Day of Mourning panel discussion

Day of Mourning in 1938

Jack Patten reading the resolution at the Day of Mourning in 1938 (photograph courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW - MLQ059/9)

Part of National Reconciliation Week 2018, this event commemorates the 80th anniversary of Day of Mourning, Australia’s first civil rights protest. Come along to hear artists, thinkers, community members and others discuss how this significant cultural event helped to effect positive change for Aboriginal rights in Australia. Presented in collaboration with Metropolitan (Metro) Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Where: Lecture theatre: Level 2, Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Circular Quay

When: Saturday 26 May, 2018, 1 – 3:30pm

Cost: Free, booking required

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