Guide to the Black Lives Matter rally, Melbourne, Victoria, 7 October 2023, 2023

 

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Summary

Collection number:
PIC/21333/1-11
Creator:
Henningham, Leigh, 1960-
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as [Title or description of item], Black Lives Matter rally, Melbourne, Victoria, 7 October 2023 / by Leigh Henningham, National Library of Australia, PIC/21333/[item number(s)].

Background

Scope and content:
Collection of photographs documenting the Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne, Victoria, 7 October 2023. Supporting the rally were Senator Lidia Thorpe, Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung woman and independent Victorian Senator representing the Blak Sovereign Movement, and Krauatungalung (Gunai)/ Gunditjmara man Robbie Thorpe. First Nations activists and supporters hosted rallies in Naarm/Melbourne, Boorloo/Perth, Meanjin/Brisbane, and Kaurna/Adelaide. The rallies were calling on governments to implement all recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC). More than 500 Indigenous people have died in custody since the Royal Commission brought down its findings in 1991.

Access and use

Conditions governing use:
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collections catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10013401).
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as [Title or description of item], Black Lives Matter rally, Melbourne, Victoria, 7 October 2023 / by Leigh Henningham, National Library of Australia, PIC/21333/[item number(s)].
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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