Survival Day events

• Date:

  26 January 2013

• Location:

  Nationally

• Category:

  Indigenous

Overview

On Saturday 26 January, community Survival Day events will be held around the country to celebrate the continuing importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and peoples. Activities will showcase culture, and may include marches, food, the chance to speak to others, concerts, and festivals.

The Congress of Australia's First Peoples Co-Chairs, Directors, Delegates, Members and staff will proudly have a presence at major events in capital cities.

The following events will be held:

• Adelaide Survival Day concert
  Mullawirraburka (Rymill Park, next to Tandanya; 253 Grenfell St) (11:00 am - 7:00 pm)

• Brisbane Invasion Day rally and march
  Queensland State Parliament (10:00 am)

• Canberra events
  Co-Chair Les Malezer
  Discussion tent: sovereignty, the Constitution and Congress
  Aboriginal Tent Embassy - Old Parliament House (The Lawns) (10:00 am - 3:00 pm)

• Melbourne Share the Spirit festival
  Treasury Gardens (Cnr Spring Street and Wellington Parade, East Melbourne) (1:00 pm - 7:00 pm)

• Perth Survival Day concert
  Supreme Court Gardens (12:00 pm - 7:30pm)

• Sydney events
  Co-Chair Jody Broun (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
  Yabun - Survival Day concert (10:00 am - 6:00 pm)
  Speak out tent - Congress and Constitutional reform (12:15 pm)
  Congress speech: 75th anniversary of the Day of Mourning
  Victoria Park, Broadway (1:20 pm, main stage)

Contacts

Congress Mob
Congress of Australia's First Peoples
Email: info@nationalcongress.com.au

Links

• View information: Adelaide Survival Day concert (Tandanya Facebook page)
• View information: Brisbane Invasion Day rally and march (Brisbane Invasion Day Facebook page)
• View information: Perth Survival Day concert
• View information: Survival Day events
• View information: Sydney events (Yabun Facebook page)
• View website: Canberra events (National Congress of Australia's First Peoples)
• View website: Melbourne Share the Spirit festival