Redfern. Aboriginal Activism In The 1970s

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2020
Edition: First Edition

Description: 244 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: In the 1970s, Redfern, an inner-city suburb of metropolitan Sydney, became the epicentre for Aboriginal intellectuals and ambitious young radicals. Having fled poverty and segregation in rural Australia in the 1950s and 60s, they set about fulfilling their visiona new way of living, where Aboriginal people could control their own livespolitically, economically, and culturally. Aboriginal activism in the 1970s is the previously untold story of how they set about fulfilling their dreams. In a fast-paced burst of creativity and hard work, in just three years an Aboriginal health service, a housing cooperative, a legal service, a child care centre, and a black theatre in Redfern were established. They had some support, and the promise of self-determination under the newly elected Whitlams Labor government, but there was also abuse and discrimination. This is the story of how, with hard work, humour, and vision, they prevailed to build organisations that have served as models for similar organisations all over Australia.

ISBN: 9781925302295