Australian Jewish Democratic Society

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Pay the Rent

by | Mar 15, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter

By Yael Leah, with the help of Uncle Robbie Thorpe Pay the rent concept and history Since the 1970’s there have been repeated calls by indigenous activists for non-Aboriginal Australians to pay the rent to local land owners.  The concept of pay the rent...
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