{"id":172,"date":"2005-12-18T19:26:48","date_gmt":"2005-12-18T09:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/machinegunkeyboard.com\/?p=172"},"modified":"2005-12-19T12:33:37","modified_gmt":"2005-12-19T02:33:37","slug":"sydney-says-no-to-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/machinegunkeyboard.com\/?p=172","title":{"rendered":"Sydney says NO to racism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Around 3000 people showed up on rather short notice in Belmore Park this afternoon to send a message to nazis and racists: <\/p>\n

"Not in our<\/em> Australia, mate."<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Protesters marching from Town Hall to Belmore Park <\/div>\n
identify Racist Number One<\/strong><\/a>. (image: abc.net.au<\/a>) <\/div>\n
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At Town Hall: Ashamed to be Australian (image: abc.net.au<\/a>) <\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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Belmore Park, wall to wall with 3000 peaceful people.<\/p>\n

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The message was quite clear. <\/p>\n

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Aboriginal singer & rights activist Jimmy Little<\/a> spoke about the common ancestry of all peoples. <\/p>\n

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A proud moment for peace- and lovely weather for it! <\/p>\n

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This man’s sign says it all. <\/p>\n

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Proud to be herself in Australia.<\/p>\n

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A Who’s Who of the lefty blogosphere in attendance at Belmore: Antony Loewenstein<\/a> finds some shade. Also on hand, but not pictured: Marcus (Combination Short Soup)<\/a>, Suki (Has An Opinion)<\/a>, Polywise<\/a>, Gail Thomas of 12th Harmonic<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Too right, mate. <\/p>\n

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Keysar Trad<\/a> moved the crowd to spontaneous applause several times. <\/p>\n

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One nation, many peoples<\/p>\n

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Rally co-organiser Mat ‘Darp’ Henderson<\/a> of FightDemBack<\/a> speaks his part of The Belmore Declaration.<\/p>\n

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Antony Loewenstein<\/a> with Jon Fox of 12th Harmonic<\/a> & 4th Estate Radio
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There was a busload of about 20 NSW Police officers waiting on the edge of Belmore Park- they didn’t see the need to bother getting off the bus. <\/p>\n

There was a representative of just about every ethnicity in Australia in the park today, with only one message:<\/p>\n

We may all be different, but we will live together in peace.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

-weez <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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