Fed: Aboriginal Australia celebrates Survival Day
25 Jan 2009 2:31 AM
A large number of Aboriginal people are preparing for one of their most challenging days of the year .. Survival Day.
The activities in Brisbane on the Australia Day long weekend include rallies by thousands of people against injustices afflicting Aboriginal people.
They'll call for more Aboriginal people in parliament .. a new date for Australia Day .. and the the return of rights taken from Northern Territory Aboriginal communities under the intervention.
University of Queensland deputy director of Aboriginal Studies .. SAM WATSON .. says now that the federal government has apologised to the stolen generation .. it's time to see some real changes.
He says the inauguration of black American president BARACK OBAMA has stirred the emotions of Aboriginal people .. who feel left behind.
A Sunday service will be held at St Mary's Church .. South Brisbane .. from 5pm (AEST) and a march will move from Parliament House to the City on Monday.
