Whether it is referred to as Survival Day, Invasion Day or the National Day of Mourning – as it was back on the 26th of January 1938, when Aboriginal People formally protested about the “seizure of our country” and “callous treatment of our people” – January 26 is an important date in Australia’s history.
It marks the day that the First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove and raised the Union Jack flag to claim ownership of Australia on behalf of Britain.
Many Australians are ready to learn the truth about what has happened since that day by acknowledging that genocide and colonisation are actually a large part of the history of this nation since 1788.
Pilk Purriyn is an event that invites you to listen, reflect and understand why this is not the date to celebrate.
Read more about the 1938 Day of Mourning