Indigenous

  • The proud history of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy

    In 1972 at the peak of Aboriginal political militancy in Australia, two Italian brothers, Allessandro and Fabio Cavadini, made a film called Ningla a-Na about the "Aboriginal Embassy" demonstrations in Sydney and Canberra that year.

  • The Aboriginal struggle for justice and land rights

    One hundred years ago the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed, heralding in a supposedly new era of prosperity for the "lucky country" and its inhabitants. For Aborigines, however, 1901 marked year 113 of resistance to dispossession and racial oppression. One hundred years later, indigenous Australia continues this fight.

  • Enough - we must stand together to protect Victoria’s public housing

    • Naarm / Melbourne

    Australia is in the worst housing crisis in its history. The effects of this are felt mainly and most severely by low and moderate-income households. The State of Victoria has the lowest level of public and community housing in Australia, at 2.8 percent. Over 58,000 people remain on the State public housing waiting list; many more remain in over-priced substandard private…

  • Rally for WSU STudents Legal Appeal

    • Burramattagal / Parramatta

    A WSU student was arrested for peacefully protesting in support of Palestine. He was charged with assaulting security, but video evidence shows these are blatant lies.

  • Rally for Disrupt Burrup Hub and Against Woodside's North West Shelf project

    • Boorloo / Perth

    Environment Minister Murray Watt has approved the biggest fossil fuel proposal IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY — Woodside's North West Shelf at the Burrup Hub. On Friday 30  a judge in the Perth District Court is set to make a decision on whether Gerard Mazza, Tahlia Stolarski and Jesse Noakes should go to jail for trying to trying to DISRUPT BURRUP HUB and stop Woodside's AGM. What…

  • Off Grid Pop Up Cinema by Environmental Films Australia

    • Regional VIC

    As part of the Off-Grid Living Festival, join Environmental Films Australia at the historical Star Theatre Chiltern on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 April for the ‘Off Grid Pop Up Cinema’, a program of films exploring what it means to live on our planet, how we can care for country, and what the future may bring. With shorts, feature films and even a kid’s session, there’s…

  • Trocadero Projects Footscray and Environmental Films Australia

    • Naarm / Melbourne

    Trocadero Projects and Environmental Films Australia are teaming up to bring an environmental cinema experience to Footscray. Grab a beanbag and a gelato for the Victorian premiere of Yana Djamaga Ganji / Walk Good Fire by Clancy Walker and Adam Nye, along with local short Outpicker, introduced by filmmaker Le Luo. …

  • Genocide in the Wildflower State Film Screening

    • Boorloo / Perth

    This crucial film sheds light on Western Australia's colonial history. Join us to hear first-hand accounts from Stolen Generations survivors and witness their inspiring journey towards healing and justice. The screening will be followed by a panel featuring members of the film's creative team.

  • Patrick Gorman NWS Christmas Action

    • Boorloo / Perth

    Despite a record number of community submissions, the WA government has put Australia’s climate last by approving the extension of Australia’s oldest and dirtiest gas plant until 2070! The would make Woodside’s Burrup Hub the most polluting gas project in the Southern Hemisphere while also threatening UNESCO World Heritage-nominated Murujuga rock art. Woodside still awaits a…

  • Fundraiser for DBH and Save our Songlines: Selfless Orchestra 'Absonant' Single Launch

    • Boorloo / Perth

    Celebrating and Raising Funds for SAVE OUR SONGLINES and DISRUPT BURRUP HUB Presented by Stock Records and Disrupt Burrup Hub Join Selfless Orchestra for a powerful evening of music, activism, and storytelling, as they launch Absonant and take the next step in their journey to unearth Australia’s hidden stories and voices. Absonant – meaning dissonant or inharmonious –…

  • Wadjemup Wirin Bidi Commemorative Ceremony

    • Boorloo / Perth

    From 1838-1931 Wadjemup was used as a place of incarceration, segregation and forced labour for over 4,000 Aboriginal men and boys who were forcibly taken from regions across Western Australia. Historic records indicate that at least 373 of these men and boys were buried in an area now referred to as the Wadjemup Aboriginal Burial Ground. Wadjemup Wirin Bidi, meaning ‘Spirit…