Painted by Tom Day (@adnate), a member of the Juddy Roller Collective, for NAIDOC Week 2022 and located in Gill's Alley, Melbourne CBD. It pays homage to the Wurrundjeri land and the Wurrundjeri people and the Yarra River that threads its way through the land and the image.
It's a poignant reminder that we, as a nation, still can't see the First Peoples as more than simply the subjects of street art and murals! Please excuse the polemic but I am still feeling saddened by Saturday's Referendum outcome.
Hard to photograph this one to get the full impact and the girl on smoko down the end of the alley was very suspicious about what I was doing.
A well seen and executed image with a strong very important narrative. I stand behind you that it is so sad that the referendum in Australia chose to ignore the needs of the indigenous Australians. This happens everywhere and one immediately thinks of the Indigenous North Americans. Personally I think referendums are dreadful ways of choosing policies. Think of us in the UK with Brexit!! What a c*ck up that was! The average person is ignorant and full of prejudices. If we had a referendum in the UK for the return of capital punishment, it would be on our statute books by the end of the week!!
October 21st, 2023
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