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Black and Green: Environmentalists and Indigenous Australia

Black and Green: Environmentalists and Indigenous Australia

by AJDS | Jan 23, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter

Environmental movements and indigenous sovereignty movements often intersect in their agendas and activities.  However, what seems like a natural ally ship based on preservation and conversation of the environment has mounted a history of tension between these two...
We pay our respects to elders past and present, and acknowledge the history of the lands we stand, work and live on, noting that Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded, and that colonisation continues. Read more…
The AJDS formally acknowledges that we, as an organisation, have members who live and work on the land of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin nation, owners of the Melbourne region. We also have active members in other parts of Australia, all of whom reside on Aboriginal land