In the build-up to the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, First Nations activists and their supporters organised protests to draw international attention to the shocking conditions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Queensland.
As members of Leftpress Printing Society Ian Curr and I shot super-8 film of these protests including the march on the opening of the Commonwealth Games at QE2 stadium. Some of this has been used in the video ‘Our People’ (feat. The Presets) by 3%
– Lachlan Hurse from Jumping Fences 22 Oct 2023.</p>