For the tenth week in a row, thousands of people came out in support of Palestine in Meanjin, Brisbane. Not only has the media ignored this significant, some would say historic event, but so too have nearly every institution in Queensland. We don’t hear complaints from any of the professional bodies or the universities not the AMA nor Qld Nurses Union, not the solicitors or barristers organisations, nor from the social workers, the psychologists nor the dentists. Not from the engineers. All this while health care professionals are being murdered by Israeli soldiers. However ordinary people have come out and rank-and-file health pet professionals and individual engineers and lawyers have spoken out against the genocide. All this for 10 weeks.
Here is are talks given at the Palestinian rally yesterday in Queens Park. – Ian Curr, 18 Dec 2023.
Resistance and standing up against oppression
Speech summary
– acknowledges traditional custodians of the land and pays respects to elders past, present, and emerging, while emphasizing the importance of land rights and resistance.
– shares personal story of resistance by her daughter, when a 11-year-old girl who refused to play the Israeli national anthem; and, a 9-year-old aboriginal girl who was suspended for not standing for the Australian National Anthem,
– highlighting the importance of standing up against colonization and oppression.
Palestine solidarity and indigenous rights. (0:00)
Palestine and resistance against oppression. (3:12)
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Imam welcomes the audience and acknowledges the Aboriginal community, expressing solidarity as an indigenous Palestinian unable to return to Palestine.
Palestinian rights and the end of times. (1:15)
– highlights $370 billion in aid to Israel since 1946, with 98% going to weapons, while 1000 people have been killed in systematic attacks.
MC speaks about Palestine liberation and city name changes. (3:56)