People in Australia's major cities have gathered to attend Invasion Day rallies. Footage from rallies across Australia shows signs with 'stop deaths in custody', treaty slogans, Indigenous flags, 'Free Palestine' messages and Palestinian flags. Indigenous activist Gary Foley tells crowds Palestinian protesters were invited to march in rallies this year. 'We have invited our Palestinian brothers and sisters to be here today as an act of solidarity,' he says. The 26 January public holiday marks the date the British fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour in 1788 to start a penal colony, viewing the land as unoccupied despite encountering settlement► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2024 06:06 UTC