Invasion Day: mobilizing with social media

Thursday, 26 January 2017 - 6:00pm to 6:30pm

It's celebrated as Australia Day. But if you're from the aboriginal community, the day has a much different meaning.

Celeste is Arrernte woman, unionist, writer, activist and she blogs at Rantings of an Aboriginal Feminist. One of the key organizers of the Invasion Day March in Melbourne this year, Communication Mixdown talks with Celeste about her unanticipated enthusiasm for utilizing social media, and the importance of social media for indigenous community activism.

Then, Indigenous writer and researcher with the Centre for Advancing Journalism at Melbourne University, Jack Latimore explains his current project for improving the quality of Indigenous representation and participation in the mainstream media-sphere, and talks about his work at IndigenousX.