Title Redfern : Aboriginal activism in the 1970s / Johanna Perheentupa

Published Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map, portraits Contents Introduction: why Redfern matters -- Surviving and reviving in the inner city -- Fighting for Aboriginal legal rights -- Demand for culturally appropriate health care -- The Black theatre: the cultural spearhead of activism -- Murawina: for the unity of Aboriginal women -- Claim to urban land: Aboriginal housing company -- Conclusion Summary In the 1970s the run-down inner-city 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, a housing cooperative, a legal service, a child care centre and a black theatre in Redfern were established. They had some support, and the promise of self-determination under the newly elected Whitlam's 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 3, 2020) Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- 20th century Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights Political activists, Aboriginal Australian. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Redfern (N.S.W.) Radicalism -- Australia -- History -- 20th century Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations. Political activists -- Australia. Radicalism. Political activists. Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations. Aboriginal Australians. Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions Political activists, Aboriginal Australian Social conditions SUBJECT Redfern (Sydney, N.S.W.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century Subject Australia. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780855752699 0855752696 9781925302479 1925302474

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