,9VASION ,DAY #bai ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7 ,TEXT 3 ,9VASION ,DAY1 #bf ,JANU>Y1 IS N[ ! L>GE/ DAY ( ,LEFT W+ MOBILIZATION 9 ,AU/RALIA4 ,ATT5DANCES >E MU* GREAT] ?AN ?OSE AT ,MAY ,DAY & >E ONLY EXCE$$ BY SET PIECE EV5TS ORGANIZ$ BY ! UNIONS4 ,9CREAS+ NUMB]S ( BO? 9DIG5\S & NON-9DIG5\S PEOPLE >E TURN+ \T ON ?IS DAY & !IR DEM&S >E 9CREAS+LY RADICAL4 ,!SE >E WELCOME 9DICATORS ( ! GR[? ( A MOVEM5T :I* REJECTS ! RACISM ON :I* ,AU/RALIA IS F\ND$4 ,! CAPITALI/ M$IA 9 ,AU/RALIA HAVE BE5 CAMPAIGN+ = OV] ?IRTY YE>S TO G5]ATE ,AU/RALIAN NATIONALISM & FOCUS IT ON AN (FICIALLY DESIGNAT$ 0,AU/RALIA ,DAY04 ,9DIG5\S PEOPLE HAVE NEV] ACCEPT$ ?IS & HAVE PU%$ BACK4 ,9 ! FACE ( ?IS RESI/ANCE1 IT HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT = ! CAPITALI/ CLASS TO MA9TA9 !IR MY? ( A HAPPY & UNIT$ SOCIETY ?AT CELEBRATES ITS NATIONHOOD4 ,CON/ANT REM9D]S FROM 9DIG5\S PEOPLE AB\T ! 9VASION ( ?IS L& & ! G5OCIDE & DISPOSSESSION :I* FOLL[$ HAVE BE5 CAUS+ MORE PEOPLE TO LI/54 ,! VOICES ( 9DIG5\S PEOPLE >E AMPLIFI$4 ,A DISCORDANT NOTE HAS BE5 9TRODUC$4 0,*ANGE ! ,DATE0 ,9 RESPONSE TO ?IS PROBLEM1 SOME PROGRESSIVE ELEM5TS 9SIDE ! CAPITALI/ CLASS ( ,AU/RALIA HAVE />T$ PU%+ ! >GUM5T TO 0,*ANGE ! ,DATE0 ( ,AU/RALIA ,DAY4 ,RECOGNIZ+ ! APPALL+ 9SULT TO 9DIG5\S PEOPLE ( CELEBRAT+ ! />T ( G5OCIDE1 DISPOSSESSION & RACISM1 !Y HAVE BEGUN >GU+ ?AT ,AU/RALIA'S NATIONAL DAY %\LD BE MOV$ TO A DIFF]5T DATE 9 ! YE>4 ,?IS SUGGE/ION HAS RUN 9TO TWO PROBLEMS1 BESIDES ! PR$ICTABLE OPPOSITION FROM ! RACI/ E/ABLI%M5T4 ,FIR/LY1 !RE IS ! MATT] ( AN ALT]NATIVE DAY4 ,! OBVI\S DATE1 9 T]MS ( ITS APPEAL TO NATIONALI/IC S5TIM5T1 IS ,ANZAC ,DAY4 ,?AT IS CONTROV]SIAL1 BO? BECAUSE ( ! /RICT MILIT>I/S :O WANT TO RETA9 ,ANZAC ,DAY AS IT IS1 & PROGRESSIVES :O >E RELUCTANT TO BOO/ A CELEBRATION ( MILIT>ISM EV5 MORE4 ,O!R1 LESS OBVI\S1 DATES HAVE FAIL$ TO GA9 EI!R RECOGNITION OR TRACTION4 ,SOME >E PROPOS+ %IFT+ ! DATE AT SOME TIME 9 ! FUTURE :5 A TREATY IS NEGOTIAT$4 ,! SECOND PROBLEM1 MORE SUB/ANTIVE1 IS ?AT A GR[+ NUMB] ( 9DIG5\S PEOPLE 9 ,AU/RALIA >E OPPOS$ TO 0,AU/RALIA ,DAY0 BE+ CELEBRAT$ AT ALL4 ,NOT ONLY IS ,AU/RALIA'S HI/ORY A %AMEFUL LITANY ( CRIMES AGA9/ 9DIG5\S PEOPLE - G5OCIDE1 DISPOSSESSION1 WAGE !FT1 DISCRIM9ATION1 *ILD REMOVAL1 POLICE BRUTALITY & MORE - BUT ! CRIMES CONT9UE TODAY4 ,!RE CAN BE NO PRIDE 9 G5OCIDE1 NO MATT] :AT DATE IT IS CELEBRAT$4 ,N[ ?AT ! ,9VASION ,DAY RALLIES HAVE TAK5 UP ?IS CALL1 ! 0,*ANGE ! ,DATE0 CAMPAIGN IS EXPOS$ AS NOT BE+ AB\T JU/ICE = 9DIG5\S PEOPLE1 BUT AB\T ALL[+ ! SETTL] POPULATION TO CELEBRATE NATIONALISM )\T HAV+ ,AU/RALIA'S 9/ITUTIONAL RACISM RUBB$ 9 !IR FACES :ILE !Y DO IT4 ,ABOLI% ,AU/RALIA ,DAY ,! ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 5DORSES ! DEM&S ( ! ,MELB\RNE ,9VASION ,DAY RALLY = #b#a#i3 ,ABORIG9AL ,SOV]EIGNTY1 NOT ,CON/ITUTIONAL ,RECOGNITION2 ,/OP ,TAK+ ,\R ,KIDS2 ,ABOLI% ,AU/RALIA ,DAY2 ,/OP ,DEA?S 9 ,CU/ODY2 ,%UT ,D[N ,PRISONS4 ,ALL /RIKE AT ! RACI/ F\NDATIONS ( ! ,AU/RALIAN ,/ATE4 ,SOME1 ?\<1 >E ONLY A*IEVABLE ?R\< A WORK]S' REVOLUTION ?AT ABOLI%ES CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS ONLY LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM1 ! ,WORK]S' ,COMMONWEAL?1 & NOT ! RACI/ ,AU/RALIAN CAPITALI/ ,/ATE1 ?AT CAN NEGOTIATE JU/ TREATIES ) ! 9DIG5\S PEOPLES & NATIONS ?AT HAVE NEV] C$$ !IR SOV]EIGNTY4 ,IT IS ONLY ! ,WORK]S' ,COMMONWEAL? ?AT CAN %UT D[N ! PRISONS4 ,IT IS ONLY ! ,WORK]S' ,COMMONWEAL? ?AT CAN 5D DEA?S 9 CU/ODY BY ABOLI%+ ! POLICE4 ,SO1 ?IS YE> & EV]Y YE>1 ! ,M,A,C,G JO9S ! CALL TO ABOLI% ,AU/RALIA ,DAY4 ,\R VISION IS ( A /ATELESS COMMUNI/ SOCIETY1 A ,WORK]S' ,COMMONWEAL? WORLDWIDE & OP]AT+ ON ! BASIS ( CONSI/5T F$]ALISM4 ,H]E1 9 ! L& ?AT IS CURR5TLY CALL$ ,AU/RALIA1 ! ,WORK]S' ,COMMONWEAL? WILL BE ! VEHICLE ?R\< :I* NON-9DIG5\S PEOPLE WORK )1 & LE>N FROM1 9DIG5\S PEOPLE H[ TO LIVE SU/A9ABLY 9 ! L&1 AS !Y DID SO SUCCESSFULLY = OV] #f1 YE>S BE=E ! ,FIR/ ,FLEET BR\KISMO4NET47 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #a#f1 #bbb 3 ,9VASION ,DAY #bai -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/