On the 6th of June, thousands of Australians gather in state capital cities all over Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane to march against Indigenous deaths in custody, the killing of George Floyd and systemic racism. Reference: The Guardian –
George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man was killed by police during an arrest in Minneapolis on the 25th of May 2020. His death reignites the Black Lives Matter movement as thousands of Americans band together to protest against systemic racism.
The year 2020 is the 250th Anniversary of Cooks arrival at Botany Bay in 1770. In a speech about the Encounters 2020 project, Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt states “Cook’s arrival and exploration in 1770s is not viewed by all