A note to indigenous people, this film contains images and songs of people who are deceased. Its headquarters was at Petrie Terrace, Brisbane. It had limited resources but provided assistance to Blacks involved in protest around the Commonwealth Games. Those protests saw hundreds of people arrested, as they took to the streets in the face of repression from the Bjelke-Peterson Government — who had declared a State of Emergency and proclaimed street marches illegal.
During the week of protests, many people camped out in Musgrave Park in South Brisbane — which provided both a base for the protests and a place to gather, meet and share. He informed the police that he would be carrying a protest placard and that the march would be peaceful. The placard read : "The majority is not omnipotent. The majority can be wrong and is capable of tyranny.
Undeterred, Henry Akers and his dog undertook an illegal march down a quiet street in the early hours of April Fools' Day, watched by a carload of detectives. However, the detectives did not arrest him or his dog. I'm asking you to comment on that proposition. Bjelke-Petersen: No it does not. Simply because you cannot - If the law is a law it has to be observed. Bjelke-Petersen: I know he - I beg your pardon? Fitzgerald repeated the question to which Bjelke-Petersen responded: Bjelke-Petersen: Yes, but sir, I'm sure you realise this was just a try-on and just the thin edge of the wedge.
O'Gorman: What! Might two people walk at 2. A similar question can be asked of long-term residents of Brisbane. When and where was the first protest you attended? Recent articles by admin. Only two marches were approved by Queensland police making all other marches illegal. This meant that anyone who took part in unapproved marches could be arrested and charged under the new Games legislation. Brisbane Times.
As the games drew near the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community began calling out for people to come and support the protests and demonstrations against the discrimination they were suffering.
Leaders of the Community had differing views what kind of action would get the best results. Some believed peaceful rallies and cultural festivities would best get the message across while others felt that it would make little impact and that they needed to be more forceful. Aboriginal activist, academic and author Gary Foley speaking in in lead up to demonstrations against QLD government at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.
On September 26 around 2, people marched for land rights. Protesters carried placards and banners and walked peacefully from the city to a park across the Brisbane River. On September 29 another 1, people marched peacefully across central Brisbane in support of land rights. Hey held placards, banners and wore badges that read:. A demonstration was held during the opening ceremony and police were called to have protesters removed.
Protesters with tickets were not allowed entry into sporting events during the Commonwealth Games. Senator Neville Bonner speaks to the media.
Torres Strait Islanders hold up a photograph of Joh Bjelke-Petersen taken from of the former premier visiting Saibai Island during a campaign against the prospect to include Papua New Guinea as part of Australian territory.
The Black Protest Committee directed that the protests were to be peaceful and unified to clearly get their messages across.
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