The fight for human rights

By Riley.pasese

  • Celebrate or mourn?

    Celebrate or mourn?
    On Australia Day 1938 a meeting of Aboriginal people was held in Sydney. A document called aboriginal claim citizen rights was circulated.

  • united nation

    united nation
    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the newly-formed United Nations, and supported by Australia.

  • Freedom Riders demand equal treatments

    Freedom Riders demand equal treatments
    A group led by Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins made a bus tour through New South Whales. They Protested About discrimination in shops, theatres, bars, clubs and swimming pools

  • Gurindji people demand a better deal

    Gurindji people demand a better deal
    200 workers walked off the wave hill castle station in the Northern Territory.They wanted better wages and conditions, and their traditional land back. The Gurindji eventually gained ownership of the area in 1985

  • white voter demand a better deal for first Australians

    white voter demand a better deal for first Australians
    After a 90% 'yes' vote the government gave Indigenous Australians the right to vote and be counted in censuses and ended the protection policies.

  • Aboriginal tent embassy set up in Canberra

    Aboriginal tent embassy set up in Canberra
    The Embassy said that black were now going to get up and fight back on the issue of education, health, police victimisation, locking people up, Bobby skyes, aboriginal activist.