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What were the influences on Australia’s “protest wave” of the sixties?…
What were the influences on Australia’s “protest wave” of the sixties?
What was Australia's protest wave of the sixties
What did they use protest for
exercise in political mean-making
form of democracy
how it changed over the sixties
People power
transformative power
TYPES OF PROTEST
passive
sit downs
1965 - Australia's first ever sit down
agitators
demonstration/protest
nowadays, "protest had become a banal political thing"
https://theconversation.com/what-do-we-want-charting-the-rise-and-fall-of-protest-in-australia-68436
march
1970 - vietnam war rallies/moratorium
2,000
legitimate expression
what were they protesting
against communism
against war
They represented growing discontent within a portion of the Australian population to the government’s commitment to the Vietnam War in general and conscription in particular.
Vietnam Moratorium protests
context of protests
history of protest
broadcast of the vietnam war
shocked people
popularity of cameras
ease of sharing phtoos
freedom of the press
did something change
civil society - juxtaposition to the rise of communisim
How did the broadcasting of the Vietnam War influence the protesters
History of australian protest
was there 'a history' of protesting
how did this inspire people to protest
what were the differences in protesting
How did American and European protests influence the protesters
Influence on australia
trans-national phenomena
revolutionary tourism
ghandi
passive resistance
conscription
people thought it was unfair
Save Our Sons
government was overreaching
How did the governments policy of conscription influence the protesters
Australian political influences
ALP Lost election
worst loss post-war
were labor supporter "counter-culture" because they were a minority
kicked students into action