have learned long ago should never have been denied, concealed, whitewashed when we were children.
It all needs to be discovered, published, aired, discussed, and condemned now and forever, and respect paid to the descendants of those people who've been so wildly sinned against.
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Very well said Judi and thank you for the welcome. 
