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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Day of Mourning and Protest | 2 |
| Aborigines Day of Mourning | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative observance
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ protest event ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Prime Minister
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of Australia
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Day of Mourning
ⓘ
surface form:
Aborigines Day of Mourning
Day of Mourning ⓘ
surface form:
Day of Mourning and Protest
|
| appliesTo | Australia Day ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 26 January ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| date | 26 January 1938 ⓘ |
| documentProduced |
10-point policy statement for Aboriginal rights
ⓘ
Aboriginal Australians ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Aborigines Progressive Association ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Aborigines League
|
| participant |
Aboriginal activists
ⓘ
Aboriginal Australians ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ Invasion Day ⓘ
surface form:
Survival 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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this entity surface form:
Day of Mourning and Protest
this entity surface form:
Aborigines Day of Mourning
this entity surface form:
Day of Mourning and Protest