Notes

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LeftPress is the creator of the film and acknowledge the organisations and participants of the 1982 protests in the struggle for Aboriginal land rights.Footage shot by Lachlan Hurse and Ian Curr. Notes provided by Ian Curr.

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Section A

• First rally, 3 Aug 1981
• Tent Embassy King George Square; speaker Cheryl Buchanon

Section B

• Roma Street Forum
• Speakers include Phil Perrier, G Gen

Section C

• March up Turbot Street
• 1982 Commonwealth Games sign
• Kooris support Murris
• Adelaide St March (silent)
• Boomerang Tours Bus
• Black control of Aboriginal affairs - Land rights ban
• Abolish QLD Acts
• Land Rights chanting and banners and people looking on in Adelaide Street
• Sit down and bystanders
• Adelaide and George Streets

Section D

• Musgrave Park Tent City 1982 protests
• Left arts
• Preparing to march from Garden City, final instructions
• Approach to Games site over freeway
• Police blockade
• QEII in distance
• Confrontation with police
• Sit down
• Arrests begin
• Land rights flags
• Media, including Aboriginal film crew
• Special branch

Section E

• Roma Street Forum
• Speakers include: Kay Saunders, Axe Fraser, N. Bonner, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (speech and poem) Mick Miller (TV and media focus created by marching), Cheryl Buchanon, Susan Ryan (ALP senator), Gary Foley.
• March up Turbot Street (beginning)
• John Tracy and child
• March coming around

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