Redfern : Aboriginal activism in the 1970s
Perheentupa, Johanna, 1968-2020
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In the 1970s, the run-down inner-Sydney suburb of Redfern was a gathering place 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 vision - a new way of living, where Aboriginal people could control their own lives - politically, economically and culturally. Redfern: 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, housing cooperative, legal service, child care centre and a black theatre were established in Redfern. They had some support and the promise of self-determination under the newly elected Whitlam 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.
Redfern : Aboriginal activism in the 1970s / Johanna Perheentupa.
Perheentupa, Johanna, 1968-, author
[S.l.] : ABORIGINAL STUDIES PRESS, 2020.Acton, ACT : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2020.©2020.
xii, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781925302295 (paperback)
305.89915
English
Politics and Government - Political action - ActivismSocial reformers -- AustraliaSocial services -- New South Wales -- RedfernNineteen seventies -- AustraliaAboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- RedfernRadicalism -- Australia -- History -- 20th centuryAboriginal Australians -- Government relationsPolitical activists -- AustraliaPolitical activists, Aboriginal AustralianAboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryRedfern (N.S.W.) -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryIndigenous Heritage -- Adult Non fiction -- PrintIndigenous collection
Australian
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Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 305.89915 PER | Available |