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Human rights

Aborigines Progressive Association

The Aborigines Progressive Association had a leading role in organising the Day of Mourning on Australia Day 1938, and worked for full citizenship rights for Aboriginal people until the mid-1940s.

Day of Mourning 1938

Attended by Aboriginal activists from all over Australia, the Day of Mourning was the first national Aboriginal civil rights gathering.

Australia Tibet Council

Independent, non-profit Australian organisation working to promote the human rights and democratic freedoms of the Tibetan people.

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Campaign Against Moral Persecution Incorporated

Gay and lesbian action group which began in Sydney in September 1970.

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Ethnic Affairs Commission of New South Wales

Commission involved in the research and investigation of ethnic affairs with special emphasis on promoting the integration of different ethnic groups.

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Freedom4tibet Incorporated

Organisation run by volunteers to raise awareness of the Tibetan people's ongoing peaceful struggle.

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New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties

Leading human rights and civil liberties organisation, which monitors and fights against infringement of these rights and liberties and the abuse of power by government, its agencies and others.

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Women's Electoral Lobby

Political lobby group founded to protect the rights of women. The forty women who attended the first meeting had been involved in childbirth education, women's health issues, abortion law reform and women's liberation and many of these issues continue to be supported.

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Bandler, Faith

Writer, activist and campaigner for human and civil rights.

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Boyd, Ben

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Entrepreneur in pastoral and whaling industries who was accused by some of trying to introduce slavery into NSW.

Clague, Joyce

Early activist for Aboriginal rights.

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Gibbs, Pearl

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Aboriginal leader who organised and inspired a range of organisations working for Aboriginal rights from the 1930s to the 1980s.

Kerkyasharian, Stepan

Armenian born leader who has worked tirelessly for racial harmony and cultural understanding.

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Langton, Marcia

Aboriginal academic and activist for Indigenous rights and justice.

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Leon, Charles

Political activist for Aboriginal rights who always had time to talk to many of the most isolated and lonely members of society.

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Littlejohn, Linda

Feminist, journalist and radio commentator who was committed to the international women's movement and at home campaigned for women in parliament, divorce reform and the introduction of adequate training to enable women to be economically independent of their fathers and husbands.

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Matthews, Daniel

Missionary who established a mission and school for aborigines near Echuca. He championed aboriginal causes through the New South Wales Aborigines Protection Association he had founded, despite growing enmity from officials and local farmers.

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Street, Jessie

Feminist activist who campaigned for every major social justice issue of the twentieth century, including women's and children's rights, Aboriginal rights, peace, civil liberties, economic equality and more.

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Aboriginal Day of Mourning, 26 January 1938

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Left to right: William Ferguson, Jack Kinchela, Isaac Ingram, Doris Williams, Esther Ingram, Arthur Williams, Phillip Ingram, Louisa Agnes Ingram OAM holding daughter Olive Ingram, Jack Patten. unknown

By

Russell Clark

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a429002 / Q 059/9]

(Man magazine, March 1938)

Aborigines day of mourning, 26 January 1938

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Left to right: Pearl Gibbs, Marj Tucker, Wiliam Ferguson, Jack Patten, Bill Murray, unknown, Maggie Murray (the mother of Pearl Gibbs), unknown. The photograph appeared on the Letters page of the magazine and was taken by a passer-by, C Sorrell of Marrickville.

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a429004 / Q 059/9]

(Man magazine, March 1938, p108)

Australian Solidarity with Tibet rally in Hyde Park, 21 June 2008

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By

Paul Benjamin

Contributed By

Flickr

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Day of Mourning poster 1938

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a928402 / ML POSTERS 1612]

Jessie Street 1930s

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

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From magazine: President Patten (right) reads resolution, 'We, representing the ABORIGINES OF AUSTRALIA ... on the 150th Anniversary of the whitemen's seizure of our country, HEREBY MAKE PROTEST against the callous treatment of our people ... AND WE APPEAL to the Australian Nation of to-day ... for FULL CITIZEN STATUS and EQUALITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY'.

By

Russell Clark

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a429001 / Q 059/9, 1]

(Man Magazine, March 1938) (Mitchell Library))