Archive for February 19th, 2015
Fifty years after the Freedom Ride
Posted by John, February 19th, 2015 - under Racism.
Tags: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, Discrimination, Freedom Ride
Comments: 1
Solidarity has a good article on the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Ride through New South Wales. As they say:
By commanding front-page publicity, the Freedom Ride put Aboriginal rights squarely on the national agenda. The oppression of Aboriginal people could no longer be swept under the carpet.
However, as they also point out:
While formal discrimination was largely abolished in the 1970s, it was shamefully re-introduced with the Northern Territory Intervention in 2007. Across the country the social position of Aboriginal people remains dire. Most of the problems observed by the Freedom Riders, shamefully, persist 50 years on—inadequate housing, water and medical services, police harassment and child removal.
To read the whole article click here.