The day in Walgett......

Well today didn't quite go as planned, we targeted areas in Walgett where Racial discrimination is horrible in the area, which is why we went to the Rsl to protest first. They even excluded aborginies who had fought in the war! If the aborigines lucky they got to go inside, one day a year, but then still hardly any aborigines were allowed in. The good thing about the protest is that we did gain some media coverage! which can help on our campaign. We set up banners and Charlie Perkins was the one who talked to the "mixed" crowd, most people were frustrated, especially the nearby residents. Then when we left in the middle of the night on the bus. We had been travelling on the road out when we were closely followed by a truck of a local graziers son, and later he ran us off the road. The car just left like it was okay, because we supported aboriginal people. We got in the paper at least. Hoping people change their act because apparently aborigines are animals, but this behaviour is atrocious because this is the behaviour of animals. I will update you when i reach Moree, which i am not looking forward to now after this act of stupidity. I know that the reputation at Moree is quite horrible too. wish me luck please.

-Judith Rich  

Refrence:

retrieved at: Curthoy, A. (N.D). Documenting the freedom ride. Retrieved June 1,2015, from http://aiatsis.gov.au/collections/collections-online/digitised-collections/documenting-freedom-ride

                                             



(SBS, 2015)