#marchforhumanity — Public Fediverse posts
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A year ago, tens of thousands marched.
*We need another reminder that there are more of us than them*
https://substack.com/home/post/p-209536495
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Massive pro-Palestinian march rocks Auckland with up to 50,000 rallying in the largest show of support since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted in 2023. Flags and fierce chants fill the streets demanding justice and an end to violence. #Palestine #MarchForHumanity 🌍✊
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"The police were instructed not to let the hundreds of thousands gather outside the US Consulate-General’s premises in Miller Street, North Sydney. In turning the massive crowd back on itself, ... in so doing, the NSW Government deliberately created a potentially dangerous situation, ironically putting the “public’s safety” in jeopardy – the very reason given to initially reject the application [to march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge]."
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09/fear-is-a-weapon/
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The #MarchForHumanity in early August saw ~300k people peacefully gather to march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a powerful statement of opposition to the #GazaGenocide (and of protest against the #ALP government's failure to #SanctionIsrael or even cease arms trade).
Imagine if, just hours after that march ended, one of the speakers who had helped lead the march then turned up with 50+ men of Middle Eastern heritage (faces masked in kufiyas) at a synagogue and assaulted a group of women, putting a couple in hospital.
It would be front page news for weeks. The government would probably proscribe the rally organisers as a designated terrorist organisation. More laws would be passed. There would be a (further) massive spike in #Islamophobic 'vigilante' violence.
Now stop imagining and compare with what actually happened on the weekend in Naarm/Melbourne.
Infamous neo-nazi Thomas Sewell, one of the speakers at the 'March for (White) Australia' marched with his henchmen at the head of the xenophobic gathering. Hours later, Sewell turned up at an Indigenous solidarity camp with 50+ intern goons and assaulted a group of mainly women, hospitalising two and wounding more.
Yet did a single mainstream media org put that story on their front page?
https://web.archive.org/web/20250901230856/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/01/neo-nazis-attack-camp-sovereignty-indigenous-site-melbourne-anti-immigration-protest-police-injured-sydney-ntwnfb
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It looks to me like the ones who aren't compromised (corrupt) in some way are paralysed by fear. Our best hope is to make them fear the people more than they fear Zionists and Trump.Revolution is looking attractive.
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When possibly the largest number of people ever turns out to march in atrocious weather, the message is clear. Sadly, our "leaders" seem reluctant to hear.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/05/we-know-the-sydney-harbour-bridge-march-against-the-killing-in-gaza-was-huge-but-just-how-big-was-it?
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#Canberrans, don't forget tomorrow you can make your views on #Gaza known to the Australian government.
At 12pm in Civic Park to walk across the bridge.
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@InsurgoFormica
If he had, then the Labor machine would have dealt with him. Historically, they've been pretty brutal with anyone who steps out of line.
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'Australia for Australians' is a common right-wing catch-cry @Tooden
The right-wing rally is probably a reaction to this one the previous Sunday.The numbers will be interesting, as will the reactions of authorities.
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Minns' behaviour raises questions about Labor.
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Over 50 anti-protest laws have been passed in the last 2 decades, with new threats to protest rights facing communities in almost every state and territory. That’s why Australian Democracy Network has been running a national campaign to protect protest.
Download the declaration and/or sign the petition here:
https://australiandemocracy.org.au/protest-rights-declaration
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The backlash against Minns over the Bridge protest has gone beyond angry words. Caucus members are planning a motion to endorse the right to protest. At the heart of this anger lies a deeper question:
Where does Labor stand on democracy?
https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/does-labor-have-a-democracy-problem
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The people have spoken. How dare they?
"We all felt we had done something memorable. It was the opposition from government and police to the march that brought hundreds of thousands of us out in the rain. The point we made has clearly registered."
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08/watermelons-in-the-rain/
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The Times of Israel is upset that the protest "did not mention Hamas or the 50 Israeli hostages the terror group is holding in Gaza".
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https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08/tens-of-thousands-join-march-over-sydney-harbour-bridge/
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Our government needs to show that it's worthy of the people who elected it.
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Kudos!! solidarity with Palestinians at the #MarchforHumanity in Sydney from the Panthers :) https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/panthers-players-spotted-at-sydney-propalestine-protest/news-story/c8c49a567ef28cf9958d50234e8f495c #GazaGenocide #StopIsrael
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"What struck me most was the broad cross-section of people I saw making their way to the protest. All ages, different backgrounds, but a shared grievance. And that was on just one train line."
https://view.mc.austcommunitymedia.com.au/?qs=677ac35c8e25d25f225e232f306cc84dd9f4b960cd6f0a664922c55a2bc50be270f6632428b732c2d06af042b95e85efaeb1b778be920f9440dfd80cad03808e47b7fd76e0c93e3d22fa30cbaede0d9a
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It makes for great publicity @Bot4Sale
For the protest, not the police.
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Tens of thousands turn out for #Sydney pro-#Palestinian march
by Katy Watson and Tabby Wilson, August 3, 2025
"A planned pro-Palestinian protest across the #SydneyHarbour Bridge has gone ahead after it was authorised by the Supreme Court just one day prior, in what organisers called a 'historic' decision.
"Tens of thousands turned out for the #MarchForHumanity on Sunday despite torrential rain - with many carrying placards with messages to politicians to stop the war.
"WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was spotted among the protesters, with other notable attendees including federal MP Ed Husic and former NSW Premier Bob Carr.
" 'Shame shame Israel, shame shame USA,' the crowds chanted. 'What do we want? Ceasefire. When do we want it? Now.'
"Lots of families, many with small babies, came out to support the peaceful demonstration. Alongside them, stationed across the bridge, were police officers from the #RiotSquad.
" 'I know it's the other side of the world but it affects us here massively as well,' says dad Alec Beville, who compares the children in Gaza to his three-year-old son Frankie. 'We could be helping a lot more with aid.'
" 'Our government hasn't put any decent #sanctions on #Israel,' says Zara Williams as she carries her baby, Avery, in a sling. 'We [Australia] just can't do nothing while there's a forced starvation of an entire population.'
"Two hours into the march, attendees received a text from #NSWPolice that read: 'In consultation with the organisers, the march needs to stop due to public safety and await further instructions.'
"It asked everyone on the bridge to stop walking north and turn back toward the city in a 'controlled' way.
"Police have estimated that 90,000 people attended Sunday's march.
"Transport for NSW told motorists to avoid the city, warning of major delays and disruptions across Sydney's road and public transport network due to the protest.
"Sydney-based activist organisation #PalestineAction Group lodged a notice of intention for the march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge last Sunday, in response to what it called the 'atrocity' in #Gaza.
"Police rejected the application on the grounds that there was not enough time to prepare a traffic management plan, and warned of a potential crowd crush and other safety concerns.
"In a statement the following day, NSW Premier Chris Minns said they could not allow Sydney to 'descend into chaos' and would not be able to support a protest of 'this scale and nature' taking place on the bridge.
"The police also made an application to the NSW Supreme Court for a prohibition order for the event, which was declined just 24 hours before the protest was due to go ahead.
"According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Justice Belinda Rigg said safety concerns regarding the march were 'well founded', but march organiser Josh Lees from the #PalestineActionGroup had 'compellingly' explained the reasons why he believed there needed to be an urgent response to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
"She said there was no evidence that a prohibition order would enhance public safety, and ordered the Sydney Harbour Bridge to be closed to vehicles, in addition to roads surrounding the proposed route.
"The final-hour authorisation gives attendees protection under the Summary Offences Act, meaning they will not be charged for offences specifically relating to public assembly, such as blocking traffic.
"In a statement published to Instagram, the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies said that it was 'disappointed' by the Supreme Court's decision to authorise the protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. [Yeah, well, I'm disappointed that some Jewish folks support #Genocide!]
"#Australia has been under mounting pressure to recognise #PalestinianStatehood, after #France, #Canada and the #UK all separately indicated that they would do so with conditions at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in September.
"Speaking on ABC's 7.30 programme, Prime Minister #AnthonyAlbanese said he wants to see conditions met that achieve lasting security for Israel before Australia commits to recognition of a Palestinian state.
"He added that he would not be pushed into the decision by other nations." [Well, maybe you'll be pushed into the decision by your own CITIZENS!]
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clydnvw1dg5o?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
#FreePalestine #ACAB #EndGazaGenocide #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal #AustraliaResists #GazaHumanitarianCrisis
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@EndemicEarthling The huge turnout for #MarchforHumanity was a massive "Fuck YOU!" to the Minns state government and the Albanese federal government. Will they listen? Somehow I doubt it.
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Today's enormous march was also a powerful repudiation of Premier Chris Minns' attempts to criminalise and demonise public protest in NSW over the last 21 months—efforts that have seen Premier Minns awarded a special medal by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, an individual many believe to be guilty of the crime of incitement to genocide due to numerous public statements he has made in support of the Netanyahu government's genocidal campaign in Gaza. Minns has faced no public consequence from his federal counterparts for accepting this award, despite the notorious origin of the award, and despite the apparent over-reach of a state government official receiving an award for a foreign power for his efforts in suppressing public criticism of that power (as a state representative, he is not meant to meddle in federal foreign policy).
Minns attempts to stifle this march were rejected by the NSW Supreme Court yesterday in a powerful ruling affirming the fact that protest will always involve inconvenience and disruption, and consequently, NSW Police were directed to facilitate rather than suppress today's march.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckirKaU8_94
#ChrisMinns #NSWpol #protest #CriminalisationOfDissent #NSWSupremeCourt #NSWpolice #IsaacHerzog #IncitementToGenocide #MarchForHumanity #Sydney #Gadigal
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Mainstream media coverage of the "March for Humanity: Save Gaza" predictably focused on the 'confusion' resulting from the shifting march route (adjusted on the fly by NSW Police, based on claims of a dangerous "crowd crush" situation developing at the train station at the northern end of the bridge (a claim I have yet to see corroborated by eyewitness statements or video evidence).
This media framing was guilty of burying the lede on the far bigger story today: an absolutely enormous public repudiation of the foreign policy priorities of the federal government for the last 21 months. According to many experts in international law, the Australian government is in breach of its legal obligations under the Genocide Convention, as well as in breach of specific recent rulings of the International Court of Justice.
Throughout the deadly escalation of the last 21 months, a period in which Israel's longstanding pattern of #WarCrimes has grown ever more egregious, the Australian government has continued to permit materials manufactured here and used in Israeli weapons systems to be exported to a context where #CrimesAgainstHumanity are on daily display via livestream.
#auspol #InternationalLaw #Gaza #GazaGenocide #ICJ #NSWpol #MarchForHumanity #SydneyHarbourBridge #NSWpolice
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Similar demands have animated near-weekly protests on unceded Gadigal land on over 80 previous Sundays, each of which has seen thousands or tens of thousands of people march through the city centre—all without serious incident or public 'chaos', all without tolerating or expressing antisemitism, and without ever losing any of the various cases the NSW government and/or NSW police have brought to the NSW Supreme Court in various attempts to thwart these gatherings. Each Sunday, a wide variety of interesting, passionate and insightful speakers have addressed the movement: Palestinian refugees and poets, Jewish academics and authors, Aboriginal elders and activists, student leaders and children, survivors of the 1948 Nakba, nurses, doctors, journalists, artists, lawyers, historians, teachers, faith leaders, union leaders, and even an occasional parliamentarian or two (some of the few in public office who have consistently called for adherence to international law).
Today was the biggest gathering so far. And yet one of the first to actually get substantial (or indeed any) media coverage: before, during and after.
#protest #auspol #NSWpol #ChrisMinns #AnthonyAlbanese #Gaza #StopTheGenocide #SydneyHarbourBridge #MarchForHumanity
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Today likely saw the largest single protest rally in Australian history.
Under dark rain clouds, hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a huge demonstration opposing the ongoing genocide in Gaza, as well as the complicity of the Australian government in failing to oppose Israel's crimes against humanity.
The 'March for Humanity: Save Gaza' saw organisers' expectations smashed and the government's worst fears exceeded as a great ocean of people showed up, despite pouring rain, strong winds, and a week of front page negative stories carrying anti-protest messages from the Minns state government and NSW police. It was huge.
An ocean of people, diverse in age, background, gender, religion, and rain-mitigation techniques, yet united via common humanity with those suffering starvation, snipers and shells, displacement, destruction and deprivation in Gaza:
"In our thousands,
in our millions,
we are all
Palestinians!"The protest had four demands:
- Let all aid into Gaza
- Immediate Israeli ceasefire and withdrawal from Gaza
- Sanction Israel now
- End Australia’s two way arms trade with Israel#MarchForHumanity #Gadigal #Gaza #auspol #NSWpol #protest #StopTheGenocide #starvation #WarCrimes #Palestine #solidarity #SydneyHarbourBridge
