Invasion Day Protest in Brisbane, Australia by Joshua Prieto / SOPA Images
Crowds of people gathered in Brisbane, Queensland to protest against the Australia public holiday, which is a date synonymous with the beginning of many decades of persecution of Indigenous Australian people by the British colonialists. The protesters instead referred to the date as Invasion Day, to signify the invasion of Aboriginal lands by British colonisers, beginning with the First Fleet in 1788. Many policies stem from the harsh early days such as overwhelming incarceration of Aboriginal people, as well as many deaths in custody and the destruction of cultural heritage sites. A march was organised through the Brisbane central business district from Queens Gardens to Musgrave Park in South Brisbane.
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